{"url":"https://policetransparencynj.com/departments/freehold-twp-pd/","summary":"Freehold Township Police Department is a municipal police agency in Monmouth County. It named 6 officers in internal affairs cases in 2025 and reported 9 investigations, a rate of 150 per 100 officers, above the Monmouth County median of 125 and the statewide municipal median of 125.9. That gap can reflect a heavier load of misconduct or a department that keeps a closer written record of complaints. Of the 9 investigations detailed for 2025, 3 reported sustained complaints. Other Departmental Rule Violation was the leading allegation category, followed by Differential Treatment and Improper Arrest.\n\nFive major discipline records appear across the 2020-2025 releases, from 2021, 2022 and 2024, including two terminations. Freehold Twp PD received an F on the report card, at the 98th percentile among 93 peers in the 60+ officers group, a medium-confidence grade.","note":"Compiled from New Jersey Attorney General public data by an independent project; not a government source. Every value is as reported, with its sourceRef. 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Mezzacappa was verbally ordered to participate in the traffic detail and verbally refused to do so.","sourceRef":{"file":"major-discipline-2020-2025","sheet":"Major Discipline Data","row":1191}},{"id":"john-tacopino-freehold-twp-pd-r2252","year":2022,"countyName":"Monmouth","countySlug":"monmouth","agencyId":"freehold-twp-pd","rank":"Sergeant","firstName":"John","lastName":"Tacopino","officerSlug":"john-tacopino-freehold-twp-pd","terminated":"no","demoted":"yes","suspended":"yes","daysSuspended":10,"separatedWhileIAPending":"not_applicable","otherSanction":"not_reported","sustainedCharges":"Obedience to Laws and Regulations, Command of Scene, Impartial Attitude, Responsibilities of a Ranking Officer, Responsibilities of a Police Officer","description":"On February 25, 2022, during the course of a motor vehicle crash investigation, Sgt. Tacopino failed to properly command the scene and ensure a thorough investigation was completed. Sgt. 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