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Department profile · Cape May County

Lower Township Police Department

Reported as: Lower Twp PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Civil service jurisdiction

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

Lower Township Police Department is a municipal police agency in Cape May County. The department reported 7 sworn officers in 2025 and opened 10 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 142.9 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal police departments. Of the 10 investigations detailed for 2025, 6 reported sustained complaints. The most common allegation was other departmental rule violation.

Eight major discipline records appear for the department across the 2020 through 2025 releases, three of which were terminations. The site grades Lower Township a D, which places it in the 78th percentile of its peer group of 361 departments with 1 to 14 officers. 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

7[1]

IA investigations, 2025

10[1]

Incidents, 2025

10[1]

Major discipline records

8

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

14202126202216202382024102025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Lower Township Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Lower Township Police Department, by year
20212022202320242025
142616810

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 10 investigations, 6 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 10 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Lower Twp PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Lower Twp PD, 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation5
Preventable MV Accident4
Other Criminal Violation1
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Lower Twp PD, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by Lower Twp PD, 2025
Sustained5
not provided4
Unfounded1

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
LOWER TWP PD142.9COUNTY MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (10)118.0NJ 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)
Lower Twp PD142.9
County median, municipal police (10)118.0
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.

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Major discipline records

Major discipline records reported by Lower Township Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Simba Elam-HamptonPatrolmanSuspended 6 days[8]
2024Andrew DiDonatoPatrolmanSuspended 55 days[9]
2024Stephen FlitcroftPatrolmanSuspended 30 days[10]
2022Megan ReillySLEO IITerminated[11]
2022Austin CraigPatrolmanTerminated[12]
2022Eric CampbellPatrolmanTerminated[13]
2020Robert FesslerOfficerSuspended 35 days[14]
2020Robert FesslerOfficerSuspended 10 days[15]

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 Lower Township Police Department report in 2025?
Lower Township Police Department reported 10 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 7 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does Lower Township Police Department have?
Lower Township Police Department has 8 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 3 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 2195. 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 164. 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 1180. 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 1690. 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 671. 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 2195. 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 Lower Twp 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 264. 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 1032. 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 1033. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  11. [11]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2132. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  12. [12]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2133. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  13. [13]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2134. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  14. [14]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2823. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  15. [15]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2824. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩