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Department profile · Essex County

East Orange Police Department

Reported as: East Orange PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Civil service jurisdiction

Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to East Orange 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 East Orange Police Department is a municipal police agency in Essex County. It reported 138 sworn officers in 2025 and 462 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 334.8 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 462 investigations detailed for 2025, 56 reported sustained complaints. The most common allegation label was other departmental rule violation, recorded 334 times.

State releases list 11 major discipline records for the department across 2020 through 2025, of which 2 were terminations. On the site report card the department received a B, which puts it in the 25th percentile of its peer group of 14 agencies in the band of 60 or more officers. 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

138[1]

IA investigations, 2025

462[1]

Incidents, 2025

341[1]

Major discipline records

11

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

30620213672022313202346820244622025
Internal affairs investigations reported by East Orange Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by East Orange Police Department, by year
20212022202320242025
306367313468462

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 462 investigations, 56 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 383 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by East Orange PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by East Orange PD, 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation334
Attendance Issues24
Preventable MV Accident22
Neglect of Duty17
Insubordination/Disobeying An Order15
Demeanor12
not provided11
Excessive Force8
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by East Orange PD, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by East Orange PD, 2025
not provided233
Exonerated125
Sustained56
Administratively Closed19
Not Sustained17
Unfounded12

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
EAST ORANGE PD334.8COUNTY 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)
East Orange PD334.8
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.

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Major discipline records

Major discipline records reported by East Orange Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Devin HiggsOfficerTerminatedSeparated while IA pending[8]
2025Tanazha WilliamsOfficerSuspended 10 days[9]
2023Kendrick HamlettOfficerSuspended 6 days[10]
2023Ameen HooperOfficerSuspended 10 days[11]
2023Antoine BuggsOfficerSuspended 10 days[12]
2023Michael DiGuglielmoOfficerSuspended 10 days[13]
2023Rian HillOfficerSuspended 180 days[14]
2023Wilbert RegaladoOfficerSuspended 180 days[15]
2023John BocchinoSergeantSuspended 10 days[16]
2022Kylon ButtsOfficerSuspended 7 days[17]
2021Justin JacksonOfficerTerminated[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 East Orange Police Department report in 2025?
East Orange Police Department reported 462 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 138 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does East Orange Police Department have?
East Orange Police Department has 11 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 2 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 2213. 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 183. 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 1199. 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 1708. 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 689. 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 2213. 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 East Orange 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 286. 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 287. 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 1636. 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 1637. 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 1638. 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 1639. 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 1640. 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 1641. 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 1642. 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 2144. 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 2521. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩