TerminatedSeparated while IA pendingmost recent record, 2024 · as reported
Carle has 3 sustained major discipline records from Clinton Twp PD, spanning 2023 to 2024. The records include a termination, a suspension, and separation while an internal affairs matter was pending. Sustained charges across the records include: 2:6.16 – Responding to Calls 1:4.28 – Neglect of Duty 2:1.11 – Neglect of Duty 2:1.19 – Reasonable Caution in Performance; General Responsibilities, Performance of Duties, Neglect of Duty, Rules and Regulations, BWC, Operation of Motor Vehicle, Community Caretaking; General Responsibilities, Performance of Duties, Neglect of Duty, Rules and Regulations, BWC, Operation of Motor Vehicle, Community Caretaking.
Discipline timeline, 2023 to 2024
AnalysisBar colour is this site's severity tier for the reported sanction.
3 records, 2023 to 2024
Major discipline records reported for Shane Carle, by year
Officer Shane Carle conducted a motor vehicle stop in which the violator possessed two loaded handguns, the Clinton Township Police Department reported. The record states Carle did not use proper officer safety tactics and placed himself and other officers at risk, and that the behavior had been repetitive. The 2024 record sustained charges including neglect of duty, performance of duties, and body worn camera and motor vehicle operation rules. Carle was terminated and separated while the investigation was pending.
Ptl. Carle conducted a motor vehicle stop in which the violator possessed two loaded handguns. Carle did not use proper officer safety tactics and placed himself and other officers at risk. This has been repetitive behavior addressed in multiple ways.
The Clinton Township Police Department reported that Officer Shane Carle failed to intercept a wanted person, passing the individual no less than six times after the person was identified without notifying any other officer. Carle allowed the wanted person to enter an operating business and interact with the public, and when the suspect fled he did not follow a supervisor's instruction to establish a perimeter. The 2024 record sustained charges including neglect of duty, performance of duties, and community caretaking. Carle was terminated and separated while the investigation was pending.
Ptl. Carle failed to take appropriate action to intercept a wanted person by passing the individual no less than six times after he was identified, never notifying any other Officer of the situation. He then allowed the wanted person to enter an operational business and interact with the general public. When the suspect fled again, Ptl. Carle then failed to follow instructions from his supervisor to establish a perimeter.
The Clinton Township Police Department reported that Officer Shane Carle was suspended for thirteen days, with an additional fifteen days held in abatement, for failing to respond to a call appropriately and failing to maintain control at a scene during an active investigation. Carle did not control an agitated subject, allowing the subject to access multiple areas that could contain a weapon and to walk up behind a junior officer. The 2023 record sustained charges including responding to calls, neglect of duty, and reasonable caution in performance.
2:6.16 – Responding to Calls 1:4.28 – 2:1.11 – 2:1.19 – Reasonable Caution in Performance
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Ptl. Carle was suspended for thirteen (13) days with an additional fifteen (15) days in abatement for failing to respond to a call in an appropriate manner, failure to maintain control at a scene to provide appropriate officer safety, and by putting himself, other officers, and a victim at substantial risk of harm during an active investigation. Carle failed to control an aggitated subject during the investigation allowing the subject to access multiple areas for extended times which could contain a weapon and then allowing the agitated subject to walk up behind a Junior Officer, putting the officer at risk of harm.
Similar records
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Stephen Hars · Clinton Township Police Department · 2024
Terminated
Sustained charge(s): Misconduct, Neglect of Duty, Truthfulness, Firearms, Records Accountabilty, Reports and Bookings
Sustained charge(s): Standard of Conduct, Neglect of Duty, Performance of Duty, insubordination, Obedience to Laws and Regulations, Lawful Orders, Withholding…
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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.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Shane Carle's major discipline record?
Carle has 3 sustained major discipline records from Clinton Twp PD, spanning 2023 to 2024. The records include a termination, a suspension, and separation while an internal affairs matter was pending. Sustained charges across the records include: 2:6.16 – Responding to Calls 1:4.28 – Neglect of Duty 2:1.11 – Neglect of Duty 2:1.19 – Reasonable Caution in Performance; General Responsibilities, Performance of Duties, Neglect of Duty, Rules and Regulations, BWC, Operation of Motor Vehicle, Community Caretaking; General Responsibilities, Performance of Duties, Neglect of Duty, Rules and Regulations, BWC, Operation of Motor Vehicle, Community Caretaking.
What is Shane Carle's major discipline record at Clinton Township Police Department?
Shane Carle has 3 major discipline records at Clinton Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023, 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Shane Carle's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Shane Carle's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How large is Clinton Township Police Department, the department Shane Carle worked for?
Clinton Township Police Department reported 27 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Shane Carle individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1140. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1141. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1748. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[4]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1140. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. The timeline counts rows 1140, 1141, 1748. ↩
[5]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8355. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩