Officer record · As reported by the employing agency
Monmouth County Corrections · 1 record · 2023
Suspended 20 days2023 · as reported
Officer Michael Niedbala received a 20 day suspension, the Monmouth County Department of Corrections reported. On October 1, 2023, Niedbala failed to maintain control of his issued Aerosol Restraint Spray and failed to report the lost equipment in accordance with policy. The sustained charge was loss of equipment.
Major discipline · 2023[1]
Suspended 20 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
On October 1, 2023, CPO Niedbala failed to maintain control of his issued Aerosol Restraint Spray and failed to report the lost equipment in accordance with policy.
Background: Corrections agencies account for a large share of New Jersey's major police discipline.
John Dixon · Monmouth County Corrections · 2023
Suspended 6 daysSustained charge(s): Insubordination
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Stephanie Welch · Monmouth County Corrections · 2023
Suspended 10 daysSustained charge(s): Unprofessional Behavior
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Samuel Marriott · Monmouth County Corrections · 2023
Suspended 6 daysSustained charge(s): Improper Inventory
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Benjamin Markus · Monmouth County Corrections · 2023
Suspended 30 daysSustained charge(s): Possession of Cell Phone
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
John Schultz · Monmouth County Corrections · 2023
Suspended 30 daysSustained charge(s): Possession of Cell Phone
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
35 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Michael Niedbala, Monmouth County Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/michael-niedbala-monmouth-co-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Officer Michael Niedbala received a 20 day suspension, the Monmouth County Department of Corrections reported. On October 1, 2023, Niedbala failed to maintain control of his issued Aerosol Restraint Spray and failed to report the lost equipment in accordance with policy. The sustained charge was loss of equipment.
Michael Niedbala has one major discipline record at Monmouth County Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.