Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Detective Ronald Allen was suspended for 323 days by the NJ Division of Criminal Justice in 2024 for conduct unbecoming, misuse of public property, and driving while intoxicated and related offenses. On November 23, 2023, South Plainfield police stopped Allen while he was operating a State vehicle off duty. He was charged with reckless driving, driving while intoxicated, having an open alcohol container, and consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle. Allen pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and separated from the Division of Criminal Justice in 2024.
On November 23, 2023, Division of Criminal Justice Detective Ronald Allen was stopped by the South Plainfield Police Department while operating a State vehicle off-duty. He was charged with N.J.S.A. 39:4-96, Reckless driving; N.J.S.A. 39:4-50, Driving While Intoxicated; N.J.S.A. 39:4-51 B, Open Alcohol Container in a Motor Vehicle; and 39:4-51A, Consumption of an Alcoholic Beverage in a Motor Vehicle. Detective Allen pleaded guilty to Driving While Intoxicated in violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 on or about May 22, 2024. Detective Allen was suspended without pay for approximately 11 months. He separated from the Division of Criminal Justice in 2024.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Ronald Allen's major discipline record?
Detective Ronald Allen was suspended for 323 days by the NJ Division of Criminal Justice in 2024 for conduct unbecoming, misuse of public property, and driving while intoxicated and related offenses. On November 23, 2023, South Plainfield police stopped Allen while he was operating a State vehicle off duty. He was charged with reckless driving, driving while intoxicated, having an open alcohol container, and consuming alcohol in a motor vehicle. Allen pleaded guilty to driving while intoxicated and separated from the Division of Criminal Justice in 2024.
What is Ronald Allen's major discipline record at New Jersey Division Criminal Justice - Trenton?
Ronald Allen has one major discipline record at New Jersey Division Criminal Justice - Trenton in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Ronald Allen's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Ronald Allen at New Jersey Division Criminal Justice - Trenton.
What is Ronald Allen's pension on record?
Ronald Allen's reported monthly pension allowance is $4,827.19, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Ronald Allen has 21 years of reported service.
How does New Jersey Division Criminal Justice - Trenton score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places New Jersey Division Criminal Justice - Trenton in the second-lowest 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 Ronald Allen individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1417. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Retired Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 360240 (member 44348741), snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Retired Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩