Department profile · Bergen County
Lyndhurst Police Department
Reported as: Lyndhurst 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
Lyndhurst Police Department is a municipal police agency in Bergen County. The department reported 17 sworn officers in 2025 and opened 22 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 129.4 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal police departments. Of the 22 investigations detailed for 2025, 2 reported sustained complaints. The most frequent allegations, each recorded four times, were improper arrest, improper entry, and excessive force.
Two major discipline records appear for the department across the 2020 through 2025 releases, and none of them was a termination. The site grades Lyndhurst a C, which places it in the 55th 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
17[1]
IA investigations, 2025
22[1]
Incidents, 2025
14[1]
Major discipline records
2
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 22 investigations, 2 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 22 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Improper Arrest | 4 |
|---|---|
| Improper Entry | 4 |
| Excessive Force | 4 |
| Differential Treatment | 4 |
| False Documentation/Falsifying A Report (Non-Criminal) | 2 |
| Assault | 1 |
| Other Criminal Violation | 1 |
| not provided | 1 |
Internal disposition
| not provided | 8 |
|---|---|
| Exonerated | 6 |
| Unfounded | 4 |
| Sustained | 2 |
| Not Sustained | 2 |
Against peers, 2025
| Lyndhurst PD | 129.4 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (60) | 125.3 |
| 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 | James Colacci | Police Officer | Suspended 33 days | [8] |
| 2025 | Jorge Fernandez | Police Officer | Suspended 30 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 Lyndhurst Police Department report in 2025?
- Lyndhurst Police Department reported 22 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 17 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Lyndhurst Police Department have?
- Lyndhurst 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 2086. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 53. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1069. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1580. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 560. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2086. 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 Lyndhurst 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 79. 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 80. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩