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Robert Leininger

Cape May County Sheriff's Office · 3 records · 2021, 2022

Suspended 8 daysmost recent record, 2022 · as reported

Leininger has 3 sustained major discipline records from Cape May Co Sheriffs Office, spanning 2021 to 2022. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Neglect of Duty N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)7; Neglect of Duty N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)7.

Discipline timeline, 2021 to 2022

AnalysisBar colour is this site's severity tier for the reported sanction.

3 records, 2021 to 2022

Major discipline records reported for Robert Leininger, by year
YearRecordsMost serious sanction reported
20211Suspension
20222Suspension
  • Suspension

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2022[1]

Suspended 15 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

On or about March 30, 2022, Sergeant Robert Leininger approved moving an inmate from Housing Unit 3 to Housing Unit 1, a move that placed the inmate in direct contact with an individual on his No Contact list, the Cape May County Sheriffs Office reported. Leininger did not report the move on a Supervisor's Report or to Administration and did not keep any record of the transfer, discarding the inmate's original Request Slip. The 2022 record sustained a neglect of duty charge. The penalty was a 15-day suspension.

Rank as reported
Sergeant (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
(a)7.
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On or about March 30, 2022, Sgt. Leininger approved the move of an inmate out of Housing Unit 3 to Housing Unit 1, a move that facilitated the inmate being placed into direct contact with an individual who was on his No Contact list. This move was a breach in security measures. Sgt. Leininger did not report this move on a Supervisor's Report or to any members of Administration. Sgt. Leininger failed to maintain any record related to the transfer, including discarding the inmate's original Request Slip. The penalty was 15 days suspension.

Major discipline · 2022[2]

Suspended 8 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

The Cape May County Sheriffs Office reported that Sergeant Robert Leininger conducted an unauthorized and improper investigation of a superior officer from about 2017 through 2018 during work time to aid a personal lawsuit against the employer, then failed to follow the chain of command. The underlying 2018 internal affairs case was appealed to the Office of Administrative Law, and the appeal was withdrawn in 2022. The record sustained a neglect of duty charge. The penalty was an 8-day suspension.

Rank as reported
Sergeant (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
(a)7.
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

This involves a 2018 IA case that was appealed to the OAL. The appeal was withdrawn in 2022. Sergeant Leininger conducted an unauthorized and improper investigation of a Superior Officer from in or about 2017 through 2018 during work time for the purpose of aiding a personal lawsuit against the Employer and the subsequent failure to follow the Chain of Command. The penalty was 8 days suspension.

Major discipline · 2021[3]

Suspended 22 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

Corrections Police Sergeant Robert Leininger was suspended for 22 12-hour work days for misuse of public property and neglect of duty by violating the County Internet Policy, the Cape May County Sheriffs Office reported. A separate formal charge was not provided for this 2021 record.

Rank as reported
Sergeant (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
not provided
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Corrections Police Sergeant Leininger was suspended for 22 12 hour work days for and by violating the County Internet Policy.

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
  • Khoury Causey · Cape May County Sheriff's Office · 2025

    Suspended 6 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect Of Duty

    same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

  • Erin McPherson · Cape May County Sheriff's Office · 2025

    Suspended (days not reported)

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect Of Duty

    same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

  • Ivan Addu · Cape May County Sheriff's Office · 2024

    Suspended 12 days

    Sustained charge(s): CMCSO Rules and Regulations 4.1.7 Neglect of Duty (2counts), 4.1.10 Insubordination (2 Counts)

    same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

  • William Nielsen · Cape May County Sheriff's Office · 2023

    Suspended 45 days

    Sustained charge(s): Insubordination; Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee; Neglect Of Duty: Misuse of Public Property

    same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

  • Erick Womack · Cape May County Sheriff's Office · 2023

    Suspended 5 days

    Sustained charge(s): Failure to Perform Duties; Coduct Unbecoming a Public Emolyee: Neglect of Duty; Violating Housing Unit 3 post Orders

    same agency · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

Other officers at Cape May County Sheriff's Office

16 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

All 16 at the Cape May County Sheriff's Office page

Compensation and pension

No confident pension match found. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Robert Leininger's major discipline record?

Leininger has 3 sustained major discipline records from Cape May Co Sheriffs Office, spanning 2021 to 2022. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Neglect of Duty N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)7; Neglect of Duty N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)7.

What is Robert Leininger's major discipline record at Cape May County Sheriff's Office?

Robert Leininger has 3 major discipline records at Cape May County Sheriff's Office in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021, 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2130. 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 2131. 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 2506. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  4. [4]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2130. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. The timeline counts rows 2130, 2131, 2506.