Department profile · Gloucester County
Mantua Township Police Department
Reported as: Mantua 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
Mantua Township Police Department is a municipal police agency in Gloucester County. It reported 5 sworn officers in 2025 and opened 5 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 100 investigations per 100 officers was below the 125.6 median for municipal police departments. None of the 5 investigations detailed for 2025 reported a sustained complaint. The recorded allegations, each appearing once, included demeanor, differential treatment, and other departmental rule violation.
Three major discipline records appear for the department across the 2020 through 2025 releases, one of which was a termination. The site grades Mantua Township an F, which places it in the 93rd 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
5[1]
IA investigations, 2025
5[1]
Incidents, 2025
5[1]
Major discipline records
3
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 11 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 5 investigations, 0 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 5 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Demeanor | 1 |
|---|---|
| Differential Treatment | 1 |
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 1 |
| Improper Search | 1 |
| Property Damage/Criminal Mischief | 1 |
Internal disposition
| not provided | 2 |
|---|---|
| Not Sustained | 1 |
| Unfounded | 1 |
| Exonerated | 1 |
Against peers, 2025
| Mantua Twp PD | 100.0 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (19) | 123.5 |
| 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 | Krista Sheilds | Patrolman | TerminatedSuspended 266 days | [8] |
| 2023 | Shaun Butler | Lieutenant | Other sanction | [9] |
| 2021 | Doug Herner | Sergeant | DemotedSuspended 60 days | [10] |
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 Mantua Township Police Department report in 2025?
- Mantua Township Police Department reported 5 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 5 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Mantua Township Police Department have?
- Mantua Township Police Department has 3 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 1 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 2245. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 216. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1230. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1738. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 722. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2245. 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 Mantua 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 343. 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 1685. 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 2566. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩