Department profile · Union County
Garwood Police Department
Reported as: Garwood 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 Garwood Police Department is a municipal police agency in Union County. It reported 4 sworn officers in 2025 and opened 5 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 125 investigations per 100 officers was about even with the 125.6 median for municipal agencies. Of the 5 investigations detailed for 2025, 3 reported a sustained complaint. Other Departmental Rule Violation was the most common allegation category, followed by Differential Treatment.
Two 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 73rd percentile of its peer group of 361 departments with 1 to 14 officers. A higher volume of internal affairs activity can reflect either 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
4[1]
IA investigations, 2025
5[1]
Incidents, 2025
5[1]
Major discipline records
2
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 5 investigations, 3 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 5 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 3 |
|---|---|
| Differential Treatment | 1 |
| Demeanor | 1 |
Internal disposition
| Sustained | 3 |
|---|---|
| Unfounded | 2 |
Against peers, 2025
| Garwood PD | 125.0 |
|---|---|
| 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.
Major discipline records
| Year | Officer | Rank | Sanction as reported | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Roberto Camporeale | Patrolman | Separated while IA pending | [8] |
| 2025 | Christopher Smedberg | Patrolman | Suspended 8 days | [9] |
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 Garwood Police Department report in 2025?
- Garwood Police Department reported 5 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 4 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Garwood Police Department have?
- Garwood Police Department has 2 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 2526. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 479. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1502. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2009. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 987. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2526. 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 Garwood 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 798. 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 799. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩