Officer record · As reported by the employing agency
Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 1 record · 2021
Suspended 30 days2021 · as reported
Investigator Nicholas Coviello was suspended for 30 days by the Hudson County Sheriffs Office in 2021. The record states Coviello, while off duty, was charged with driving while intoxicated and pleaded guilty. The agency did not report the sustained charges.
Major discipline · 2021[1]
Suspended 30 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
Investigator Coviello while off duty was charged with driving while intoxicated and plead guilty.
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Edward Franco · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2021
Suspended 45 dayssame agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Jayden Clavijo · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2025
Suspended 10 daysSustained charge(s): Insubordination, General Causes, Chronic or excessive absenteeism or lateness, Neglect of Duty, Other Sufficient Cause
same agency · similar sanction outcome
David Fontanez · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2025
Suspended 30 daysSustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee, Neglect of Duty, and Other Sufficient Cause
same agency · similar sanction outcome
Francine Shelton · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2025
Suspended 180 daysSustained charge(s): Failure to Perform Duties, Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee,
same agency · similar sanction outcome
Jonathan Olivo · Hudson County Sheriff's Department · 2024
Suspended 30 daysSustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee
same agency · similar sanction outcome
16 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Nicholas Coviello, Hudson County Sheriff's Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/nicholas-coviello-hudson-co-sheriffs-dept/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Investigator Nicholas Coviello was suspended for 30 days by the Hudson County Sheriffs Office in 2021. The record states Coviello, while off duty, was charged with driving while intoxicated and pleaded guilty. The agency did not report the sustained charges.
Nicholas Coviello has one major discipline record at Hudson County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.