Department profile · Morris County
Hanover Township Police Department
Reported as: Hanover Twp 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 Hanover Township Police Department is a municipal police agency in Morris County. In 2025 it reported 21 sworn officers and 35 internal affairs investigations. Its rate of 166.7 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 35 investigations detailed for 2025, 1 recorded a sustained complaint. The most common allegations were Differential Treatment and Other Departmental Rule Violation.
Four major discipline records appear in the 2020-2025 releases, none of them terminations, in 2020 through 2023. On the report card the department received an F, which places it at the 89th percentile of its peer group of 361 agencies with 1-14 officers. A larger internal affairs caseload can point to more misconduct or to a stronger reporting culture.
Written by this site strictly from the figures on this page; every number is cited below.
Sworn officers, 2025
21[1]
IA investigations, 2025
35[1]
Incidents, 2025
17[1]
Major discipline records
4
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 12 | 12 | 24 | 35 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 35 investigations, 1 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 33 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Differential Treatment | 16 |
|---|---|
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 10 |
| Improper Arrest | 5 |
| Improper Search | 1 |
| Excessive Force | 1 |
| False Documentation/Falsifying A Report (Non-Criminal) | 1 |
| Demeanor | 1 |
Internal disposition
| not provided | 24 |
|---|---|
| Exonerated | 5 |
| Unfounded | 4 |
| Not Sustained | 1 |
| Sustained | 1 |
Against peers, 2025
| Hanover Twp PD | 166.7 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (35) | 116.7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Marc Leggour | Officer | Suspended 150 days | [8] |
| 2022 | Marc Leggour | Ptl | Suspended 30 days | [9] |
| 2021 | Marc Leggour | Officer | Suspended 5 days | [10] |
| 2020 | Marc Leggour | Patrol Officer | Suspended 20 days | [11] |
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 Hanover Township Police Department report in 2025?
- Hanover Township Police Department reported 35 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 21 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Hanover Township Police Department have?
- Hanover Township Police Department has 4 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 2384. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 350. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1367. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1873. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 854. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2384. 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 Hanover Twp 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 1826. 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 2264. 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 2635. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [11]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2913. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩