Department profile · Bergen County
Elmwood Park Police Department
Reported as: Elmwood Park PDMunicipal police
Jurisdiction context
Civil service jurisdiction
Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to Elmwood Park Borough 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 Elmwood Park Police Department is a municipal police agency in Bergen County. It reported 20 sworn officers in 2025 and 28 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 140 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 28 investigations detailed for 2025, 17 reported sustained complaints. The most common allegation label was other departmental rule violation, recorded eight times.
State releases list 3 major discipline records for the department across 2020 through 2025, none of them terminations. On the site report card the department received a C, which places it in the 53rd 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
20[1]
IA investigations, 2025
28[1]
Incidents, 2025
27[1]
Major discipline records
3
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34 | 38 | 45 | 36 | 28 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 28 investigations, 17 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 25 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 8 |
|---|---|
| Insubordination/Disobeying An Order | 6 |
| Preventable MV Accident | 5 |
| Neglect of Duty | 3 |
| Excessive Force | 2 |
| Other Criminal Violation | 1 |
| False Documentation/Falsifying A Report (Non-Criminal) | 1 |
| not provided | 1 |
Internal disposition
| Sustained | 17 |
|---|---|
| not provided | 4 |
| Administratively Closed | 3 |
| Exonerated | 3 |
| Unfounded | 1 |
Against peers, 2025
| Elmwood Park PD | 140.0 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (60) | 125.3 |
| 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 | Eliseo Medrano | Sergeant | Suspended 15 days | [8] |
| 2025 | Brian Sobczak | Police Officer | Separated while IA pending | [9] |
| 2024 | Kenneth McKinney | Police Officer | Separated while IA pending | [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 Elmwood Park Police Department report in 2025?
- Elmwood Park Police Department reported 28 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 20 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Elmwood Park Police Department have?
- Elmwood Park 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]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2070. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 35. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1051. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1565. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 541. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2070. 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 Elmwood Park 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 72. 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 73. 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 876. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩