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Department profile · Hudson County

Hoboken Police Department

Reported as: Hoboken PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Civil service jurisdiction

Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to Hoboken on the New Jersey Civil Service Commission roster.

Read how the process works or the Title 4A glossary. Browse NJCSNavigator’s civil service jurisdiction directory for the full local-jurisdiction roster.

Reflects the NJCSC Appendix A roster as of 2026-07-04. Context only, not legal advice.

In brief

The Hoboken Police Department is a municipal police agency in Hudson County. In 2025 it reported 81 sworn officers and 170 internal affairs investigations. Its rate of 209.9 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 170 investigations detailed for 2025, 60 recorded sustained complaints. The most common allegations were Other Departmental Rule Violation and Demeanor.

Nineteen major discipline records appear across the 2020-2025 releases, none of them terminations, in each year from 2020 through 2025. On the report card the department received a D, which places it at the 75th percentile of its peer group of 14 agencies with 60+ 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

81[1]

IA investigations, 2025

170[1]

Incidents, 2025

161[1]

Major discipline records

19

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

1882021162202292202310920241702025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Hoboken Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Hoboken Police Department, by year
20212022202320242025
18816292109170

As reported to the Attorney General.[2][3][4][5][6]

Complaint mix, 2025

Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 170 investigations, 60 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 161 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Hoboken PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Hoboken PD, 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation80
Demeanor43
Neglect of Duty13
Attendance issues12
Excessive Force6
BWC/MVR Violation6
Insubordination/Disobeying An Order3
not provided2
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Hoboken PD, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by Hoboken PD, 2025
Sustained61
Exonerated31
Unfounded28
not provided23
Administratively Closed18
Not Sustained9

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
HOBOKEN PD209.9COUNTY MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (13)138.9NJ MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (447)125.6
Internal affairs investigations per 100 officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 sworn officers)
Internal affairs investigations per 100 officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 sworn officers)
Hoboken PD209.9
County median, municipal police (13)138.9
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.

View the report card

Major discipline records

Major discipline records reported by Hoboken Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Michael Costello, IIILieutenantDemoted[8]
2025Ahmed MakshatPatrolmanSuspended 10 days[9]
2025Michael StratenSergeantSuspended 30 days[10]
2024Damien BatesPatrolmanSuspended 25 days[11]
2024Christopher SotoPatrolmanSuspended 10 days[12]
2023Steven KranzSergeantSuspended 20 days[13]
2023Liana PalladinoOfficerSuspended 9 days[14]
2023Matthew IslerOfficerSeparated while IA pending[15]
2022Ranaldo GonzalezLieutenantSuspended 10 days[16]
2022Anthony RutkowskiPolice OfficerSuspended 30 days[17]
2022Anthony RutkowskiPolice OfficerSuspended 30 days[18]
2022Nathaniel ArochoPolice OfficerSuspended 30 days[19]
2022Liana PalladinoPolice OfficerSuspended 60 days[20]
2022Ricky TruppnerPolice OfficerSuspended 120 days[21]
2022Mathew IslerPolice OfficerSuspended 180 days[22]
2022Robert RomanSergeantSuspended 25 days[23]
2021Bernardo MunozOfficerSuspended 30 days[24]
2021Teddy SantiagoOfficerSuspended 10 days[25]
2020Mathew IslerOfficerSuspended 90 days[26]

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 Hoboken Police Department report in 2025?
Hoboken Police Department reported 170 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 81 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does Hoboken Police Department have?
Hoboken Police Department has 19 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. [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2259. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  2. [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 228. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  3. [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1245. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  4. [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1752. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  5. [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 736. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
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  7. [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 Hoboken PD row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩
  8. [8]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 351. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  9. [9]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 352. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  10. [10]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 353. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
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  24. [24]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2571. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  25. [25]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2572. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  26. [26]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2853. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩