Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Captain Nelson Cartagena received a 51-day suspension from the Trenton Police Department in 2023. During calendar year 2021 and 2022, Cartagena cancelled time from the Police Officer Scheduling System, resulting in misuse of accrued time. The sustained charge was Conduct Unbecoming a public employee.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
During calendar year 2021 and 2022 Captain Nelson Cartagena cancelled time from the Police Officer Scheduling System resulting in misuse of accrued time.
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 1762. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩