Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Thomas Fay, a Correctional Police Officer recruit with the Middlesex County Department of Corrections, was terminated in 2023. The agency reported that during a mandatory weapons familiarization course on the MCDOC firearms range, Fay failed to follow numerous safety directions and was removed from the range, failing the academy prerequisite performance objective. The sustained charge was incompetency, inefficiency, or failure to perform duties.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
County Correctional Police Officer Recruit Fay was employed during his PTC required pre-academy agency training. While on the MCDOC firearms range for a mandatory weapons familiarization course, Fay failed to follow numerous safety directions, resulting in being removed from the range and failing the academy prerequisite performance objective. As result of failing the necessary block of instruction, Fay was terminated.
Compensation and pension
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Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1781. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩