{"url":"https://policetransparencynj.com/departments/west-orange-pd/","summary":"West Orange Police Department reported 62 internal affairs investigations in 2025, naming 44 officers. Its rate of 140.9 per 100 officers fell under the Essex County median of 158.6 while running above the 125.9 statewide municipal median. Of the 62 investigations detailed for 2025, 12 reported sustained complaints. Other Departmental Rule Violation accounted for the largest share of allegation categories, with Demeanor and Differential Treatment behind it.\n\nThree major discipline records appear across the 2020-2025 releases, from 2020, 2023 and 2024. Terminations are not reported in those records. West Orange PD received a B on the report card, at the 22nd 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":"west-orange-pd","slug":"west-orange-pd","name":"West Orange PD","fullName":"West Orange Police Department","countySlug":"essex","countyName":"Essex","type":"municipal-pd","aliases":["West Orange PD-Essex","West Orange PD|Essex"]},"totalsByYear":[{"agencyId":"west-orange-pd","countySlug":"essex","countyName":"Essex","year":2021,"officers":42,"investigations":55,"incidents":48,"sourceRef":{"file":"ia-agency-totals","sheet":"Sheet1","row":204}},{"agencyId":"west-orange-pd","countySlug":"essex","countyName":"Essex","year":2022,"officers":36,"investigations":47,"incidents":40,"sourceRef":{"file":"ia-agency-totals","sheet":"Sheet1","row":1218}},{"agencyId":"west-orange-pd","countySlug":"essex","countyName":"Essex","year":2023,"officers":55,"investigations":96,"incidents":63,"sourceRef":{"file":"ia-agency-totals","sheet":"Sheet1","row":1727}},{"agencyId":"west-orange-pd","countySlug":"essex","countyName":"Essex","year":2024,"officers":48,"investigations":75,"incidents":58,"sourceRef":{"file":"ia-agency-totals","sheet":"Sheet1","row":710}},{"agencyId":"west-orange-pd","countySlug":"essex","countyName":"Essex","year":2025,"officers":44,"investigations":62,"incidents":44,"sourceRef":{"file":"ia-agency-totals","sheet":"Sheet1","row":2233}}],"mdRecords":[{"id":"andrew-ayre-west-orange-pd-r1083","year":2024,"countyName":"Essex","countySlug":"essex","agencyId":"west-orange-pd","rank":"Officer","firstName":"Andrew","lastName":"Ayre","officerSlug":"andrew-ayre-west-orange-pd","terminated":"no","demoted":"no","suspended":"yes","daysSuspended":10,"separatedWhileIAPending":"no","otherSanction":"Monetary fine or loss of pay","sustainedCharges":"Conduct Unbecoming","description":"On 10/14/2023 Officer Ayre was involved in an on-duty motor vehicle crash while operating a marked patrol unit. Officer Ayre was found to be at fault and a supervisory review of the incident uncovered several issues with the officer’s actions. An Internal Affairs investigation ultimately determined that the officer did not take appropriate action(s) or follow proper procedure after the crash. More specifically, the officer failed to notify the communications center or check the welfare of the other parties involved in a timely manner. Additionally, the officer violated our agencies Body Worn Camera Directive by pre-maturely deactivating his body worn camera prior to the conclusion of the incident as required. In February of 2024, the Internal Affairs investigation was sustained and the officer was charged with Conduct Unbecoming and disciplined by serving a 10 day suspension with-out pay.","sourceRef":{"file":"major-discipline-2020-2025","sheet":"Major Discipline Data","row":1083}},{"id":"david-preziosi-west-orange-pd-r1679","year":2023,"countyName":"Essex","countySlug":"essex","agencyId":"west-orange-pd","rank":"Officer","firstName":"David","lastName":"Preziosi","officerSlug":"david-preziosi-west-orange-pd","terminated":"no","demoted":"no","suspended":"yes","daysSuspended":60,"separatedWhileIAPending":"no","otherSanction":"not_reported","sustainedCharges":"Neglect of Duty","description":"An internal investigation of Officer Preziosi's actions during a Residential Burglary / Motor Vehicle Theft investigation revealed that the officer conducted an improper investigation and failed to properly document the incident. Specifically by failing to properly notify his supervisor and Detective bureau personnel of the inicdnet and conducting a poor investigation of the scene for information/evidence. Additionally, the officer drafted 3 separate incident reports consisting of contradictory accounting of the facts and was evasive and showed a lack of candor with supervisors when they attempted to obtain accurate information from him.","sourceRef":{"file":"major-discipline-2020-2025","sheet":"Major Discipline Data","row":1679}},{"id":"daniel-carroll-west-orange-pd-r2847","year":2020,"countyName":"Essex","countySlug":"essex","agencyId":"west-orange-pd","rank":"Officer","firstName":"Daniel","lastName":"Carroll","officerSlug":"daniel-carroll-west-orange-pd","terminated":"no","demoted":"no","suspended":"yes","daysSuspended":85,"separatedWhileIAPending":"not_applicable","otherSanction":"not_reported","sustainedCharges":"not_applicable","description":"Officer was charged with Conduct Unbecoming in regards to violating agency directives. 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