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Department profile · Monmouth County

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.

Sworn officers, 2025

39[1]

IA investigations, 2025

49[1]

Incidents, 2025

35[1]

Major discipline records

10

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

412021352022222023362024492025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Middletown Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Middletown Police Department, by year
20212022202320242025
4135223649

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 49 investigations, 12 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 47 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Middletown PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Middletown PD, 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

Internal disposition

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

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
MIDDLETOWN PD125.6COUNTY MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (41)125.0NJ 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)
Middletown PD125.6
County median, municipal police (41)125.0
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 Middletown Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Ekne MontalvoPatrolmanSuspended 20 days[8]
2025Justin SkellyPatrolmanOther sanction[9]
2024Sean SweeneyLieutenantOther sanction[10]
2024Brendan SantiagoPatrolmanTerminatedSuspended 131 days[11]
2024Brendan SantiagoPatrolmanTerminatedSuspended 131 days[12]
2024Sean SweeneyLieutenantOther sanction[13]
2023Robert McNairCorporalSuspended (days not reported)Separated while IA pending[14]
2021Jesse SchildPatrol OfficerTerminated[15]
2021Thomas FosterPatrol OfficerTerminated[16]
2021Carl RothSergeantTerminated[17]

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 Middletown Police Department report in 2025?
Middletown Police Department reported 49 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 39 sworn officers that year.
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.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2356. 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 321. 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 1340. 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 1844. 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 823. 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 2356. 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 Middletown 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 467. 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 468. 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 1196. 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 1197. 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 1198. 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 1199. 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 1805. 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 2622. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  16. [16]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2623. 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 2624. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩