Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended (days not reported)Separated while IA pending- Rank as reported
- Patrolman
- Sustained charge(s)
- Computer Criminal Access, Official Misconduct & Aggravated Assault upon L.E. Officer // Ptl. Scott Palmer came to police headquarters in an off-duty capacity at 04:25:21 hours. This was confirmed with our key fob master system. He accessed our department’s desktop computer in the squad room at 04:25:46 hours. Palmer then entered into our department’s InfoShare System at 04:30 hours; when he did this, he checked the name of a town resident. This was confirmed through an InfoShare Transaction Log Report audit search. Palmer then left headquarters and drove to the resident's home and banged on the front door. Once the resident came out on the front porch, Palmer began assaulting him. The Police arrived on sceen and a female Uniformed Officer attempted intercede, Palmer assaulted the Uniformed Officer.
- Other sanction
- Loss of time
- Separated while IA pending
- Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Patrolman Palmer was charged with computer criminal access, official misconduct, and aggravated assault upon a law enforcement officer. The Phillipsburg Police Department record states that Palmer entered the department's InfoShare system to check the name of a town resident, drove to that resident's home, and assaulted the resident, and that he assaulted a uniformed officer who tried to intercede. The matter was a grand jury indictment pending criminal trial. Palmer was separated while internal affairs was pending, and the record notes loss of time.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Grand Jury Indictment, pending criminal trial.