Suspended 48 daysSeparated while IA pending2023 · as reported
On July 1, 2023 at 9:52pm, Officer Nicholas Brett notified county dispatch and surrounding agencies that he was following a stolen car at a high rate of speed, prompting a response from other agencies. Brett did not actively pursue the vehicle, and a review of in-car video showed his reporting was inaccurate and that the response was not warranted. He was suspended without pay for 48 days, pled guilty to a disorderly conduct charge, and resigned.
On July 1, 2023 at 9:52pm, Officer Brett was on patrol when he notified county dispatch and surrounding agencies that he was following a stolen car at a high rate of speed. This incident lasted several minutes and prompted response from other law enforcement agencies. The officer did not actively pursue the vehicle and claimed to have eventually lost sight of the vehicle. A later review of the incident including the in-car video recording system proved the officer's inaccurate reporting of the incident to dispatch and supervisor. This inaccurate information led to a law enforcement response that the officer knew was not warranted. The officer was suspended without pay for 48 days leading up to the final disposition. The officer pled guilty to a disorderly conduct charge stemming from the incident and subsequently resigned his position.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Nicholas Brett's major discipline record?
On July 1, 2023 at 9:52pm, Officer Nicholas Brett notified county dispatch and surrounding agencies that he was following a stolen car at a high rate of speed, prompting a response from other agencies. Brett did not actively pursue the vehicle, and a review of in-car video showed his reporting was inaccurate and that the response was not warranted. He was suspended without pay for 48 days, pled guilty to a disorderly conduct charge, and resigned.
What is Nicholas Brett's major discipline record at Bernards Township Police Department?
Nicholas Brett has one major discipline record at Bernards Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Bernards Township Police Department, the department Nicholas Brett worked for?
Bernards Township Police Department reported 43 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Nicholas Brett individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1869. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8568. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩