Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Middlesex County Sheriffs Office reported that Sheriff's Investigator Tyrell Cabbell submitted a fraudulent doctor's note, presented as coming from a Department of Veterans Affairs physician, that allowed him to keep trimmed facial hair. The physician said she did not write it, and it did not exist in Veterans Affairs files. Cabbell submitted the note on March 20, 2024. In lieu of termination, he resigned under a settlement agreement and separated while an internal affairs case was pending. Sustained charges included Truthfulness and Neglect of Duty.
Investigator Cabell submitted a fraudulent doctors note to the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office. The doctor’s note in question allegedly came from Dr. P, who is employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs. The note in question allows Cabbell to have facial hair trimmed no longer than “1-4 inch.” Dr. P states she did not write this note. Furthermore, this note, submitted by you on March 20, 2024, does not exist in the Veterans Affairs files. In lieu of termination, Cabell resigned from his employment with the Middlesex County Sheriff's Office pursuant to a settlement agreement.
Compensation and pension
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Tyrell Cabbell's major discipline record?
The Middlesex County Sheriffs Office reported that Sheriff's Investigator Tyrell Cabbell submitted a fraudulent doctor's note, presented as coming from a Department of Veterans Affairs physician, that allowed him to keep trimmed facial hair. The physician said she did not write it, and it did not exist in Veterans Affairs files. Cabbell submitted the note on March 20, 2024. In lieu of termination, he resigned under a settlement agreement and separated while an internal affairs case was pending. Sustained charges included Truthfulness and Neglect of Duty.
What is Tyrell Cabbell's major discipline record at Middlesex County Sheriff's Department?
Tyrell Cabbell has one major discipline record at Middlesex County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Tyrell Cabbell's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Tyrell Cabbell at Middlesex County Sheriff's Department.
How does Middlesex County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Middlesex County Sheriff's Department in the highest fifth of peers of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Tyrell Cabbell individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1183. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩