Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Michael Plaia of the Union Township Police Department was suspended for 66 days and separated while an internal affairs matter was pending. According to the record, Plaia tested positive for a controlled dangerous substance during a random drug test conducted under New Jersey Attorney General Directive 2018-2. He subsequently resigned. The agency did not report a formal list of sustained charges.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Plaia tested positive for a controilled dangerous substance during a random drug test under NJ Attorney General's Directive 2018-2. Officer Plaia subsequently resigned.
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 1998. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩