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Nasir Cole

Rutgers University Police Department · 1 record · 2025

Suspended 30 days2025 · as reported

Rutgers University PD reported that Officer Cole, while off-duty, negligently stored his personal firearm in his personal vehicle, which contributed to the theft of the firearm. Cole reported the theft but did not complete departmental notifications within the appropriate timeframe. He received a 30 day suspension for the departmental rule violation.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2025[1]

Suspended 30 days
Rank as reported
Police Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
Other Departmental Rule Violation
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Officer Cole, in an off-duty capacity, negligently stored his personal firearm in his personal vehicle, which contributed to the theft of the firearm. While Officer Cole did report the theft of his firearm, he did not complete departmental notifications in the appropriate timeframe.

Similar records

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  • Bryant Olivo · Rutgers University Police Department · 2025

    Suspended 10 days

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    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Antimo Costagliola · Harrington Park Police Department · 2024

    Suspended 6 days

    Sustained charge(s): Other Departmental Rule Violation

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  • Jason Castillo · Rutgers University Police Department · 2024

    Suspended 30 days

    Sustained charge(s): Intoxication Off Duty, Obedience to Laws, Impair the Operation of the Department

    same agency · similar sanction outcome

  • Oscar Torres · Rutgers University Police Department · 2023

    Suspended 30 days

    Sustained charge(s): Standards of Conduct

    same agency · similar sanction outcome

  • Oscar Torres · Rutgers University Police Department · 2023

    Suspended 6 days

    Sustained charge(s): Standards of Conduct

    same agency · similar sanction outcome

Other officers at Rutgers University Police Department

6 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$70,449
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
4 years, 9 months

How to read this

The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Nasir Cole's major discipline record?

Rutgers University PD reported that Officer Cole, while off-duty, negligently stored his personal firearm in his personal vehicle, which contributed to the theft of the firearm. Cole reported the theft but did not complete departmental notifications within the appropriate timeframe. He received a 30 day suspension for the departmental rule violation.

What is Nasir Cole's major discipline record at Rutgers University Police Department?

Nasir Cole has one major discipline record at Rutgers University Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Nasir Cole's base salary on record?

Nasir Cole's reported base salary is $70,449, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Nasir Cole has 4 years, 9 months of reported service.

How large is Rutgers University Police Department, the department Nasir Cole worked for?

Rutgers University Police Department reported 77 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Nasir Cole individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 780. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 211870, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/.
  3. [3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8265. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/.