Date of Offense
Offense(s)
Official Statement
Terminated: No
Demoted: No
Suspended: Yes
Other Sanction:
Resigned, retired, transferred, or separated while case was pending: No
# of Days Suspended: 132
Sustained Charge: 4A:2‐2.3(a) 1 ‐ Incompetency, Inefficiency or Failure to Perform Duties
4A:2‐2.3(a) 3 ‐ Inability to Perform Duties
4A:2‐2.3(a) 6 ‐ Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee
4A:2‐2.3(a) 7 ‐ Neglect of Duty
4A:2‐2.3(a) 12 ‐ Other Sufficient Cause
Obedience to Laws and Rules and Regulations
Standards of Conduct
Neglect of Duty
Performance of Duty
Unbecoming Conduct
Prohibited Activity on Duty
Inattentiveness to Duty
Sleeping on Duty
Care of Agency Facility
Reports and Bookings
Counts
Logbook
Post Checks and Inspections
Description: Correctional Police Officer Seywonh Smith, while on duty at the Bergen County Jail,
obstructed a security camera and was sleeping on duty. Officer Smith also failed to conduct required headcounts and post checks.
