(a)(3) (a)(6) a Public Employee. (a)(12) . C11: an employee. D7: Violation of Administrative procedures an/or regulations involving safety and security. E1: Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order, or administrative decision.
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Department of Corrections terminated Senior Correctional Police Officer Stephanie DeGrazio in 2024 after the Police Training Commission suspended her license, leaving her unable to hold a valid PTC license and deemed unfit for employment as a correctional officer. The commission based the suspension on her enrollment in a pre-trial intervention program, which it treated as proof of a criminal violation, and on conduct that involved driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol and illegal possession or use of drugs. The sustained charges included conduct unbecoming a public employee.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
The Police Training Commission has suspended Officer DeGrazio's license and as such is deemed unfit for employment with NJDOC as Correctional Officer. Her inability to hold a valid PTC license is considered a public employee and violates pertinent rules and regulations of the NJDOC. Specifically, Officer DeGrazio's law enforcement license was suspended on the basis that her enrollment in a Pre-Trial intervention program is proof that she committed a criminal violation, her conduct is unprofessional, unethical or deleterious. She engaged in conduct involving driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and engaged in illegal possession, manufacture or use of drugs.
- Actions involving Criminal matters. C11: an employee. E1: Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order administrative decision. C30: Use possession or sale of any controlled dangerous substance. N.J.S.A. 2C:35-10A. Possession, use or being under the influence, or failure to make lawful disposition (3rd Degree). N.J.S.A. 2C: 39:4-88. Traffic on marked lines (Disorderly Persons). N.J.S.A. 2C: 39:4-96. Reckless Driving (Disorderly Persons). N.J.S.A. 39: 4-50-15b. Driving while under the influence with a minor as a passenger (Disorderly Person). N.J.S.A. 2C: 12-1C(2). Assault by Auto (4th Degree). N.J.S.A. 9:6-3 - Cruelty and neglect of children (4th Degree). N.J.S.A. 2C: 36-2A - Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Disorderly Persons).
Separated while IA pending
No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In a related 2024 action, the Department of Corrections terminated Senior Correctional Police Officer Stephanie DeGrazio. On August 2, 2022, she was arrested after a motor vehicle accident in which she struck another vehicle from the rear and injured its driver, and she was found under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance and alcohol with her juvenile daughter in the rear seat. DeGrazio was charged with third-degree possession of a controlled dangerous substance, fourth-degree assault by auto, and fourth-degree child neglect, and she pleaded guilty to several third-degree crimes on May 9, 2023.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On August 2, 2022 Officer DeGrazio was arrested by the Hanover Police Department after a motor vehicle accident wherein she struck another vehicle from the rear causing bodily injury to the driver's lower back and neck. SCPO DeGrazio was found to be under the influence of CDS and alcohol at the time of the accident. She was found to be in possession of CDS (suboxone) and drug paraphernalia at the time of the accident. She was operating a motor vehicle with her juvenile daughter in the rear passenger seat at the time of the accident. After the accident the Officer tested positive for the following: Oxazepam, Total Oxycodone, Nordiazepam, Total Oxymorphone, Carboxy-THC. The Officer was charged with violations of NJSA 2C: 35-10a(1), Possession of CDS (third degree), NJSA 2C:12-1(c)2, Assault by Auto (fourth degree), NJSA 2C:9-6-3, Child Neglect (fourth degree) and NJSA 2C:36-2(a), Possession of Drug Paraphernalia (Disorderly Persons Offense) as well as several motor vehicle offenses. The Officer pleaded guilty to several third degree crimes on May 9, 2023 and was entered into Pre-Trial Intervention for twelve (12) months. Officer DeGrazio signed a disciplinary settlement agreement on this matter on May 20, 2024 and has not returned back to work.
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.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1343. 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 1367. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 213151, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩