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Department profile · Union County

Elizabeth Police Department

Reported as: Elizabeth PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Civil service jurisdiction

Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to Elizabeth 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 Elizabeth Police Department is a municipal police agency in Union County. It reported 106 sworn officers in 2025 and 149 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 140.6 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 149 investigations detailed for 2025, 34 reported sustained complaints. The most common allegation label was other departmental rule violation, recorded 36 times.

State releases list 16 major discipline records for the department across 2020 through 2025, of which 3 were terminations. On the site report card the department received an A, which places it in the 4th 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

106[1]

IA investigations, 2025

149[1]

Incidents, 2025

108[1]

Major discipline records

16

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

16620211972022161202316720241492025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Elizabeth Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Elizabeth Police Department, by year
20212022202320242025
166197161167149

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 149 investigations, 34 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 148 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Elizabeth PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Elizabeth PD, 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation36
Demeanor19
BWC/MVR Violation14
Excessive Force13
Insubordination/Disobeying An Order12
Preventable MV Accident12
not provided8
Improper Search8
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Elizabeth PD, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by Elizabeth PD, 2025
Sustained49
not provided43
Unfounded34
Exonerated23

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
ELIZABETH PD140.6COUNTY MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (23)137.0NJ 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)
Elizabeth PD140.6
County median, municipal police (23)137.0
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 Elizabeth Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Glauciene LimaOfficerSuspended 45 days[8]
2024Lamar BooneOfficerSuspended 60 days[9]
2024Rodney DorilusSergeantTerminated[10]
2024Jorge FarinasSergeantOther sanction[11]
2024AB FontanezOfficerTerminated[12]
2024Alexander SalazarOfficerTerminated[13]
2023Juan Barrientos-DuqueOfficerSeparated while IA pending[14]
2023AB FontanezOfficerSuspended (days not reported)[15]
2023Max Mejia SortoOfficerSuspended 8 days[16]
2023Juan BatistaOfficerSuspended 8 days[17]
2023Jay OcampoOfficerSuspended 8 days[18]
2023Dylan LuizOfficerSuspended 8 days[19]
2023Edgar GonzalezOfficerSeparated while IA pending[20]
2022Laron MurrayOfficerSuspended 5 days[21]
2022Glauciene LimaOfficerSuspended 15 days[22]
2021Lamar BooneOfficerSuspended 9 days[23]

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 Elizabeth Police Department report in 2025?
Elizabeth Police Department reported 149 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 106 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does Elizabeth Police Department have?
Elizabeth Police Department has 16 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 3 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 2524. 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 477. 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 1500. 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 2007. 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 985. 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 2524. 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 Elizabeth 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 797. 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 1433. 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 1434. 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 1435. 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 1436. 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 1437. 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 1976. 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 1977. 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 1978. 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 1979. 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 1980. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  19. [19]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1981. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  20. [20]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1982. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  21. [21]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2386. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  22. [22]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2387. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  23. [23]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2772. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩