The Bayonne Police Superior Officers Association has voted no confidence in Deputy Chief Andrew Quinn, according to a report by News 12. The association represents the department’s captains, lieutenants and sergeants. News 12 reported that two complaints from Bayonne police staff were sent to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office and described allegations involving citation activity and random drug testing.
The claims under review
One complaint, as described by News 12, says Quinn objected to ticket totals and had sergeants accompany patrol officers in an effort to increase citation writing. The complainant said citation totals later fell on those patrols. New Jersey law prohibits police departments from establishing arrest or citation quotas, using those figures to evaluate officers or make personnel decisions, or displaying the figures to promote competition, under the 2021 amendment to N.J.S.A. 40A:14-181.2. The text of the law is available from the New Jersey Legislature.
A second complaint alleges that personnel in Bayonne internal affairs disclosed in advance when a random drug test would occur and, in some cases, which officers would be tested, News 12 reported. The outlet also reported that New Jersey Attorney General guidance and Bayonne’s internal policies call for random testing to be conducted without advance notice and provide for discipline when testing information is shared. Bayonne internal affairs reports for 2022 through 2025 showed no failed drug tests during that period.
The prosecutor’s office has not confirmed a case
The complaints were submitted to the Hudson County Prosecutor’s Office rather than Bayonne’s internal affairs unit. Quinn had previously overseen Bayonne internal affairs, according to the report. The prosecutor’s office told News 12 that it does not confirm or deny investigations, so the status of any review is not publicly established.
Department background and responses
Quinn joined the Bayonne Police Department in July 1999, worked in internal affairs and special investigations, became a captain in April 2023 and was sworn in as deputy chief on Oct. 1, 2025. He was promoted when Joseph Scerbo became chief, according to Hudson County View.
Bayonne’s police department offered no comment through its public information officer, while emails to Quinn and Chief Scerbo had not been returned at publication time, News 12 reported. The available account therefore establishes the vote and the allegations as reported claims, not findings that have been independently substantiated.
