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Sean Abrusci

Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department · 1 record · 2024

Suspended 4 days2024 · as reported

A review of body-worn camera footage showed that Patrolman Abrusci used unnecessary force, a push, during a verbal interaction with a subject, in violation of the Attorney General's Use of Force Policy and the department's use of force procedures, the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department reported. The conduct occurred in 2023 but was finalized in 2024, and Abrusci received a 4-day suspension.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2024[1]

Suspended 4 days
Rank as reported
Patrolman (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
Excessive Force
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Review of BWC shows that Patrolman Abrusci used unnecessary force, a push, during a verbal interaction with a subject. Patrolman Abrusci's conduct was a violation of the Attorney General's Use Of Force Policy, and the PTHPD Use of Force SOP. The conduct occurred in 2023, but was finalized in 2024. Patrolman Abrusci received a four (4) day suspension.

Similar records

AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.

  • David Paige · Newark Police Department · 2024

    Suspended 10 days

    Sustained charge(s): Excessive Force, Disobedience of Orders

    same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

  • Joseph Kornas · Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department · 2024

    Suspended 60 days

    Sustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Jeffrey Magahan · Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department · 2024

    Suspended 3 days

    Sustained charge(s): Violation of Dept. Search Procedures / Neglect of Duty

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  • Dale Madan · Ridgefield Park Police Department · 2024

    Suspended 8 days

    Sustained charge(s): Excessive Force

    same year · similar charge category · similar sanction outcome

  • Michael Rathjen · Burlington County Corrections · 2023

    Suspended 55 days

    Sustained charge(s): Excessive force

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Other officers at Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department

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

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$148,968
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
15 years, 7 months

How to read this

The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Sean Abrusci's major discipline record?

A review of body-worn camera footage showed that Patrolman Abrusci used unnecessary force, a push, during a verbal interaction with a subject, in violation of the Attorney General's Use of Force Policy and the department's use of force procedures, the Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department reported. The conduct occurred in 2023 but was finalized in 2024, and Abrusci received a 4-day suspension.

What is Sean Abrusci's major discipline record at Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department?

Sean Abrusci has one major discipline record at Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Sean Abrusci's base salary on record?

Sean Abrusci's reported base salary is $148,968, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Sean Abrusci has 15 years, 7 months of reported service.

How large is Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department, the department Sean Abrusci worked for?

Parsippany-Troy Hills Police Department reported 98 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Sean Abrusci individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1222. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  2. [2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 235547, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
  3. [3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8494. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩