Department profile · Gloucester County
Deptford Township Police Department
Reported as: Deptford Twp PDMunicipal police
Jurisdiction context
Civil service jurisdiction
Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to Deptford Township on the New Jersey Civil Service Commission roster.
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Reflects the NJCSC Appendix A roster as of 2026-07-04. Context only, not legal advice.
In brief
The Deptford Township Police Department is a municipal police agency in Gloucester County. It reported 15 sworn officers in 2025 and 22 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 146.7 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 22 investigations detailed for 2025, 5 reported sustained complaints. Three allegation labels tied as most common at three each: insubordination, other departmental rule violation, and theft.
State releases list 4 major discipline records for the department across 2020 through 2025, none of them terminations. On the site report card the department received a D, which puts it in the 66th percentile of its peer group of 61 agencies in the 15-29 officer 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
15[1]
IA investigations, 2025
22[1]
Incidents, 2025
20[1]
Major discipline records
4
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | 18 | 16 | 23 | 22 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 22 investigations, 5 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 22 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Insubordination/Disobeying An Order | 3 |
|---|---|
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 3 |
| Theft | 3 |
| Demeanor | 3 |
| BWC/MVR Violation | 2 |
| False Documentation/Falsifying A Report (Criminal) | 2 |
| Differential Treatment | 2 |
| DUI/DWI Off Duty | 1 |
Internal disposition
| not provided | 13 |
|---|---|
| Sustained | 5 |
| Administratively Closed | 2 |
| Not Sustained | 2 |
Against peers, 2025
| Deptford Twp PD | 146.7 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (19) | 123.5 |
| 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.
Major discipline records
| Year | Officer | Rank | Sanction as reported | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Myron Ford | Officer | Separated while IA pending | [8] |
| 2022 | Daniel Garr | Officer | Suspended 180 days | [9] |
| 2021 | Myron Ford | Officer | Suspended 15 days | [10] |
| 2021 | David Grogan | Lieutenant | Demoted | [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 Deptford Township Police Department report in 2025?
- Deptford Township Police Department reported 22 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 15 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Deptford Township Police Department have?
- Deptford Township Police Department has 4 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]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2235. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 206. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1220. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1729. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 712. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2235. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [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 Deptford Twp PD row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩
- [8]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1681. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [9]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2187. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [10]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2563. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [11]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2564. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩