Culpable , Questionable Conduct - On Duty, Disobey Written Order
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Trooper I Stephen Spitaleri admitted to acting in an official capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police while on duty. As an academy instructor, Spitaleri engaged in repeated unprofessional and inappropriate behavior toward a female recruit. The sustained charges included culpable inefficiency and disobeying a written order. He received a 60 day suspension.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Member admitted to acting in an official capacity to the discredit of the Division while on-duty. As an academy instructor, the member engaged in repeated unprofessional and inappropriate behavior toward a female recruit. The member received a 60 day suspension.
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 2302. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 254429, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩