TerminatedSeparated while IA pending2025 · as reported
Correctional Police Officer Robert O'Donnell was selected for random drug screening and tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine, the Cape May County Sheriffs Office reported. O'Donnell had not listed any medications on his declaration sheet and provided a photograph of a prescription bottle that was prescribed after the date of the test. He told internal affairs he could not produce the prescription and had taken Adderall he received from a friend. The 2025 record sustained a failed drug screening charge; O'Donnell was terminated and separated while the case was pending.
Officer O'Donnell was chosen for Random Drug Screening. His test came back positive for Amphetamine and Methamphetamine. Officer O'Donnell failed to mention any medications on his medication declaration sheet. Officer O'Donnell provided a photograph of his prescription bottle that was prescribed after the date of the drug test. He was asked to produce the prescription bottle or documentation of the precription before the test date. O'Donnell informed IA that he does not have either one and he took Adderall that he received from a friend. Correctional Police Officers at the CMCSO work 12 hour days.
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. 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. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Robert O'Donnell, Cape May County Sheriff's Office," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/robert-o-donnell-cape-may-co-sheriffs-office/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Robert O'Donnell's major discipline record?
Correctional Police Officer Robert O'Donnell was selected for random drug screening and tested positive for amphetamine and methamphetamine, the Cape May County Sheriffs Office reported. O'Donnell had not listed any medications on his declaration sheet and provided a photograph of a prescription bottle that was prescribed after the date of the test. He told internal affairs he could not produce the prescription and had taken Adderall he received from a friend. The 2025 record sustained a failed drug screening charge; O'Donnell was terminated and separated while the case was pending.
What is Robert O'Donnell's major discipline record at Cape May County Sheriff's Office?
Robert O'Donnell has one major discipline record at Cape May County Sheriff's Office in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Robert O'Donnell's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Robert O'Donnell's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2025.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 262. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩