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William Guy

Plainfield Police Department · 1 record · 2022

Suspended 107 days2022 · as reported

Officer William Guy was suspended for 107 days by the Plainfield Police Department on a sustained truthfulness charge. The record states that on 19 January 2021, while off duty, Guy responded to a Plainfield address after a departmental email about a gun used in a Piscataway aggravated assault, and interfered with Piscataway police efforts to locate the weapon. Investigators found Guy was untruthful about his reason for responding and about recognizing the address despite a ten year relationship with the homeowner.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2022[1]

Suspended 107 days
Rank as reported
Officer (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
Truthfulness
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On 19 Jan 21, while off duty, Officer Guy responded to 1337 West 3rd Street, Plainfield, NJ, after a departmental email went out about a gun used in an aggravated assault in Piscataway, being held at that location and interfered with the Piscataway Police Department's lawful actions to locate the weapon and the actor. On 01 Oct 21, Officer Guy was found to be untruthful , during an interview about his involvement in the 19 Jan 21 incident. Officer Guy was untruthful about the reason to his response to this address and recognizing the above mentioned address after maintaining a ten year relationship with the homeowner. Officer Guy was also found to be untruthful when he stated it was just a coincidence he response to that location a short time after receiving the above mentioned departmental email. Officer Guy was also found to be untruthful on a separate Homicide investigation where he contacted the person of interest via cell phone, after the homicide occurred.

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Other officers at Plainfield Police Department

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

Compensation and pension

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Questions and answers

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

Officer William Guy was suspended for 107 days by the Plainfield Police Department on a sustained truthfulness charge. The record states that on 19 January 2021, while off duty, Guy responded to a Plainfield address after a departmental email about a gun used in a Piscataway aggravated assault, and interfered with Piscataway police efforts to locate the weapon. Investigators found Guy was untruthful about his reason for responding and about recognizing the address despite a ten year relationship with the homeowner.

What is William Guy's major discipline record at Plainfield Police Department?

William Guy has one major discipline record at Plainfield Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

How large is Plainfield Police Department, the department William Guy worked for?

Plainfield Police Department reported 128 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 Guy individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2395. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8612. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/.