Jersey City PD sustained charges against Police Officer Tony D. Watkins in 2024, including assault, criminal acts, and conduct unbecoming a public employee. According to the record, on 04/08/24 Watkins was arrested for domestic violence and physically assaulted the victim, causing serious bodily injury. On 08/13/24 the Hudson County Superior Court issued a Final Restraining Order prohibiting him from possessing weapons, rendering him unable to perform the duties of a police officer. Watkins was terminated and was also suspended for 40 days; the record shows both sanctions.
On 04/08/24, P.O. Tony D. Watkins #3433 was arrested for Domestic Violence. He physically assaulted the victim, causing serious bodily injury. On 08/13/24, the Hudson County Superior Court issued a Final Restraining Order prohibiting Watkins from possessing any and all firearms or other weapons, rendering Watkins unable to perform the duties and functions of a police officer.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Tony D. Watkins's major discipline record?
Jersey City PD sustained charges against Police Officer Tony D. Watkins in 2024, including assault, criminal acts, and conduct unbecoming a public employee. According to the record, on 04/08/24 Watkins was arrested for domestic violence and physically assaulted the victim, causing serious bodily injury. On 08/13/24 the Hudson County Superior Court issued a Final Restraining Order prohibiting him from possessing weapons, rendering him unable to perform the duties of a police officer. Watkins was terminated and was also suspended for 40 days; the record shows both sanctions.
What is Tony D. Watkins's major discipline record at Jersey City Police Department?
Tony D. Watkins has one major discipline record at Jersey City Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Tony D. Watkins's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Tony D. Watkins's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How large is Jersey City Police Department, the department Tony D. Watkins worked for?
Jersey City Police Department reported 799 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Tony D. Watkins individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1117. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8343. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩