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Department profile · Union County

Linden Police Department

Reported as: Linden PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Civil service jurisdiction

Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to Linden 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

In Union County, the Linden Police Department is a municipal police agency that reported 59 sworn officers in 2025. It logged 101 internal affairs investigations that year, a rate of 171.2 per 100 officers, above the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 101 investigations detailed for 2025, 51 reported sustained complaints. The most common allegation was Other Departmental Rule Violation, followed by Preventable MV Accident and Demeanor.

Across the 2020-2025 releases the department had 18 major discipline records, none of which were terminations. On the report card it received a grade of F, which puts it at the 96th percentile of its peer group of 38 agencies in the 30-59 officers 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

59[1]

IA investigations, 2025

101[1]

Incidents, 2025

78[1]

Major discipline records

18

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

48202193202296202310220241012025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Linden Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Linden Police Department, by year
20212022202320242025
489396102101

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 101 investigations, 51 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 99 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Linden PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Linden PD, 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation35
Preventable MV Accident19
Demeanor10
Conduct Unbecoming/Discredit To The Agency5
Attendance Issues4
Differential Treatment4
Improper Search3
Improper Supervision/Failure To Supervise3
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Linden PD, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by Linden PD, 2025
Sustained51
not provided24
Unfounded13
Exonerated9
Not Sustained4

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
LINDEN PD171.2COUNTY MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (23)137.0NJ 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)
Linden PD171.2
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.

View the report card

Major discipline records

Major discipline records reported by Linden Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Michael MikolajczykOfficerSuspended 12 days[8]
2025Michael MikolajczykOfficerSeparated while IA pending[9]
2025Michael MikolajczykOfficerSuspended 20 days[10]
2025Michael MikolajczykOfficerSuspended 15 days[11]
2025Michael MikolajczykOfficerSuspended 10 days[12]
2025Peter MitrosOfficerSuspended 22 days[13]
2025Peter MitrosOfficerSuspended 74 days[14]
2025James SchulhaferSergeantSuspended (days not reported)[15]
2024Michael MikolajczykOfficerSuspended 8 days[16]
2024Laron CapersOfficerSuspended 90 days[17]
2024Peter MitrosOfficerSuspended 8 days[18]
2023Juan SmithOfficerSuspended 12 days[19]
2023James SchulhaferSergeantSuspended 48 days[20]
2023James SchulhaferSergeantSuspended 32 days[21]
2023Carlos RaldaOfficerSuspended 91 daysSeparated while IA pending[22]
2022Laron CapersPolice OfficerSuspended 180 days[23]
2022Antonio WilsonPolice OfficerSuspended 47 days[24]
2022David GuzmanPolice OfficerSuspended 6 days[25]

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 Linden Police Department report in 2025?
Linden Police Department reported 101 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 59 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does Linden Police Department have?
Linden Police Department has 18 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 2530. 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 483. 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 1506. 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 2013. 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 991. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  6. [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2530. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  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 Linden 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 800. 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 801. 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 802. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
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  16. [16]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1440. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  17. [17]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1441. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  18. [18]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1442. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  19. [19]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1986. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  20. [20]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1987. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  21. [21]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1988. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  22. [22]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1989. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  23. [23]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2392. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  24. [24]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2393. 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 2394. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩