Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Recruit Robert Maldonado's employment was terminated by the Hamilton Township Police Department while he was attending the police academy in 2024. According to the agency, Maldonado violated academy rules and regulations on several occasions by failing to follow directions or orders from instructors. The record states that he questioned authority, ignored direction, and repeatedly gave his opinions on what should be done. No sustained charges were reported.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Recruit Officer Robert Maldonado's employment was terminated while he was attending the police academy due to multiple issues of insubordinate conduct while attending the academy. Recruit Maldonado, on several occasions, violated Academy Rules and Regulations by failing to follow directions or orders given by academy instructors. Recruit Maldonado questioned authority, ignored direction and repeatedly gave his opinions on what should be done.
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.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 858. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩