Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
During a random drug test conducted in accordance with the New Jersey Attorney General Law Enforcement Drug Testing Policy, Officer Mikalah Goode of the Burlington County Sheriffs Office admitted to and tested positive for an illicit substance. The results were submitted to the New Jersey Central Drug Registry. Goode was terminated in 2025, and the record notes the separation came while an internal affairs matter was pending.
During a random drug test, conducted in accordance with New Jersey Attorney General Law Enforcement Drug Testing Policy, S/O Goode admitted to and tested positive for an illicit substance. The results were submitted to the New Jersey Central Drug Registry.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. 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. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Mikalah Goode's major discipline record?
During a random drug test conducted in accordance with the New Jersey Attorney General Law Enforcement Drug Testing Policy, Officer Mikalah Goode of the Burlington County Sheriffs Office admitted to and tested positive for an illicit substance. The results were submitted to the New Jersey Central Drug Registry. Goode was terminated in 2025, and the record notes the separation came while an internal affairs matter was pending.
What is Mikalah Goode's major discipline record at Burlington County Sheriff's Office?
Mikalah Goode has one major discipline record at Burlington County Sheriff's Office in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Mikalah Goode's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Mikalah Goode's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2025.
How does Burlington County Sheriff's Office score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Burlington County Sheriff's Office in the lowest fifth of peers 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 Mikalah Goode individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 93. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩