Major discipline · 2023[1]
Other sanction- Rank as reported
- Recruit
- Sustained charge(s)
- Untruthful/Candor
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On March 5, 2023, Recruit Nicholas Mossey was stopped by the Belmar Township Police Department for driving his vehicle unsafely, doing doughnuts in a parking lot. Mossey failed to notify the Morris County Police Academy and the Morris Plains PD of the police interaction in a timely manner and was not forthcoming about it. The agency sustained charges of untruthfulness and lack of candor, and Mossey resigned following the investigation.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On March 5th, 2023, Recruit Mossey was stopped by Belmar Township Police Department for driving his vehicle in an unsafe manner. Specifically, Recruit Mossey was doing "doughnuts" in a parking lot in Belmar Township. Recruit Mossey failed to notify the Morris County Police Academy and Morris Plains Police Department of his police interaction in a timely manner. Further, Recruit Mossey was not forthcoming with the incident, violated our agencies Code of Ethics, and violated our Rules & Regulations. An Internal Affairs Investigation was completed, which the charges were sustained. Recruit Mossey resigned from the Morris Plains Police Department following the investigation.