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Department profile · Essex County

Belleville Police Department

Reported as: Belleville PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Civil service jurisdiction

Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to Belleville on the New Jersey Civil Service Commission roster.

Read how the process works or the Title 4A glossary. Browse NJCSNavigator’s civil service jurisdiction directory for the full local-jurisdiction roster.

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

In brief

The Belleville Police Department is a municipal police agency in Essex County. It reported 32 sworn officers in 2025 and 53 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 165.6 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 53 investigations detailed for 2025, 2 reported sustained complaints. The most common allegation was Other Departmental Rule Violation, followed by Demeanor.

Across the 2020-2025 releases the department had 11 major discipline records, none of which was a termination. On the report card it received a grade of D, which places it at the 64th percentile of its peer group of 38 agencies in the 30-59 officers band. A higher volume of internal affairs activity can reflect more misconduct or a stronger reporting culture.

Written by this site strictly from the figures on this page; every number is cited below.

Sworn officers, 2025

32[1]

IA investigations, 2025

53[1]

Incidents, 2025

45[1]

Major discipline records

11

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

232021292022472023542024532025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Belleville Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Belleville Police Department, by year
20212022202320242025
2329475453

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 53 investigations, 2 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 50 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Belleville PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Belleville PD, 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation40
Demeanor5
Improper Arrest3
Excessive Force2
False Documentation/Falsifying A Report (Non-Criminal)1
not provided1
Sexual Assault/Criminal Sexual Violation1
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Belleville PD, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by Belleville PD, 2025
Exonerated17
Sustained15
Not Sustained9
Administratively Closed6
not provided4
Unfounded1
not Sustained1

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
BELLEVILLE PD165.6COUNTY MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (22)158.6NJ 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)
Belleville PD165.6
County median, municipal police (22)158.6
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.

View the report card

Major discipline records

Major discipline records reported by Belleville Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Marco ZarfinoOfficerSuspended 15 days[8]
2024Filiberto ColonOfficerSuspended 10 days[9]
2024Filiberto ColonOfficerSuspended 20 days[10]
2024Andrew DepczekOfficerSuspended 0 daysSeparated while IA pending[11]
2024Cheryl LopezLuietenantSuspended 7 days[12]
2024Joan MartinezOfficerSuspended 15 days[13]
2023Graham KoshnickLieutenantSuspended 5 days[14]
2022Chad AllesandrelliPtlm.Suspended 180 days[15]
2021Philip CanningPatrol OfficerSuspended 15 days[16]
2021Marco ZarfinoPatrol OfficerSuspended 13 days[17]
2021John MailotPatrol OfficerSuspended 13 days[18]

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 Belleville Police Department report in 2025?
Belleville Police Department reported 53 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 32 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does Belleville Police Department have?
Belleville Police Department has 11 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 2209. 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 179. 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 1195. 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 1704. 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 685. 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 2209. 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 Belleville 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 282. 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 1051. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  10. [10]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1052. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  11. [11]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1053. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  12. [12]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1054. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  13. [13]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1055. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  14. [14]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1631. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  15. [15]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2142. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  16. [16]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2516. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  17. [17]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2517. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  18. [18]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2518. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩