Department profile · Monmouth County
Englishtown Police Department
Reported as: Englishtown 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 Englishtown Police Department is a municipal police agency in Monmouth County. It reported 3 sworn officers in 2025 and 5 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 166.7 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 5 investigations detailed for 2025, 2 reported sustained complaints. Two allegation labels tied as most common at two each: neglect of duty and other departmental rule violation.
State releases list 1 major discipline record for the department across 2020 through 2025, dated 2025, and it resulted in termination. On the site report card the department received an F, which places it in the 87th percentile of its peer group of 361 agencies in the 1-14 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
3[1]
IA investigations, 2025
5[1]
Incidents, 2025
4[1]
Major discipline records
1
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 5 investigations, 2 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 5 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Neglect of Duty | 2 |
|---|---|
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 2 |
| Demeanor | 1 |
Internal disposition
| Sustained | 2 |
|---|---|
| Unfounded | 1 |
| Exonerated | 1 |
| Not Sustained | 1 |
Against peers, 2025
| Englishtown PD | 166.7 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (41) | 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 | Peter Cooke, Jr | Chief of Police | Terminated | [8] |
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 Englishtown Police Department report in 2025?
- Englishtown Police Department reported 5 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 3 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Englishtown Police Department have?
- Englishtown Police Department has 1 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 1 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 2340. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 306. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1324. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1830. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 809. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2340. 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 Englishtown 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 461. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩