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Barnegat Township Police Department

Reported as: Barnegat Twp PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Not a civil service jurisdiction

This department is not among the NJCSC Appendix A jurisdictions, so major discipline here follows a different statutory track (generally N.J.S.A. 40A:14), with appeals that usually go to the Superior Court rather than the Civil Service Commission.

See the context on non-civil-service departments.

Reflects the NJCSC Appendix A roster as of 2026-07-04. Context only, not legal advice.

Sworn officers, 2025

11[1]

IA investigations, 2025

16[1]

Incidents, 2025

12[1]

Major discipline records

2

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

202021372022212023192024162025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Barnegat Township Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Barnegat Township Police Department, by year
20212022202320242025
2037211916

As reported to the Attorney General.[2][3][4][5][6]

Complaint mix, 2025

Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 16 investigations, 0 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 15 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Barnegat Twp PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Barnegat Twp PD, 2025
Improper Arrest8
Other Departmental Rule Violation4
Demeanor2
Conduct Unbecoming/Discredit To The Agency1
Improper Search1
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Barnegat Twp PD, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by Barnegat Twp PD, 2025
Exonerated9
not provided4
Unfounded2
Sustained1

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
BARNEGAT TWP PD145.5COUNTY MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (29)100.0NJ MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (447)125.6
Internal affairs investigations per 100 officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 sworn officers)
Internal affairs investigations per 100 officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 sworn officers)
Barnegat Twp PD145.5
County median, municipal police (29)100.0
NJ median, municipal police (447)125.6

Investigations per 100 sworn officers, using the officer counts each agency reported for 2025. A higher number is ambiguous on its own: it can reflect more misconduct, or a stronger internal reporting culture. Medians are computed within the same agency type only.

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Major discipline records

Major discipline records reported by Barnegat Township Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2024William HetrickSergeantSuspended 45 days[8]
2020Richard NowakSergeantSuspended 60 days[9]

Every name links to the officer's record page with the agency's full synopsis and citation.

Questions and answers

How many internal affairs investigations did Barnegat Township Police Department report in 2025?
Barnegat Township Police Department reported 16 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 11 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does Barnegat Township Police Department have?
Barnegat Township Police Department has 2 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 0 were terminations. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2412. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  2. [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 377. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  3. [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1396. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  4. [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1901. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  5. [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 880. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  6. [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2412. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  7. [7]New Jersey Internal Affairs Investigations, 2024-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. Aggregated from every Barnegat Twp PD row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩
  8. [8]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1225. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  9. [9]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2919. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩