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Dumont Police Department · 1 record · 2021
DemotedSuspended 180 days2021 · as reported
Officer Patrick Mcdermott of the Dumont Police Department was demoted and suspended for 180 days in 2021. According to the record, the sanctions stemmed from conduct unbecoming and a violation of department rules and regulations related to his interaction with and conduct toward an individual under arrest.
Major discipline · 2021[1]
DemotedSuspended 180 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
and Violation of department Rules & regulations related to his interaction with and conduct toward an individual under arrest.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Patrick Mcdermott, Dumont Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/patrick-mcdermott-dumont-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Officer Patrick Mcdermott of the Dumont Police Department was demoted and suspended for 180 days in 2021. According to the record, the sanctions stemmed from conduct unbecoming and a violation of department rules and regulations related to his interaction with and conduct toward an individual under arrest.
Patrick Mcdermott has one major discipline record at Dumont Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Patrick Mcdermott's reported base salary is $187,331, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Patrick Mcdermott has 22 years, 3 months of reported service.
Dumont Police Department reported 33 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Patrick Mcdermott individually.