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Peter Mitros

Linden Police Department · 3 records · 2024, 2025

Major discipline · 2025[1]

Suspended 22 days
Rank as reported
Officer
Sustained charge(s)
a Public Employee (LEO), Code of Ethics
Separated while IA pending
No

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

In a 2025 record, Linden Police Department suspended Officer Mitros for 22 days. According to the record, Mitros was served with a temporary restraining order in December 2023 following a report of a domestic violence harassment incident. The sustained charges were Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee and a violation of the Code of Ethics.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

In December 2023, Officer Mitros was served with a temporary restraining order following a report of a domestic violence harassment incident.

Major discipline · 2025[2]

Suspended 74 days
Rank as reported
Officer
Sustained charge(s)
a Public Employee (LEO), Code of Ethics
Separated while IA pending
No

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

Linden Police Department suspended Officer Mitros for 74 days in a 2025 record. The record states that after a criminal allegation in December 2023, evidence revealed biased material, including internet searches made with various violent and offensive email accounts in Mitros' name. The viewing of offensive material while on duty was also sustained. The charges were Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee and a violation of the Code of Ethics.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Following a criminal allegation in December 2023, evidence revealed biased material including internet searches that were made with various violent and offensive email accounts in Officer Mitros’ name. Viewing of offensive material while on duty was also found to be sustained.

Major discipline · 2024[3]

Suspended 8 days
Rank as reported
Officer
Sustained charge(s)
a Public Employee (LEO)
Separated while IA pending
No

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

Linden Police Department suspended Officer Mitros for 8 days in 2024. According to the record, in September 2023 Mitros made inappropriate comments and threats in an online portal after identifying himself as a law enforcement officer, specifically threats to kill the individual and his family. The sustained charge was Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

In September 2023, Officer Peter Mitros made inappropriate comments and threats in an online portal after identifying himself as a law enforcement officer. Specifically, threats to kill the indivudal and his family.

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[4]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$143,733
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
20 years, 6 months

How to read this

The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 805. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 806. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  3. [3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1442. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  4. [4]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 232013, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/.