The Salem Police Department suspended Patrolman Sean May for 180 days in 2023 and noted loss of time. According to the record, on or about June 22, 2020, May deflated the tires on a former girlfriend's vehicle, kicked and damaged a landscaping light, unscrewed a porch lightbulb, and peered into her window while under the influence of alcohol. He was charged with invasion of privacy, criminal mischief, and harassment, and on or about June 5, 2023, pleaded guilty to a petty disorderly persons offense. The sustained charge was conduct unbecoming.
On or abou t June 22, 2020, Patrolman Sean May deflated the tires on the vehicle of a former girlfriend, kicked a landscaping light at her residence and damaged it, unscrewed a lightbulb of a porch light, and peered into her window. At the time of the events, Patrolman May was under the influence of alcohol. On or about June 23, 2020, Patrolman May was charged on a criminal complaint ( 1712-S-2020-000365 with Invasion of Privacy (NJSA 2C:14-9A) a crime of the fourth degree, criminal mischief (NJSA 2C: 17-3A(1) disorderly persons offenseand harrassment (NJSA 2C:33-4C)a petty disorderly persons offense. On or about June 5, 2023, Patrolman May plead guilty to N.J.S.A. 2C:33-2(A) a petty disorderly persons offense and was sentenced to fines and court costs.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Sean May, Salem City Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/sean-may-salem-city-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Sean May's major discipline record?
The Salem Police Department suspended Patrolman Sean May for 180 days in 2023 and noted loss of time. According to the record, on or about June 22, 2020, May deflated the tires on a former girlfriend's vehicle, kicked and damaged a landscaping light, unscrewed a porch lightbulb, and peered into her window while under the influence of alcohol. He was charged with invasion of privacy, criminal mischief, and harassment, and on or about June 5, 2023, pleaded guilty to a petty disorderly persons offense. The sustained charge was conduct unbecoming.
What is Sean May's major discipline record at Salem City Police Department?
Sean May has one major discipline record at Salem City Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Sean May's base salary on record?
Sean May's reported base salary is $92,180, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Sean May has 15 years, 2 months of reported service.
How large is Salem City Police Department, the department Sean May worked for?
Salem City Police Department reported 24 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 May individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1868. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 216832, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8562. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩