Officer record · As reported by the employing agency

Steven Foster

New Jersey State Police · 1 record · 2021

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Major discipline · 2021^[1]

Suspended 365 days

Rank as reported: Detective Sergeant
Sustained charge(s): Assault, Questionable Conduct - On Duty, Disobey Written Order, Interfering With An Internal Investigation, Intentional False Statements, Questionable Conduct - Off Duty, Failure To Notify The Division Of Information To Which The Division Would Take Cognizance, Intentionally Providing False Information During A Misconduct Investigation, Use Of Position To Intimidate Or Gain Favor, Criminal Mischief, Off Duty Incident - Alcohol Related, Unprofessional Conduct Toward Other Law Enforcement Officers
Separated while IA pending: not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

Detective Sergeant Steven Foster admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police. During a dispute, Foster denied another person of property and damaged it, and falsely reported an assault so as to cause another to be arrested without merit. He also failed to surrender firearms pursuant to an investigation and provided false information to internal investigators. He received a 365 day suspension.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

The member admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the Division. During a dispute, the member denied another of property, damaging it in the process, and falsely reported an assault so as to cause another to be arrested without merit. The member also failed to surrender firearms pursuant to an investigation and provided false information to internal investigators. The member received a 365 day suspension.

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney^[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis): $130,907
Pension fund: State Police Retirement System (SPRS)
Reported years of service: 22 years, 10 months

How to read this

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 2671. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 252626, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩