Brick Police Officer Named In NJ Police Discipline Report

BRICK, NJ — A Brick Township police officer was among more than 500 law enforcement officers who were the subject of major discipline by their law enforcement agencies in 2024, according to a report by the New Jersey Attorney General's Office.

Nicole Borden, who was hired by the Brick Township Police Department in 2014, resigned from her position as a patrol officer in 2024, according to the 2024 Major Discipline report released Monday.

According to the report, Borden was disciplined after she was found to be abusing sick time, actively playing sports while she was out on injury leave.

When she was questioned about it, she was not truthful and she resigned, the report said.

The annual report, which began in 2021 with the data from 2020, provides information about officers who were suspended for more than five days, demoted, or terminated, along with data on officers found guilty of certain internal affairs violations, the attorney general's office said.

“The vast majority of New Jersey’s law enforcement officers show up to work each day and risk their own safety to help and protect others and to serve their communities. They conduct themselves with honor and courage in the face of trying circumstances and dangerous situations," Attorney General Matthew J. Platkin said. "Publicly releasing this data about the handling of disciplinary matters helps maintain the public’s trust in those dedicated, hardworking men and women of law enforcement."

“My office is committed to improving transparency and building confidence in government, and providing this data is part of that mission," Platkin said.

Borden is the second Brick Township officer to be listed the report since its inception. In 2023, Patrol Officer Chase Carter left the department after it was found he falsified his daily patrol logs to indicate that he had completed the required body-worn camera checks but had only completed seven of 40 checks, according to the 2023 report. Carter had been hired by the department in 2015.