Officer Stefano Barahona was terminated by the Pompton Lakes Borough Police Department on sustained charges that included neglect of duty, prohibited activity on duty, performance of duty, and actions off duty. The record states that Barahona was untruthful during internal affairs interviews concerning another officer's investigation, and that he repeatedly denied and later admitted assisting the implicated officer by accessing restricted departmental records, providing sensitive information, and failing to report that officer's interference.
Officer Stefano Barahona was terminated following an Internal Affairs investigation that uncovered his untruthfulness during internal affairs (IA) interviews concerning another officer’s Internal Affairs' Investigation. Barahona repeatedly denied, and later admitted, assisting the implicated officer by accessing restricted departmental records, providing sensitive information, and failing to report the officer’s interference in the investigation. These actions violated multiple departmental rules and state regulations. The investigation determined that Barahona's conduct was egregious, jeopardizing public trust and the integrity of law enforcement operations.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Stefano Barahona's major discipline record?
Officer Stefano Barahona was terminated by the Pompton Lakes Borough Police Department on sustained charges that included neglect of duty, prohibited activity on duty, performance of duty, and actions off duty. The record states that Barahona was untruthful during internal affairs interviews concerning another officer's investigation, and that he repeatedly denied and later admitted assisting the implicated officer by accessing restricted departmental records, providing sensitive information, and failing to report that officer's interference.
What is Stefano Barahona's major discipline record at Pompton Lakes Borough Police Department?
Stefano Barahona has one major discipline record at Pompton Lakes Borough Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Stefano Barahona's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Stefano Barahona's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How large is Pompton Lakes Borough Police Department, the department Stefano Barahona worked for?
Pompton Lakes Borough Police Department reported 25 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Stefano Barahona individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1255. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8547. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩