Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Corporal Steven D'Argenio was suspended for 60 days by the Fairfield Police Department in 2025 via forfeiture of time. The record states that on December 21, 2023, while off-duty, D'Argenio was involved in an incident requiring a law enforcement response, and his conduct was found contrary to the duty to cooperate with responding officers. In 2025 he was substantiated for violating the department's rules on private conduct when off-duty. The sustained charge was off-duty conduct.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On December 21, 2023, the Member, while off-duty, was involved in an incident requiring a law enforcement response. During the course of his interaction with the responding officers, the Member's conduct was found to be contrary to the duty for an officer to cooperate with law enforcement officers acting in their official capacity. In 2025, the Member was substantiated for violating the Department's Rules and Regulations pertaining to private conduct when off-duty. The Member received a 60-day suspension via forfeiture of time.
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 308. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 232443, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩