Department profile · Middlesex County
Edison Township Police Department
Reported as: Edison 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.
In brief
The Edison Township Police Department is a municipal police agency in Middlesex County. It reported 48 sworn officers in 2025 and 56 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 116.7 investigations per 100 officers was below the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 56 investigations detailed for 2025, 8 reported sustained complaints. The most common allegation label was improper arrest, recorded 15 times.
State releases list 6 major discipline records for the department across 2020 through 2025, none of them terminations. On the site report card the department received a C, and it falls in the 41st percentile of its peer group of 38 agencies in the 30-59 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
48[1]
IA investigations, 2025
56[1]
Incidents, 2025
37[1]
Major discipline records
6
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 66 | 49 | 43 | 46 | 56 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 56 investigations, 8 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 56 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Improper Arrest | 15 |
|---|---|
| Differential Treatment | 8 |
| Excessive Force | 8 |
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 7 |
| Demeanor | 7 |
| Neglect of Duty | 4 |
| Conduct Unbecoming/Discredit To The Agency | 3 |
| Improper Search | 2 |
Internal disposition
| Exonerated | 37 |
|---|---|
| Sustained | 12 |
| Not Sustained | 6 |
| Administratively Closed | 1 |
Against peers, 2025
| Edison Twp PD | 116.7 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (25) | 125.0 |
| 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.
Major discipline records
| Year | Officer | Rank | Sanction as reported | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Manuel Santiago | Patroman | Separated while IA pending | [8] |
| 2025 | Christopher Siedenburg | Patroman | Other sanction | [9] |
| 2024 | Michael Loreti | Lieutenant | Suspended 30 days | [10] |
| 2024 | Matthew Talavera | Patrolman | Suspended 10 days | [11] |
| 2023 | Amitoj Oberoi | Patrolman | Suspended (days not reported) | [12] |
| 2022 | Mohammad Ghafoor | Patrolman | Suspended 90 days | [13] |
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 Edison Township Police Department report in 2025?
- Edison Township Police Department reported 56 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 48 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Edison Township Police Department have?
- Edison Township Police Department has 6 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 2306. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 273. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1291. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1794. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 776. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2306. 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 Edison 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 431. 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 432. 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 1168. 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 1169. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [12]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1778. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [13]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2227. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩