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Department profile · Ocean County

Berkeley Township Police Department

Reported as: Berkeley Twp PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Civil service jurisdiction

Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to Berkeley Township 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.

Sworn officers, 2025

21[1]

IA investigations, 2025

24[1]

Incidents, 2025

19[1]

Major discipline records

4

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

182021192022322023192024242025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Berkeley Township Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Berkeley Township Police Department, by year
20212022202320242025
1819321924

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 24 investigations, 8 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 24 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Berkeley Twp PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Berkeley Twp PD, 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation22
Other Criminal Violation2
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Berkeley Twp PD, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by Berkeley Twp PD, 2025
Sustained11
Exonerated7
not provided5
Unfounded1

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
BERKELEY TWP PD114.3COUNTY 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)
Berkeley Twp PD114.3
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 Berkeley Township Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Kyle HuhnPatrolmanSeparated while IA pending[8]
2025Devon TassoPatrolmanSeparated while IA pending[9]
2024Patrick TrushellSLEO 2Terminated[10]
2023Joshua FocaPatrolmanSuspended 90 days[11]

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 Berkeley Township Police Department report in 2025?
Berkeley Township Police Department reported 24 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 21 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does Berkeley Township Police Department have?
Berkeley Township Police Department has 4 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 1 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 2416. 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 380. 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 1399. 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 1905. 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 883. 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 2416. 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 Berkeley 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 494. 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 495. 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 1226. 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 1835. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩