{"url":"https://policetransparencynj.com/departments/middletown-pd/","summary":"Middletown Police Department logged 49 internal affairs investigations in 2025 with 39 officers named in those cases, a rate of 125.6 per 100 officers. That is slightly above the Monmouth County median of 125 and just under the 125.9 municipal median. The middle of that range is where reporting practice matters most: a higher rate can mean more misconduct or a department that writes up more complaints. Of the 49 investigations detailed for 2025, 12 reported sustained complaints. Other Departmental Rule Violation was the leading allegation category, followed by Demeanor and Vehicular Pursuit Policy Violation.\n\nTen major discipline records appear across the 2020-2025 releases, from 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025, including five terminations. Middletown received a D on the report card, at the 65th percentile among 93 peers in the 60+ officers group, a high-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. Method: https://policetransparencynj.com/methodology/","data":{"agency":{"id":"middletown-pd","slug":"middletown-pd","name":"Middletown PD","fullName":"Middletown Police Department","countySlug":"monmouth","countyName":"Monmouth","type":"municipal-pd","aliases":["Middletown PD-Monmouth","Middletown PD|Monmouth"]},"totalsByYear":[{"agencyId":"middletown-pd","countySlug":"monmouth","countyName":"Monmouth","year":2021,"officers":32,"investigations":41,"incidents":41,"sourceRef":{"file":"ia-agency-totals","sheet":"Sheet1","row":321}},{"agencyId":"middletown-pd","countySlug":"monmouth","countyName":"Monmouth","year":2022,"officers":28,"investigations":35,"incidents":30,"sourceRef":{"file":"ia-agency-totals","sheet":"Sheet1","row":1340}},{"agencyId":"middletown-pd","countySlug":"monmouth","countyName":"Monmouth","year":2023,"officers":18,"investigations":22,"incidents":19,"sourceRef":{"file":"ia-agency-totals","sheet":"Sheet1","row":1844}},{"agencyId":"middletown-pd","countySlug":"monmouth","countyName":"Monmouth","year":2024,"officers":31,"investigations":36,"incidents":30,"sourceRef":{"file":"ia-agency-totals","sheet":"Sheet1","row":823}},{"agencyId":"middletown-pd","countySlug":"monmouth","countyName":"Monmouth","year":2025,"officers":39,"investigations":49,"incidents":35,"sourceRef":{"file":"ia-agency-totals","sheet":"Sheet1","row":2356}}],"mdRecords":[{"id":"ekne-montalvo-middletown-pd-r466","year":2025,"countyName":"Monmouth","countySlug":"monmouth","agencyId":"middletown-pd","rank":"Patrolman","firstName":"Ekne","lastName":"Montalvo","officerSlug":"ekne-montalvo-middletown-pd","terminated":"no","demoted":"no","suspended":"yes","daysSuspended":20,"separatedWhileIAPending":"no","otherSanction":"Training coaching or counseling","sustainedCharges":"Violation of NJ AG Guideline Use of Force Addendum B - Vehicle Pursuit Policy (subsections3.4, 4.2, 5.3, 10.1 and MTPD Rules and Regulations 3.4.11-Obey all Departmental Rules and Regulations","description":"Ptl. Montalvo engaged in a vehicle pursuitwithout supervisory approval or a request to assist from the jurisdiction that initiated it. The pursuit was at excessive speed and continued after the officer lost sight of the suspect vehicle.","sourceRef":{"file":"major-discipline-2020-2025","sheet":"Major Discipline Data","row":466}},{"id":"justin-skelly-middletown-pd-r467","year":2025,"countyName":"Monmouth","countySlug":"monmouth","agencyId":"middletown-pd","rank":"Patrolman","firstName":"Justin","lastName":"Skelly","officerSlug":"justin-skelly-middletown-pd","terminated":"no","demoted":"no","suspended":"no","daysSuspended":"not_reported","separatedWhileIAPending":"no","otherSanction":"not_applicable","sustainedCharges":"Indictable Crime","description":"In January 2025, Middletown Police Officer Justin Skelly was charged with second-degree Sexual Assault (supervisory or disciplinary power over someone under 18 years old) and third-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child. These charges involved his relationship with a seventeen-year old high school student between August and December of 2024. Skelly was indicted by a grand jury for these charges and related offenses on December 15, 2025. **While these charges remained pending as of December 31, 2025, Skelly entered a guilty plea to third-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child on April 6, 2026. As conditions of his plea, he permanently forfeited his position as a Middletown police officer and permanently forfeited public office in New Jersey. He also agreed to have no contact with the victim.","sourceRef":{"file":"major-discipline-2020-2025","sheet":"Major Discipline Data","row":467}},{"id":"sean-sweeney-middletown-pd-r1195","year":2024,"countyName":"Monmouth","countySlug":"monmouth","agencyId":"middletown-pd","rank":"Lieutenant","firstName":"Sean","lastName":"Sweeney","officerSlug":"sean-sweeney-middletown-pd","terminated":"no","demoted":"no","suspended":"no","daysSuspended":"not_reported","separatedWhileIAPending":"not_reported","otherSanction":"Loss of time","sustainedCharges":"Violation of Dept. Rules","description":"Sweeney was found to be in violation of Departmental Rule 3.3.2 \"Exercise Proper Use of Command\" and Rule 4.2.1 \"Performance of Duty\" for failing to properly supervise personnel on diverse dates. As a result, a loss of 26 days of accrued time was imposed.","sourceRef":{"file":"major-discipline-2020-2025","sheet":"Major Discipline Data","row":1195}},{"id":"sean-sweeney-middletown-pd-r1196","year":2024,"countyName":"Monmouth","countySlug":"monmouth","agencyId":"middletown-pd","rank":"Lieutenant","firstName":"Sean","lastName":"Sweeney","officerSlug":"sean-sweeney-middletown-pd","terminated":"no","demoted":"no","suspended":"no","daysSuspended":"not_reported","separatedWhileIAPending":"not_reported","otherSanction":"Loss of time","sustainedCharges":"Violation of Dept. Rules","description":"Sweeney was found to be in violation of Departmental Rule 3.3.2 \"Exercise Proper Use of Command\" and Rule 4.2.1 \"Performance of Duty\" for failing to properly supervise personnel on diverse dates. As a result, a loss of 26 days of accrued time was imposed.","sourceRef":{"file":"major-discipline-2020-2025","sheet":"Major Discipline Data","row":1196},"duplicateOfRow":1195},{"id":"brendan-santiago-middletown-pd-r1197","year":2024,"countyName":"Monmouth","countySlug":"monmouth","agencyId":"middletown-pd","rank":"Patrolman","firstName":"Brendan","lastName":"Santiago","officerSlug":"brendan-santiago-middletown-pd","terminated":"yes","demoted":"no","suspended":"yes","daysSuspended":131,"separatedWhileIAPending":"not_reported","otherSanction":"not_applicable","sustainedCharges":"Theft","description":"Santiago was suspended following an investigation of theft from a retail store. Santiago was subsequently criminally charged by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office in regard to the theft and other incidents of a similar nature. Santiago was initially suspended and then terminated by the police department following his forfeiture of public office as part of the court proceedings.","sourceRef":{"file":"major-discipline-2020-2025","sheet":"Major Discipline Data","row":1197}},{"id":"brendan-santiago-middletown-pd-r1198","year":2024,"countyName":"Monmouth","countySlug":"monmouth","agencyId":"middletown-pd","rank":"Patrolman","firstName":"Brendan","lastName":"Santiago","officerSlug":"brendan-santiago-middletown-pd","terminated":"yes","demoted":"no","suspended":"yes","daysSuspended":131,"separatedWhileIAPending":"not_reported","otherSanction":"not_applicable","sustainedCharges":"Theft","description":"Santiago was suspended following an investigation of theft from a retail store. Santiago was subsequently criminally charged by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office in regard to the theft and other incidents of a similar nature. 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