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.
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.
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.
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Sustained charge(s): Obedience to Laws and Regulations, Department and Non department vehicles, Insubordination, Written Directive System
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Stephen Solovey's major discipline record?
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.
What is Stephen Solovey's major discipline record at Lumberton Township Police Department?
Stephen Solovey has one major discipline record at Lumberton Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Stephen Solovey's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Stephen Solovey at Lumberton Township Police Department.
What is Stephen Solovey's base salary on record?
Stephen Solovey's reported base salary is $75,651, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Stephen Solovey has 4 years, 11 months of reported service.
How large is Lumberton Township Police Department, the department Stephen Solovey worked for?
Lumberton Township Police Department reported 22 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Stephen Solovey individually.
How does Lumberton Township Police Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Lumberton Township Police Department in the highest fifth of peers of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Stephen Solovey individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 97. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 243110, 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 8215. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩