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Middletown Police Department

Reported as: Middletown PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Civil service jurisdiction

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

Middletown Police Department logged 49 internal affairs investigations in 2025 with 39 officers named in those cases, a rate of 125.6 per 100 officers. That is slightly above the Monmouth County median of 125 and just under the 125.9 municipal median. The middle of that range is where reporting practice matters most: a higher rate can mean more misconduct or a department that writes up more complaints. Of the 49 investigations detailed for 2025, 12 reported sustained complaints. Other Departmental Rule Violation was the leading allegation category, followed by Demeanor and Vehicular Pursuit Policy Violation.

Ten major discipline records appear across the 2020-2025 releases, from 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025, including five terminations. Middletown received a D on the report card, at the 65th percentile among 93 peers in the 60+ officers group, a high-confidence grade.

Written by this site strictly from the figures on this page; every number is cited below.

Officers named in IA cases, 2025

39[1]

Distinct officers in that year's IA investigations, not total staffing

IA investigations, 2025

49[1]

Incidents, 2025

35[1]

Major discipline records

10

All years, 2020-2025

Staffing

As reported by the department to the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) census, full-time personnel as of October 31 each year. This is a different measurement from the "officers named in IA cases" figure above; see the methodology.

Sworn officers, 2025

115[8]

62 years reported

115 sworn officers in 2025, up from 25 in 1961 (+360%).
Yearsworn officers
196125
196230
1963not reported
1964not reported
196537
196641
196748
196849
196952
1970not reported
197160
197270
197375
197480
197581
197679
197780
197886
197982
198080
198180
198283
198388
198491
198593
198694
1987101
1988101
198998
1990104
1991100
199296
199395
199497
199595
199698
199798
199893
1999104
200099
2001104
2002106
2003103
2004104
2005103
2006103
2007102
2008103
2009107
2010105
2011100
2012105
2013104
2014107
2015103
2016112
2017112
2018112
2019113
2020108
2021111
2022110
2023112
2024111
2025115

Civilian employees, 2025

14[9]

0.12 per sworn officer

Female sworn officers, 2025

8[10]

7% of sworn officers

Officers per 1,000 residents, 2025

1.72[11]

Municipal departments only

AnalysisComputed by this site from LEE reported totals; not an official statistic.

How Middletown Police Department's sworn staffing compares with its real peer group (same agency type, similar size band), not an assumed bell curve.

Peer group: Municipal police, 60+ officers (n=92)

Sworn officers: Municipal police, 60+ officers
RangeAgencies
0–20084
200–4005
400–6001
600–8001
800–10000
1000–12001

Middletown Police Department: 115 sworn officers: 66th percentile among Municipal police, 60+ officers (n=92).

The match between this FBI record and this department is this site's inference, not a certified mapping. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Officer pay and school-staff pay

County comparison

A separate dataset from the discipline records above: NJ Treasury pension salaries as of March 31, 2026, for the 112 active Middletown Police Department officers in the file.

Median officer salary

$124,105[3]

112 active officers

Median local school staff

$99,658

MIDDLETOWN TWP BD OF ED, 901 TPAF members

Against the local district

1.25x

Median officer to median local school staff

Against the county

1.43x

Median officer to Monmouth County school-staff median

AnalysisEvery ratio here is computed by this site from as-reported pensionable salaries. The local school figure comes from the pension employer "MIDDLETOWN TWP BD OF ED", linked to this municipality only because exactly one district in the county resolves to it. A pay comparison is not a statement about either budget. The full county comparison, including the distribution and the tenure-adjusted figure, is on the Monmouth County pay page.

Military surplus equipment (1033 program)

In brief

Written by this site from the figures below.

Middletown Police Department received 72 recorded line items through the federal surplus program, with ship dates running from 1994 to 2017. The recorded value totals $1,859,632 at original Department of Defense acquisition cost rather than current or market value, of which $1,232,485 sits in categories this site classes as tactical. Leading the list by recorded value are Radio and television communication equipment, except airborne at $469,191, Combat, assault, and tactical vehicles, wheeled at $412,000, and Surface use explosive ordnance disposal tools at $355,634. Given the span of years involved, the data should be read as transfers received over more than two decades, not as a current inventory: non-controlled items may be disposed of after one year. Receiving surplus equipment is not misconduct, and this federal data is separate in origin from the Attorney General discipline records on this page.

Surplus military equipment transferred to this agency under the Defense Department's 1033 program, as recorded by the Defense Logistics Agency.

Total recorded value

$1,859,632[2]

Original DoD cost, not market value

Tactical equipment value

$1,232,485[2]

47 of 72 line items classed tactical

Transfer window

1994-2017[2]

Earliest to latest recorded ship date

Quantities received, by unit of issue: 627 items (Each); 22 (Kit); 10 (Box). Units of issue differ (an item and a kit are not the same thing), so no single combined item count exists.

Top categories by recorded value

Top 1033 equipment categories received by Middletown Police Department, by recorded value (original DoD acquisition cost, dollars)
Radio and television communication equipment, except airborne469,191 mundane
Combat, assault, and tactical vehicles, wheeled412,000 tactical
Surface use explosive ordnance disposal tools355,634 tactical
Unmanned ground vehicles187,312 tactical
Night vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation103,597 tactical
Trucks and truck tractors, wheeled94,171 tactical
Power conversion equipment, electrical53,551 mundane
Optical sighting and ranging equipment41,587 tactical

Categories received: tactical vs mundane

Each category is classed tactical or mundane by this site's published classification of its Federal Supply Class. Much of what moves through the program is mundane surplus (tools, office and medical equipment); the tactical rows are what the Militarization Index below measures.

1033 equipment categories received by Middletown Police Department, grouped tactical vs mundane
CategoryClassLine itemsQuantity receivedRecorded value (original cost)
Combat, assault, and tactical vehicles, wheeledArmored vehicles (MRAPs) · FSC 2355Tactical11 items (Each)$412,000
Surface use explosive ordnance disposal toolsEOD robots and bomb-disposal equipment · FSC 1385Tactical22 items (Each)$355,634
Unmanned ground vehiclesEOD robots and bomb-disposal equipment · FSC 2360Tactical11 items (Each)$187,312
Night vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiationNight vision and thermal imaging · FSC 5855Tactical1174 items (Each)$103,597
Trucks and truck tractors, wheeledMilitary trucks · FSC 2320Tactical11 items (Each)$94,171
Optical sighting and ranging equipmentWeapon optics and sights · FSC 1240Tactical17142 items (Each)$41,587
Guns, through 30mmWeapons · FSC 1005Tactical11121 items (Each); 20 (Kit); 10 (Box)$21,495
Cameras, still pictureNight vision and thermal imaging · FSC 6720Tactical22 (Kit)$10,295
Optical instrumentsWeapon optics and sights · FSC 6650Tactical11 items (Each)$6,394
Radio and television communication equipment, except airborneCommunications and electronics · FSC 5820Mundane10119 items (Each)$469,191
Power conversion equipment, electricalPower and lighting · FSC 6130Mundane11 items (Each)$53,551
Marine lifesaving and diving equipmentSafety and rescue · FSC 4220Mundane24 items (Each)$35,540
Intercommunication and public address systemsCommunications and electronics · FSC 5830Mundane11 items (Each)$34,163
Hazard-detecting instruments and apparatusDetection and hazmat · FSC 6665Mundane2131 items (Each)$9,311
ADPE system configurationComputers and office · FSC 7010Mundane11 items (Each)$8,666
Radio navigation equipment, except airborneCommunications and electronics · FSC 5825Mundane18 items (Each)$5,592
Communications security equipmentCommunications and electronics · FSC 5810Mundane13 items (Each)$4,087
Armament training devicesTraining equipment · FSC 6920Mundane39 items (Each)$4,050
Weapons maintenance and repair shop equipmentTools and maintenance · FSC 4933Mundane12 items (Each)$1,314
Radio navigation equipment, airborneCommunications and electronics · FSC 5826Mundane14 items (Each)$1,200
Miscellaneous vehicular componentsUtility vehicles and parts · FSC 2590Mundane11 items (Each)$482

Every recorded transfer

Equipment class

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1033 program transfers recorded for Middletown Police Department, as recorded by the Defense Logistics Agency
ItemCategoryQtyRecorded valueOriginal DoD cost
UNMANNED VEHICLE,GROUNDNSN 2360-01-575-0646Shipped 2017-01-21 · DEMIL QUnmanned ground vehicles Tactical1 Each$187,312
NIGHT VISION EQUIP, EMIT, REFLECTED RADNSN 5855-DS-NIG-HTVIShipped 2016-11-01 · DEMIL DNight vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation Tactical1 Each$400
EOD ROBOTNSN 1385-DS-ROB-TEODShipped 2016-09-15 · DEMIL DSurface use explosive ordnance disposal tools Tactical1 Each$177,817
EOD ROBOTNSN 1385-DS-ROB-TEODShipped 2016-09-15 · DEMIL DSurface use explosive ordnance disposal tools Tactical1 Each$177,817
COMMUNICATION EQPNSN 5820-00-489-4650Shipped 2016-02-19 · DEMIL QRadio and television communication equipment, except airborne Mundane15 Each$37,348
NAVIGATION SET,SATELLITE SIGNALSNSN 5825-01-515-9217Shipped 2016-02-04 · DEMIL QRadio navigation equipment, except airborne Mundane8 Each$5,592
SIGHT,REFLEXNSN 1240-01-411-1265Shipped 2016-01-07 · DEMIL QOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical25 Each$8,475
MAGAZINE,CARTRIDGENSN 1005-00-921-5004Shipped 2016-01-07 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical46 Each$744
ARMAMENT TRAINING DEVICESNSN 6920-DS-TRA-INE0Shipped 2016-01-05 · DEMIL DArmament training devices Mundane3 Each$1,350
ARMAMENT TRAINING DEVICESNSN 6920-DS-TRA-INE0Shipped 2016-01-05 · DEMIL DArmament training devices Mundane2 Each$900
ARMAMENT TRAINING DEVICESNSN 6920-DS-TRA-INE0Shipped 2016-01-05 · DEMIL DArmament training devices Mundane4 Each$1,800
SIGHT,REFLEXNSN 1240-01-411-1265Shipped 2015-12-22 · DEMIL QOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical5 Each$1,695
SIGHT,REFLEXNSN 1240-01-411-1265Shipped 2015-12-04 · DEMIL QOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical20 Each$6,780
BORE LIGHT SYSTEM,LASERNSN 4933-01-394-7781Shipped 2015-11-24 · DEMIL QWeapons maintenance and repair shop equipment Mundane2 Each$1,314
NAVIGATION SET,SATELLITE SIGNALSNSN 5826-01-478-4038Shipped 2015-11-13 · DEMIL QRadio navigation equipment, airborne Mundane4 Each$1,200
SIGHT,REFLEXNSN 1240-01-411-1265Shipped 2015-11-13 · DEMIL QOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical2 Each$678
SIGHT,REFLEXNSN 1240-01-411-1265Shipped 2015-11-03 · DEMIL QOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical13 Each$4,407
CONVERSION KIT,RIFLENSN 1005-01-457-4015Shipped 2015-10-29 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical10 Kit$5,840
CONVERSION KIT,RIFLENSN 1005-01-457-4015Shipped 2015-10-28 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical10 Kit$5,840
SIGHT ASSEMBLY,REFLEXNSN 1240-01-440-5189Shipped 2015-07-23 · DEMIL DOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical20 Each$7,340
SIGHT,REFLEXNSN 1240-01-411-1265Shipped 2015-06-04 · DEMIL QOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical1 Each$339
MAGAZINE,CARTRIDGENSN 1005-01-204-4376Shipped 2015-03-19 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical10 Box$837
BAG,BREATHING,DIVERSNSN 4220-01-536-8231Shipped 2015-03-09 · DEMIL DMarine lifesaving and diving equipment Mundane2 Each$30,734
RED DOT SIGHTNSN 1005-01-626-1713Shipped 2015-03-09 · DEMIL QGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$6,190
SIGHT,REFLEXNSN 1240-01-411-1265Shipped 2015-03-09 · DEMIL QOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical5 Each$1,695
SIGHT,REFLEXNSN 1240-01-411-1265Shipped 2015-03-09 · DEMIL QOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical7 Each$2,373
SIGHT,REFLEXNSN 1240-01-411-1265Shipped 2015-03-09 · DEMIL QOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical9 Each$3,051
MOUNT,SIGHTNSN 1240-01-547-9280Shipped 2015-03-09 · DEMIL DOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical25 Each$1,364
ENCRYPTION/DECRYPTION SUBASSYNSN 5810-01-286-5372Shipped 2015-03-02 · DEMIL DCommunications security equipment Mundane3 Each$4,087
PUBLIC ADDRESS SETNSN 5830-01-581-2404Shipped 2015-03-02 · DEMIL QIntercommunication and public address systems Mundane1 Each$34,163
NIGHT VISION EQUIP, EMIT, REFLECTED RADNSN 5855-DS-NIG-HTVIShipped 2015-03-02 · DEMIL DNight vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation Tactical1 Each$15,735
FLOTATION VEST,TACTICALNSN 4220-01-521-6739Shipped 2015-03-02 · DEMIL DMarine lifesaving and diving equipment Mundane2 Each$4,806
CHARGER,BATTERYNSN 6130-01-316-2744Shipped 2015-02-12 · DEMIL QPower conversion equipment, electrical Mundane1 Each$53,551
TRUCK,UTILITYNSN 2320-01-346-9317Shipped 2015-02-03 · DEMIL QTrucks and truck tractors, wheeled Tactical1 Each$94,171
DRUM,WINCH,VEHICULARNSN 2590-01-557-1163Shipped 2015-01-20 · DEMIL QMiscellaneous vehicular components Mundane1 Each$482
ILLUMINATOR,INFRAREDNSN 5855-01-502-6414Shipped 2014-11-03 · DEMIL DNight vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation Tactical2 Each$17,716
ILLUMINATOR,INFRAREDNSN 5855-01-502-6414Shipped 2014-11-03 · DEMIL DNight vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation Tactical1 Each$8,858
ILLUMINATOR,INFRAREDNSN 5855-01-502-6414Shipped 2014-11-03 · DEMIL DNight vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation Tactical1 Each$8,858
RECEIVER-TRANSMITTER,RADIONSN 5820-01-549-6407Shipped 2014-09-25 · DEMIL DRadio and television communication equipment, except airborne Mundane5 Each$10,532
RECEIVER-TRANSMITTER,RADIONSN 5820-01-549-6407Shipped 2014-09-25 · DEMIL DRadio and television communication equipment, except airborne Mundane10 Each$21,065
RECEIVER-TRANSMITTER,RADIONSN 5820-01-600-9530Shipped 2014-09-25 · DEMIL DRadio and television communication equipment, except airborne Mundane29 Each$157,093
RECEIVER-TRANSMITTER,RADIONSN 5820-01-549-6407Shipped 2014-09-25 · DEMIL DRadio and television communication equipment, except airborne Mundane5 Each$10,532
RECEIVER-TRANSMITTER,RADIONSN 5820-01-549-6407Shipped 2014-09-25 · DEMIL DRadio and television communication equipment, except airborne Mundane5 Each$10,532
RECEIVER-TRANSMITTER,RADIONSN 5820-01-549-6407Shipped 2014-09-25 · DEMIL DRadio and television communication equipment, except airborne Mundane10 Each$21,065
RECEIVER-TRANSMITTER,RADIONSN 5820-01-549-6407Shipped 2014-09-25 · DEMIL DRadio and television communication equipment, except airborne Mundane5 Each$10,532
RECEIVER-TRANSMITTER,RADIONSN 5820-01-512-5432Shipped 2014-09-25 · DEMIL DRadio and television communication equipment, except airborne Mundane1 Each$6,314
RECEIVER-TRANSMITTER,RADIONSN 5820-01-600-9530Shipped 2014-09-25 · DEMIL DRadio and television communication equipment, except airborne Mundane34 Each$184,178
DETECTING SET,MINENSN 6665-01-506-6219Shipped 2014-09-23 · DEMIL DHazard-detecting instruments and apparatus Mundane1 Each$5,657
GRIP,PISTOL,LASERNSN 5855-01-485-4098Shipped 2014-09-08 · DEMIL DNight vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation Tactical50 Each$14,089
COMPUTER SYSTEM,DIGITALNSN 7010-01-569-9895Shipped 2014-09-04 · DEMIL DADPE system configuration Mundane1 Each$8,666
GRIP,PISTOL,LASERNSN 5855-01-485-4098Shipped 2014-09-03 · DEMIL DNight vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation Tactical10 Each$2,818
PAN AND TILT ASSEMBLY,THERMAL VIEWERNSN 5855-01-590-4576Shipped 2014-08-11 · DEMIL DNight vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation Tactical5 Each$24,825
CAMERA SYSTEM,RECONNAISSANCENSN 6720-01-568-1287Shipped 2014-07-25 · DEMIL CCameras, still picture Tactical1 Kit$5,147
CAMERA SYSTEM,RECONNAISSANCENSN 6720-01-568-1287Shipped 2014-07-15 · DEMIL CCameras, still picture Tactical1 Kit$5,147
PAN AND TILT ASSEMBLY,THERMAL VIEWERNSN 5855-01-511-2652Shipped 2014-07-08 · DEMIL DNight vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation Tactical1 Each$3,433
PAN AND TILT ASSEMBLY,THERMAL VIEWERNSN 5855-01-511-2652Shipped 2014-07-08 · DEMIL DNight vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation Tactical1 Each$3,433
PAN AND TILT ASSEMBLY,THERMAL VIEWERNSN 5855-01-511-2652Shipped 2014-07-08 · DEMIL DNight vision equipment, emitted and reflected radiation Tactical1 Each$3,433
SIGHT,REFLEXNSN 1240-01-411-1265Shipped 2014-03-05 · DEMIL QOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical5 Each$1,695
MAGAZINE,CARTRIDGENSN 1005-01-561-7200Shipped 2013-11-18 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical30 Each$485
SIGHT,REFLEXNSN 1240-01-411-1265Shipped 2013-11-14 · DEMIL QOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical1 Each$339
SIGHT,REFLEXNSN 1240-01-411-1265Shipped 2013-11-14 · DEMIL QOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical1 Each$339
SIGHT,REFLEXNSN 1240-01-411-1265Shipped 2013-11-14 · DEMIL QOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical1 Each$339
SIGHT,REFLEXNSN 1240-01-411-1265Shipped 2013-11-14 · DEMIL QOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical1 Each$339
SIGHT,REFLEXNSN 1240-01-411-1265Shipped 2013-11-14 · DEMIL QOptical sighting and ranging equipment Tactical1 Each$339
MAGAZINE,CARTRIDGENSN 1005-01-561-7200Shipped 2013-11-13 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical40 Each$647
BINOCULARNSN 6650-01-453-7551Shipped 2013-11-06 · DEMIL COptical instruments Tactical1 Each$6,394
MINE RESISTANT VEHICLENSN 2355-01-555-0908Shipped 2013-10-04 · DEMIL CCombat, assault, and tactical vehicles, wheeled Tactical1 Each$412,000
DETECTOR,RADIACNSN 6665-01-043-2191Shipped 2013-08-26 · DEMIL DHazard-detecting instruments and apparatus Mundane130 Each$3,654
RIFLE,7.62 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-00-589-1271Shipped 2003-08-25 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$138
RIFLE,5.56 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-00-073-9421Shipped 2002-09-17 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$499
RIFLE,7.62 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-00-589-1271Shipped 1994-05-26 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$138
RIFLE,7.62 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-00-589-1271Shipped 1994-05-26 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$138

72 of 72 recorded transfers shown. Quantities are per unit of issue and are never summed across units. DEMIL code A: non-controlled property, may be disposed of after one year (so a listed item is not necessarily still held). Codes such as C, D, F, and Q: controlled property with federal return or demilitarization requirements.

AnalysisMilitarization Index: computed by this site, not an official statistic.

Middletown Police Department received $10,717 of tactical 1033 equipment value per sworn officer (original cost, divided by its latest FBI-reported staffing): the 92nd percentile among municipal police agencies of similar size (60+ officers, n=93).

Peer group: Municipal police, 60+ officers (n=93)

Tactical 1033 value per sworn officer: Municipal police, 60+ officers
RangeAgencies
0–500076
5000–100009
10000–150005
15000–200002

Middletown Police Department: 10,717 dollars of tactical 1033 acquisition value per sworn officer: 92nd percentile among Municipal police, 60+ officers (n=93).

A higher index is not automatically worse. It divides cumulative transfers over the covered window by current staffing, so it measures how intensively an agency has participated in the program, not what it holds today. See the methodology.

Statewide totals, per-county rollups, and the top categories across all of New Jersey are on the 1033 program overview.

Internal affairs investigations by year

counts

Internal affairs investigations reported by Middletown Police Department, by year
Categorycounts
202141
202235
202322
202436
202549

Incidents

35 in 2025

Internal affairs incidents reported by Middletown Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
202141
202230
202319
202430
202535

Officers on IA rows

47 in 2025

Officers listed on the officer-level internal affairs rows for Middletown Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
2021not reported
2022not reported
2023not reported
202436
202547
Analysis

Computed by this site from the two figures the agency reports each year. Not a misconduct rate: it describes how an agency resolved what it investigated.

share of total · 5 reported years

Share of internal affairs investigations sustained by Middletown Police Department, by year
Yearshare of total
20210
20222.857
202327.273
202433.333
202524.49

Statewide, 19.5 percent of investigations reported a sustained complaint in 2025. How dispositions break down statewide.

Complaint mix, 2025

Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Officer-level rows list 47 officers involved.

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Middletown Police Department, 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation22
Demeanor9
Vehicular Pursuit Policy Violation7
Excessive Force3
Improper Search2
EEO2
Insubordination/Disobeying An Order1
Sexual Assault/Criminal Sexual Violation1
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Statewide category pages: Other Departmental Rule Violation · Demeanor · Vehicular Pursuit Policy Violation · Excessive Force · Improper Search · EEO · Insubordination/Disobeying An Order · Sexual Assault/Criminal Sexual Violation

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Middletown Police Department, 2025
Exonerated17
Sustained12
Not Sustained8
Unfounded8
not provided4

Allegations by year, 2021 to 2025

AnalysisRanked and folded by this site. The counts inside each panel are as reported.

Other Departmental Rule Violation

77 of 183

Other Departmental Rule Violation allegations reported by Middletown Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
202115
20228
20236
202426
202522

Demeanor

49 of 183

Demeanor allegations reported by Middletown Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
202113
202213
20239
20245
20259

Excessive Force

11 of 183

Excessive Force allegations reported by Middletown Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
20212
20224
20231
20241
20253

Vehicular Pursuit Policy Violation

7 of 183

Vehicular Pursuit Policy Violation allegations reported by Middletown Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
20210
20220
20230
20240
20257

Other (18 categories)

39 of 183

Other (18 categories) allegations reported by Middletown Police Department, by year
Yearcounts
202111
202210
20236
20244
20258
Internal affairs investigations per 100 IA-investigated officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 IA-investigated officers)
Middletown Police Department125.6
County median, municipal police (41)125.0
NJ median, municipal police (445)125.9

Investigations per 100 officers named in that year's IA investigations (the Attorney General's own "Number of Officers" field, a distinct-officer count drawn from the IA case data itself, not a department headcount). 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.

AnalysisA second, independent rate using FBI-reported staffing instead.

49 investigations reported for 2025[1] ÷ 115 sworn officers the department reported to the FBI for 2025[23] = 42.6 per 100 FBI-reported sworn officers. This is a genuinely different denominator from the rate above, not a correction of it; the two should not be added or averaged together. See the methodology for why these two officer counts diverge.

Report card

Grade D: Second-highest fifth

On reported IA volume and discipline severity; see methodology

Combined standing
65th percentile of 93 peers
Confidence
High confidence

Where this agency falls among its peers

The actual spread of discipline severity across Middletown Police Department's real peer group, not an assumed bell curve. If the group is skewed, it is shown skewed.

Peer group: Municipal police, 60+ officers (n=93)

Discipline severity: Municipal police, 60+ officers
RangeAgencies
0–5066
50–10025
100–1501
150–2001

Middletown Police Department: 91.216 severity-weighted discipline per 100 IA-investigated officers: 96th percentile among Municipal police, 60+ officers (n=93).

How the grade is built

Three components, each a percentile within the peer group. The combined standing is their weighted mean, re-ranked among peers; the grade is the fifth of the peer group it lands in.

IA volumeweight 40%

30th percentileof 93 peers

123.4 investigations per 100 officers (multi-year mean)

Internal affairs investigations per 100 reported officers, averaged over the years where the agency reported both figures.

Discipline severityweight 40%

96th percentileof 93 peers

91.2 severity-weighted discipline per 100 officers, 2020-2025

Major discipline records weighted by sanction (termination 4, demotion 3, suspension 2, other 1) per 100 officers.

Allegation severityweight 20%

34th percentileof 93 peers

1.90 mean severity tier (1 low - 4 critical)

Mean severity tier of IA allegations across 2021-2025, using the published tier map; unknown values excluded.

What this grade can and can't tell you

  • The underlying data is self-reported by agencies, one yearly snapshot at a time.
  • Allegations are not findings; many complaints end unfounded, exonerated, or not sustained.
  • There is no arrest or call-volume denominator in this data, so nothing here is a per-capita misconduct rate. A genuinely independent staffing-based rate, sourced from the FBI rather than this grade's own data, appears above when available. It is a different measurement, not a more accurate version of the grade.
  • A higher internal affairs volume is ambiguous: it can indicate more misconduct, or a more robust oversight and reporting culture. The grade weighs it anyway, because volume is what the record offers; that choice is published, not hidden.
  • The grade is one lens. The records it reads are on this page above.

Where this agency ranks

AnalysisRankings compare agencies of the same type only, on figures as reported. A high rank is reported volume, not a verdict.[24] How each metric is defined.
This agency's rank on each metric, among agencies of the same type
MetricValueRank
IA per 100 investigated officers2025125.6224th of 445 municipal police
IA investigations20254943rd of 445 municipal police
IA incidents20253543rd of 445 municipal police
Major discipline2020-20251023rd of 282 municipal police
Terminations2020-202554th of 111 municipal police
Militarization Indexas of 2026-06-30$10,71724th of 163 municipal police
Sworn per 1,000 residentslatest reported census year1.72391st of 460 municipal police
Police pay vs school paypension snapshot 2026-03-311.43x183rd of 415 municipal police
OPRA requests recordedOPRAmachine, 2017 to present3370th of 458 municipal police

Major discipline records

2 major discipline records in 2025, up from 0 in 2020.
Yearmajor discipline records
20200
20213
20220
20231
20244
20252

2 major discipline records in 2025, up from 0 in 2020.

Major discipline records reported by Middletown Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Ekne MontalvoPatrolmanSuspended 20 days[25]
2025Justin SkellyPatrolmanOther sanction[26]
2024Sean SweeneyLieutenantOther sanction[27]
2024Brendan SantiagoPatrolmanTerminatedSuspended 131 days[28]
2024Brendan SantiagoPatrolmanTerminatedSuspended 131 days[29]
2024Sean SweeneyLieutenantOther sanction[30]
2023Robert McNairCorporalSuspended (days not reported)Separated while IA pending[31]
2021Jesse SchildPatrol OfficerTerminated[32]
2021Thomas FosterPatrol OfficerTerminated[33]
2021Carl RothSergeantTerminated[34]

Every name links to the officer's record page with the agency's full synopsis and citation.

Fatal encounters recorded involving this agency

From the independent Fatal Encounters dataset, 2000-2021

In brief (written by this site from the records below)

One record in the Fatal Encounters dataset names Middletown Police Department, from 2021. The as-recorded level of force in that record is listed as Gunshot. Fatal Encounters was an independent, crowdsourced journalism project, not a government source, and it documented deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind, including vehicle pursuits, deaths by suicide in police presence, and medical emergencies. A record is not a finding of fault, and it does not say police caused the death. Collection ended in December 2021, so the dataset is frozen at that date.

Fatal Encounters is an independent, crowdsourced dataset that documented deaths during police encounters nationwide from 2000 until its collection ended in December 2021.[4] It records all deaths that occurred during a police encounter of any kind: vehicle pursuits, suicides in police presence, and medical emergencies are included alongside uses of force. A record appears here because Middletown Police Departmentis named in the record's as-reported agency field. A listing is not a misconduct finding, and it is not connected to the Attorney General discipline records above. See the methodology. Each record links to its own page with the full as-reported details.

  • Mark D. Walker II

    November 6, 2021 · Long Branch · Highest level of force as recorded: Gunshot

Public records requests

Records requests about this department filed through OPRAmachine, an independent site that files Open Public Records Act requests in public and publishes the responses.[5] This is a third-party, user-generated source, separate in origin from the Attorney General records elsewhere on this page.

Current as of 12 July 2026. These figures are a point-in-time snapshot and do not update: requests filed to OPRAmachine after that date do not appear here. For live activity, see this body on OPRAmachine.

Police-related requests

33[5]

Every request filed to this department

Most recent request

June 2026[5]

First recorded December 2022

Awaiting a response

20[5]

Requests with no response recorded yet

What happened to those requests

Statuses as recorded on OPRAmachine. They are set by the person who filed the request when they classify what came back, not by the agency and not by any court. They describe the fate of a records request and nothing else.

Recorded outcomes of records requests to Middletown Township Police Department (requests)
Awaiting agency response20
Requester reported success7
Under internal review5
Delivery error1

Recent requests

The 12 most recent requests to Middletown Township Police Department, by date and recorded status. Each was written by a member of the public. A request is a question somebody asked. It is not a finding, not an allegation this site makes, and not evidence that anything happened.

  1. 2026-06-22Awaiting agency response
  2. 2026-06-22Requester reported success
  3. 2026-06-16Requester reported success
  4. 2026-04-17Under internal review
  5. 2026-02-02Requester reported success
  6. 2026-01-07Awaiting agency response
  7. 2025-12-30Requester reported success
  8. 2025-12-08Awaiting agency response
  9. 2025-11-27Under internal review
  10. 2025-07-19Awaiting agency response
  11. 2025-07-12Under internal review
  12. 2025-07-12Under internal review
Show what each request asked for, as the requester wrote it

These titles are quoted from OPRAmachine exactly as the requester typed them. They are the requester's words, not this site's, and some describe what the requester believed or suspected. Nothing here has been established as fact.

File your own records request

Anyone can request records from this department under the Open Public Records Act. This link opens a request on OPRAmachine, pre-filled with a neutral starting point you can edit or replace before you send it. The request, and any response, will be published there.

File an OPRA request about this department

See every request filed to Middletown Township Police Department on OPRAmachine.

What this section can and can't tell you

  • A request is not a finding. Every entry records what a member of the public asked for. None of it establishes that an agency did anything, and none of it is an allegation this site is making.
  • Statuses come from the requester, not the agency. On OPRAmachine the person who filed the request classifies the response they got, so “successful” means they said they got what they asked for. It is not the agency's word and not an adjudication.
  • Request volume is not a measure of misconduct. A long list usually reflects public interest, local journalism, or one determined requester. A short list usually means few people have asked.
  • This covers OPRAmachine only. Most OPRA requests in New Jersey are filed directly with agencies and never appear here, so this is a floor, not a total.
  • It is frozen at 12 July 2026. The figures come from a snapshot of OPRAmachine taken on that date and nothing refreshes them, so anything filed since is missing. Treat every number here as a lower bound that is only getting further out of date.

The match between this OPRAmachine body and this department is this site's inference, not a certified mapping. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Middletown Police Department's internal affairs and discipline record?

Middletown Police Department logged 49 internal affairs investigations in 2025 with 39 officers named in those cases, a rate of 125.6 per 100 officers. That is slightly above the Monmouth County median of 125 and just under the 125.9 municipal median. The middle of that range is where reporting practice matters most: a higher rate can mean more misconduct or a department that writes up more complaints. Of the 49 investigations detailed for 2025, 12 reported sustained complaints. Other Departmental Rule Violation was the leading allegation category, followed by Demeanor and Vehicular Pursuit Policy Violation. Ten major discipline records appear across the 2020-2025 releases, from 2021, 2023, 2024 and 2025, including five terminations. Middletown received a D on the report card, at the 65th percentile among 93 peers in the 60+ officers group, a high-confidence grade.

How many internal affairs investigations did Middletown Police Department report in 2025?

Middletown Police Department reported 49 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. 39 distinct officers were named in that year's IA investigations.

How many major discipline records does Middletown Police Department have?

Middletown Police Department has 10 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 5 were terminations. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

How many officers does Middletown Police Department have?

Middletown Police Department reported 115 full-time sworn officers to the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census for 2025, 7% of them female. That is 1.72 sworn officers per 1,000 residents. This is a different measurement from the "officers named in IA cases" figure elsewhere on this page, which counts distinct officers in that year's internal affairs investigations, not total staffing.

What military surplus equipment has Middletown Police Department received through the 1033 program?

Middletown Police Department received 72 recorded line items of surplus military equipment through the Defense Department's 1033 program between 1994 and 2017, with a total recorded value of $1,859,632 (original DoD acquisition cost, not current or market value). The largest category by recorded value was: Radio and television communication equipment, except airborne. Transfers are as recorded by the Defense Logistics Agency as of 2026-06-30; equipment acquired through the program is not necessarily still held.

What is the total recorded value of the 1033 equipment Middletown Police Department received?

The surplus equipment recorded for Middletown Police Department under the 1033 program totals $1,859,632 in original DoD acquisition cost, of which $1,232,485 is in categories this site classes as tactical (47 of 72 line items). These are original-cost figures at the time of transfer, not current or market value.

How many deaths during police encounters are recorded for Middletown Police Department?

The independent Fatal Encounters dataset contains 1 record naming Middletown Police Department, from 2021 through 2021. Fatal Encounters is a crowdsourced journalism project, not a government source, and it documented deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind. Each record links to a page showing it exactly as the project recorded it.

What does Middletown Police Department pay its officers compared with local school staff?

The median pensionable salary for the 112 active Middletown Police Department officers in the NJ Treasury pension file is $124,105. The median for the 901 TPAF-enrolled staff at MIDDLETOWN TWP BD OF ED is $99,658, a ratio of 1.25x. Against the Monmouth County school-staff median the ratio is 1.43x. These are pensionable base salaries: they exclude overtime, stipends, longevity and leave payouts for both groups, and a school contract year and a police work year are different lengths. TPAF covers certificated school staff, not only classroom teachers.

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