Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 10 days- Rank as reported
- Patrolman
- Sustained charge(s)
- Performance of Duty, Obedience to laws, Prohibited Activity on Duty, Body Worn Camera, Mobie Video Recorder, Municipal Detention Facilty, Arrest and Transportation.
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Patrolman Stephen Solovey was suspended for 10 days, or 120 hours, by the Lumberton Police Department in 2025, with 20 days, or 240 hours, held in abeyance. According to the department, Solovey failed to back up officers on several occasions, used an MDT for non-law-enforcement purposes, failed to tow a vehicle during a DUI investigation, failed to activate his body-worn camera and mobile video recorder, and failed to search a prisoner and secure his weapon in the detention facility. The sustained charges included performance of duty and body-worn camera violations.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Solovey was suspended for 10 days (120 hours) and 20 days (240 hours) held in abeyance for violations of failing to back up officers on several occasions, utlizing an MDT for non law enforcement purposes, failing to tow a vehicle during a DUI investigation, failing to activate BWC and MVR per policy, failing to search a prisoner in the detention facility and secure his weapon in the detention facility.