Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
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.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Sergeant Michael Molinaro was observed sleeping while on duty on February 21, 2022 and suspended for 30 days.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. 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. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[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. ↩