Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 15 days- Rank as reported
- Senior Correctional Police Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- (a) General Causes (6) a public employee (7) (12) HRB 84-17, as amended A11- Leaving assigned work area without permission creating a danger to persons or property. C11- an employee. D7- Violation of administrative procedures and/or regulations involving safety and security. E1- Violation of a rule, regulation, policy, procedure, order or administrative decision
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On February 3, 2025, at 1350 hours, Senior Correctional Police Officer Yazmine Sitaras was observed leaving Garden State Youth Correctional Facility without authorization from the shift commander, the Department of Corrections reported. Her direct supervisor was unaware she had left, and she abandoned her post without completing a partial shift completion form or obtaining a sick number. Sitaras signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on November 3, 2025.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On 2/3/25, at 1350 hours Senior Correctional Police Officer (SCPO) Yazmine Sitaras was observed leaving the Garden State Youth Correctional Facility without having received authorization from the shift commander. Her direct supervisor was unaware she had left and abandoned her post. She failed to complete a partial shift completion form or get a “sick number”. SCPO Sitaras signed a settlement agreement for a 15-day suspension on 11/3/25.