Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Robert Freeney, while off duty, failed to safeguard his personal firearm and agency issued firearm magazine, the Bergen County Sheriffs Office reported for 2022. Freeney was suspended for 10 days. Sustained charges included conduct unbecoming a public employee.
(a)(6) an Public Employee (a)(12) Obedience to Laws and Rules and Regulations Standards of Conduct
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Freeney, while off duty, failed to safeguard his personal firearm and agency issued firearm magazine.
Compensation and pension
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Robert Freeney's major discipline record?
Officer Robert Freeney, while off duty, failed to safeguard his personal firearm and agency issued firearm magazine, the Bergen County Sheriffs Office reported for 2022. Freeney was suspended for 10 days. Sustained charges included conduct unbecoming a public employee.
What is Robert Freeney's major discipline record at Bergen County Sheriff's Department?
Robert Freeney has one major discipline record at Bergen County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Robert Freeney's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Robert Freeney at Bergen County Sheriff's Department.
How does Bergen County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Bergen County Sheriff's Department in the second-highest fifth of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Robert Freeney individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2050. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩