Figueroa has 2 sustained major discipline records from Pleasantville PD, spanning 2022 to 2025. The records include a termination and a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Violation of the vehicle pursuit policy; NJAC 4A:2-2.3(a)(1) Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to preform duties NJAC 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee NJAC 4A:2-2.3(a)(8) Misuse of Public Property NJAC 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other sufficient cause.
Discipline timeline, 2022 to 2025
AnalysisBar colour is this site's severity tier for the reported sanction.
2 records, 2022 to 2025
Major discipline records reported for Michael Figueroa, by year
Officer Michael Figueroa was terminated by the Pleasantville Police Department on sustained charges that included incompetency or failure to perform duties, conduct unbecoming a public employee, misuse of public property, and other sufficient cause. The record states that on August 31, 2024 Figueroa was responding to a medical emergency and, while traveling about 79-mph in a 35-mph zone, entered an intersection and was involved in an accident with a civilian driver. A minor pedestrian was also injured.
or failure to preform duties (a)(6) a Public Employee (a)(8) (a)(12)
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On August 31, 2024, at approximately 7:40 PM, Officer Michael Figueroa was responding to a call for a medical emergency. When Officer Figueroa entered the intersection, he was involved in an accident with a civilian driver. A minor pedestrian was also injured. It is undisputed that Officer Figuerao was traveling at approximately 79-mph in a 35-mph zone. Officer Figueroa by virtue of having the accident, not only was unable to assist his fellow officers responding to a medical emergency, but two more medical emergencies were created. Officer Figueroa operated his vehicle at an excessive rate of speed contributing to a motor vehicle accident as well as an injury to a pedestrian. By driving at the excessive rate of speed, Officer Figueroa was unable to avoid an accident which injured two members of the public and damaged or destroyed public and private property.
Sergeant Michael Figueroa was suspended for 10 days by the Pleasantville Police Department on a sustained charge of violating the vehicle pursuit policy. The record states that Figueroa violated the Attorney General's guidelines and the department's rules and regulations by engaging in a pursuit of a stolen motor vehicle that was prohibited at that time.
Subject officer was found to be in violation of the Attorney General's Guidelines and the Pleasantville Police Departments rules and regulations for vehicle pursuit policy, specifically by, engaging in said pursuit of a stolen motor vehicle which was prohibited under the A.G. Guidelines and the Pleasantville Police Departments rules and regulations at that time.
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No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Michael Figueroa's major discipline record?
Figueroa has 2 sustained major discipline records from Pleasantville PD, spanning 2022 to 2025. The records include a termination and a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Violation of the vehicle pursuit policy; NJAC 4A:2-2.3(a)(1) Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to preform duties NJAC 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee NJAC 4A:2-2.3(a)(8) Misuse of Public Property NJAC 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other sufficient cause.
What is Michael Figueroa's major discipline record at Pleasantville Police Department?
Michael Figueroa has 2 major discipline records at Pleasantville Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022, 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Michael Figueroa's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Michael Figueroa's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2025.
How large is Pleasantville Police Department, the department Michael Figueroa worked for?
Pleasantville Police Department reported 43 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Michael Figueroa individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 54. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2039. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 54. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. The timeline counts rows 54, 2039. ↩
[4]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8124. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩