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: 20
Sustained Charge: Hoboken Police Department Rules and Regulations: Insubordination; Incompetency; Failure to Supervise. New Jersey Administrative Code Violations: Incompetency, Inefficiency, or Failure to
Perform Duties; Insubordination; Other Sufficient Cause.
Description: Officers were dispatched to the scene of a motor vehicle accident. Upon arriving they observed there was significant damage to the vehicle and other parked vehicles. Upon attempting to make contact with the driver it was quickly determined that the male driver was unconscious and in cardiac arrest. After hearing numerous officers dispatched to the scene and their transmissions related to the active scene it was then that Sgt. Kranz transmitted his acknowledgment of and response to the scene. Once arriving, instead of assuming immediate control of the scene, Sgt. Kranz took a traffic point to redirect traffic away from the scene, a task that could have and should have been delegated to a patrol officer so that he can better manage the scene in its entirety. Some time later, the tour commander (a lieutenant) arrived on the scene and took immediate control, directing officers and coordinating resources and responses. The lieutenant asked for Sgt. Kranz's location which was provided and then asked him to join the other officers on the scene. Sgt. Kranz upon arriving to the scene near the accident immediately approached the lieutenant and began to question him as to the reason for his inquiry about his location. The lieutenant attempted several times to inform Sgt. Kranz that it was not the appropriate time nor
location for that conversation considering the scene was still active. Sgt. Kranz persisted and began to question the lieutenant's actions in the presense of subordinate officers and the public.
