Department profile · Bergen County
Garfield Police Department
Reported as: Garfield PDMunicipal police
Jurisdiction context
Civil service jurisdiction
Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to Garfield 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 Garfield Police Department is a municipal police agency in Bergen County. It reported 16 sworn officers in 2025 and opened 19 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 118.8 investigations per 100 officers was below the 125.6 median for municipal agencies. Of the 19 investigations detailed for 2025, 3 reported a sustained complaint. Excessive Force was the most common allegation category, followed by Improper Search.
Three major discipline records appear in the 2020 through 2025 releases, with no terminations among them. On the report card the department received a D, which means the 61st percentile of its peer group of 361 departments with 1 to 14 officers. Higher internal affairs volume can signal either more misconduct or a stronger culture of reporting.
Written by this site strictly from the figures on this page; every number is cited below.
Sworn officers, 2025
16[1]
IA investigations, 2025
19[1]
Incidents, 2025
10[1]
Major discipline records
3
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 9 | 13 | 7 | 19 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 19 investigations, 3 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 19 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Excessive Force | 7 |
|---|---|
| Improper Search | 3 |
| Theft | 2 |
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 2 |
| False Documentation/Falsifying A Report (Non-Criminal) | 1 |
| False Documentation/Falsifying A Report (Criminal) | 1 |
| Other Criminal Violation | 1 |
| Neglect of Duty | 1 |
Internal disposition
| not provided | 7 |
|---|---|
| Exonerated | 6 |
| Not Sustained | 3 |
| Sustained | 3 |
Against peers, 2025
| Garfield PD | 118.8 |
|---|---|
| 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 | Lukasz Chmielewski | Police Officer | Suspended 7 days | [8] |
| 2024 | Jonathan Librizzi | Police Officer | Suspended 8 days | [9] |
| 2023 | Charles Galbo III | Officer | Suspended 20 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 Garfield Police Department report in 2025?
- Garfield Police Department reported 19 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 16 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Garfield Police Department have?
- Garfield 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 2078. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 43. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1059. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1572. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 549. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2078. 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 Garfield 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 75. 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 877. 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 1506. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩