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Egg Harbor Township Police Department

Reported as: Egg Harbor 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.

Sworn officers, 2025

24[1]

IA investigations, 2025

27[1]

Incidents, 2025

19[1]

Major discipline records

3

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

132021142022182023152024272025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Egg Harbor Township Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Egg Harbor Township Police Department, by year
20212022202320242025
1314181527

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 27 investigations, 0 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 27 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Egg Harbor Twp PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Egg Harbor Twp PD, 2025
Demeanor7
Other Departmental Rule Violation5
Excessive Force5
Other Criminal Violation3
Improper Arrest2
Conduct Unbecoming/Discredit To The Agency1
Differential Treatment1
Vehicular Pursuit Policy Violation1
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Egg Harbor Twp PD, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by Egg Harbor Twp PD, 2025
not provided18
Unfounded5
Exonerated4

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
EGG HARBOR TWP PD112.5COUNTY MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (14)119.0NJ 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)
Egg Harbor Twp PD112.5
County median, municipal police (14)119.0
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

Major discipline records reported by Egg Harbor Township Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2024Jeremiah SimmonsOfficerSuspended 6 days[8]
2024Jeffrey LancasterDetectiveSuspended 20 days[9]
2023Ronald KoonsOfficerSuspended 180 days[10]

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 Egg Harbor Township Police Department report in 2025?
Egg Harbor Township Police Department reported 27 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 24 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does Egg Harbor Township Police Department have?
Egg Harbor Township Police Department has 3 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 2045. 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 9. 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 1024. 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 1538. 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 515. 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 2045. 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 Egg Harbor 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 856. 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 857. 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 1489. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.