Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Correctional Police Officer Michael Tsiolas neglected his duties while on duty at the Bergen County Corrections and Rehabilitation Center by leaving the officer's station door and the inner door of a housing unit unsecured while performing a post check, the Bergen County Sheriffs Office reported. Tsiolas was suspended for 20 days in 2024.
(a) 1 – , or Failure to Perform Duties (a) 3 – (a) 7 – (a) 11 – Obedience to Laws and Rules and Regulations Performance of Duty Logbook N2 – Pre-Classification Housing Unit Direct Supervision of Inmates/Detainees Touch-Screen Control System
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Correctional Police Officer Michael Tsiolas, while on duty at the Bergen County Corrections and Rehabilitation Center, neglected his duties by leaving the officer's station door and the inner door of a housing unit unsecure while performing a post check.
Compensation and pension
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Michael Tsiolas's major discipline record?
Correctional Police Officer Michael Tsiolas neglected his duties while on duty at the Bergen County Corrections and Rehabilitation Center by leaving the officer's station door and the inner door of a housing unit unsecured while performing a post check, the Bergen County Sheriffs Office reported. Tsiolas was suspended for 20 days in 2024.
What is Michael Tsiolas's major discipline record at Bergen County Sheriff's Department?
Michael Tsiolas has one major discipline record at Bergen County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Michael Tsiolas's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Michael Tsiolas at Bergen County Sheriff's Department.
How does Bergen County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Bergen County Sheriff's Department in the second-highest fifth of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Michael Tsiolas individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 866. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩