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Officer record · As reported by the employing agency

William Nielsen

Cape May County Sheriffs Office · 1 record · 2023

Major discipline · 2023[1]

Suspended 45 days
Rank as reported
Sergeant
Sustained charge(s)
; a Public Employee; :
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Sgt. William Nielsen is a Shift Supervisor with the Corrections Division of the Cape May County Sheriff’s Office. Between September 19, 2018 and December 3, 2018, Sgt. Nielsen worked 24 12-hour Shifts at the Correctional Center. On 15 of the 24 shifts Sgt. Nielsen accessed the internet for personal non-work-related activities for longer than 105 minutes. His internet usage exceeded 105 minutes on each of the 15 shifts. His internet usage time ranged from 112 minutes to 321 minutes His internet usage exceeded 105 minutes on each of the 15 shifts. During the monitoring period, Sgt Nielsen made comments that were insubordinate regarding his receipt of an internal affairs notice being retaliation. He violated SOP 206 by failing to maintain confidentiality of an Internal Affairs Investigation by revealing this knowledge to three other Sergeants.

Compensation and pension

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Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1616. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.