Rumson PD reported that an internal complaint stated that while on duty in the dispatch center, Ptl. Lackner made an indirect statement toward a civilian in the lobby that was derogatory toward members of the LGBTQ+ community. An internal investigation sustained the allegation, and on 10/10/23 Lackner was terminated.
Description: An internal complaint was made stating that while on duty in the dispatch center, Ptl. Timothy Lackner made an indirect statement toward a civilian in the lobby that was derogatory toward members of the LGBTQ+ community. An internal investigation sustained the allegation. On 10/10/23 Officer Lackner was terminated.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Timothy Lackner's major discipline record?
Rumson PD reported that an internal complaint stated that while on duty in the dispatch center, Ptl. Lackner made an indirect statement toward a civilian in the lobby that was derogatory toward members of the LGBTQ+ community. An internal investigation sustained the allegation, and on 10/10/23 Lackner was terminated.
What is Timothy Lackner's major discipline record at Rumson Police Department?
Timothy Lackner has one major discipline record at Rumson Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Timothy Lackner's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Timothy Lackner's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2023.
How large is Rumson Police Department, the department Timothy Lackner worked for?
Rumson Police Department reported 18 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Timothy Lackner individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1822. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8455. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩