On March 13, 2024, Senior Correctional Police Officer Pedro Teran mishandled and lost control of his security keys. A video review showed Teran tossing the housing keys off the officer's desk onto the floor, where they slid into the hands of an incarcerated person in the Restricted Housing Unit who opened cell sally ports. Staff retrieved the keys after force was used against the incarcerated person. Teran stated he was attempting to throw out garbage, which the video does not support, and signed a settlement agreement on May 20, 2024.
(a)(6) a Public Employee. (a) (7) (a)(12) . D6b: Loss or careless control of radios
mace or handcuffs. D7: Violation of administrative procedures and or/regulations involving safety and security.
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On March 13, 2024 Officer Teran was observed mishandling security keys. His actions resulted in the loss of said security keys. A video review of the unit determined Officer Teran was tossing the housing keys off of the Officer's desk and on to the floor which they then slid across the floor and into the hands of an Incarcerated Person within the Restricted Housing Unit. The Incarcerated Person then took those keys and ran up and down the unit , opening several cell sally ports. Facility staff were able to retrieve the keys after force had to be used against the Incarcerated Person. Furthermore, when asked about the incident, Officer Teran stated he was attempting to throw out garbage which video evidence does not support. Officer Teran signed a settlement agreement on this matter on May 20, 2024.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. B2: Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness or willful failure to devote attention to tasks…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee. N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other Sufficient Cause. B2: Neglect of duty,…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a) (7) Neglect of Duty N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause B2: Neglect of duty, loafing, idleness or willful…
same agency · same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome
Other officers at Department Of Corrections
433 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, "Pedro Teran, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/pedro-teran-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Pedro Teran's major discipline record?
On March 13, 2024, Senior Correctional Police Officer Pedro Teran mishandled and lost control of his security keys. A video review showed Teran tossing the housing keys off the officer's desk onto the floor, where they slid into the hands of an incarcerated person in the Restricted Housing Unit who opened cell sally ports. Staff retrieved the keys after force was used against the incarcerated person. Teran stated he was attempting to throw out garbage, which the video does not support, and signed a settlement agreement on May 20, 2024.
What is Pedro Teran's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Pedro Teran has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Pedro Teran's base salary on record?
Pedro Teran's reported base salary is $108,742, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Pedro Teran has 13 years, 3 months of reported service.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Pedro Teran worked for?
Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Pedro Teran individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1314. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 213507, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩