Major discipline · 2023[1]
Separated while IA pending- Rank as reported
- Police Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- not reported
- Separated while IA pending
- Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Clifton Police Department reported that Police Officer Vincent Martino resigned after he was criminally charged with tampering with evidence, a crime of the third degree, for intentionally muting his body worn camera during an interaction with an intoxicated driver. As a condition of Pre-Trial Intervention, Martino resigned and is barred from any future law enforcement position in New Jersey. He separated while the investigation was pending, and the sustained charges were not reported.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Martino resigned from his position as a police officer after he was criminally charged with Tampering with Evidence; a crime of the third degree. Specifically, Martino intentionally muted his body worn camera during an interaction with an intoxicated driver. As a condition of Pre-Trial Invervention, Martino resigned from his postion as a police officer and is barred from any future law enforcement position in NJ.