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Michael Molinaro

South Plainfield Police Department · 1 record · 2022

Suspended 30 days2022 · as reported

Sergeant Molinaro was observed sleeping while on duty on February 21, 2022, and was suspended for 30 days by the South Plainfield Police Department. The sustained charge was a violation of Rule and Regulation 11:31.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2022[1]

Suspended 30 days
Rank as reported
Sergeant (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
Rule & Regulation 11:31
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Sergeant Michael Molinaro was observed sleeping while on duty on February 21, 2022 and suspended for 30 days.

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
  • Algier Parham · South Plainfield Police Department · 2025

    Suspended 15 days

    Sustained charge(s): Incompetency, inefficiency or failure to perform duties; insubordination; conduct unbecoming of a public employee; neglect of duty;

    same agency · similar sanction outcome

  • Kevin Craig · Absecon City Police Department · 2022

    Suspended 30 days

    Sustained charge(s): 3:1.5 Performance of Duty

    same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Martina Martin · Atlantic City Police Department · 2022

    Suspended 30 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty, Responding to Calls, Body Worn Camera & Prohibited Activity on Duty

    same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Martina Martin · Atlantic City Police Department · 2022

    Suspended 15 days

    Sustained charge(s): Insubordination, Training Policy & Written Directive System

    same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Mailon Demby · Atlantic City Police Department · 2022

    Suspended 20 days

    Sustained charge(s): Improper Search, Performance of Duty & Body Worn Camera

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Other officers at South Plainfield Police Department

One other named officer with a reported major discipline record at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$166,516
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
26 years, 3 months

How to read this

The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Michael Molinaro's major discipline record?

Sergeant Molinaro was observed sleeping while on duty on February 21, 2022, and was suspended for 30 days by the South Plainfield Police Department. The sustained charge was a violation of Rule and Regulation 11:31.

What is Michael Molinaro's major discipline record at South Plainfield Police Department?

Michael Molinaro has one major discipline record at South Plainfield Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Michael Molinaro's base salary on record?

Michael Molinaro's reported base salary is $166,516, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Michael Molinaro has 26 years, 3 months of reported service.

How large is South Plainfield Police Department, the department Michael Molinaro worked for?

South Plainfield Police Department reported 60 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 Molinaro individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2247. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 235013, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/.
  3. [3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8409. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/.