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William Braker

Jersey City Police Department · 2 records · 2021

Suspended 0 daysmost recent record, 2021 · as reported

Braker has 2 sustained major discipline records from Jersey City PD, all from 2021. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Conduct; Obedience to Laws, Regs. And Orders.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2021[1]

Suspended 15 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

Sergeant William Braker was suspended for 15 days by the Jersey City Police Department in 2021 on a sustained charge of conduct. The department reported that on 1/3/2020, Braker was involved in a motor vehicle accident in Roselle and was charged with DWI, refusing a breathalyzer, reckless driving, and operating a motor vehicle while on his cell phone. He was found not guilty of the DWI and refusal charges.

Rank as reported
Sergeant (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
Conduct
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On 1/3/2020 Sgt.William Braker was involved in an MVA in Roselle, NJ and charged with violations of DWI 39:4-50, Refusing a Breathalyzer, Reckless Driving and Operating a Motor Vehicle While on His Cell Phone. He was found not guilty of DWI and Refusal charges.

Major discipline · 2021[2]

Suspended 0 days

Plain-language summary

Written by this site from the cited record only.

Sergeant William Braker was disciplined by the Jersey City Police Department in 2021 on a sustained charge of failure to obey laws, regulations and orders. The department reported that Braker was involved in a motor vehicle accident in Roselle on 1/3/2020 and was charged with DWI, refusing a breathalyzer, reckless driving, and operating a vehicle while on his cell phone. He was found not guilty of the DWI and refusal charges, and the record lists a suspension without a reported number of days.

Rank as reported
Sergeant (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • Obedience to Laws
  • Regs. And Orders
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On 1/3/2020 Sgt.William Braker was involved in an MVA in Roselle, NJ and charged with violations of DWI 39:4-50, Refusing a Breathalyzer, Reckless Driving and Operating a Motor Vehicle While on His Cell Phone. He was found not guilty of DWI and Refusal charges.

Similar records

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  • Alyssa Kavanaugh · Jersey City Police Department · 2021

    Suspended 60 days

    Sustained charge(s): Traffic Laws

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Marvin Leggitts · Jersey City Police Department · 2021

    Suspended 15 days

    Sustained charge(s): Loss of Weapon

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Michael H. Minervini · Jersey City Police Department · 2021

    Suspended 10 days

    Sustained charge(s): Conduct

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Monique Alvarado · Jersey City Police Department · 2021

    Suspended 0 days

    Sustained charge(s): Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

  • Michael H. Minervini · Jersey City Police Department · 2021

    Suspended 0 days

    Sustained charge(s): Traffic Laws

    same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome

Other officers at Jersey City Police Department

73 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

All 73 at the Jersey City Police Department page

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[3]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis)
$153,912
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
28 years, 1 month

How to read this

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Questions and answers

What is a summary of William Braker's major discipline record?

Braker has 2 sustained major discipline records from Jersey City PD, all from 2021. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: Conduct; Obedience to Laws, Regs. And Orders.

What is William Braker's major discipline record at Jersey City Police Department?

William Braker has 2 major discipline records at Jersey City Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is William Braker's base salary on record?

William Braker's reported base salary is $153,912, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. William Braker has 28 years, 1 month of reported service.

How large is Jersey City Police Department, the department William Braker 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 William Braker individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2593. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2596. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  3. [3]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 232962, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/.
  4. [4]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/.