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

North Plainfield Police Department reported 33 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 23 sworn officers that year.

How many major discipline records does North Plainfield Police Department have?

North Plainfield Police Department has 7 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 4 were terminations. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Department profile · Somerset County

North Plainfield Police Department

Reported as: North Plainfield 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

The North Plainfield Police Department is a municipal police agency in Somerset County. It reported 23 sworn officers in 2025 and 33 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 143.5 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 33 investigations detailed for 2025, 2 reported sustained complaints. The most common allegation was Other Departmental Rule Violation.

Across the 2020-2025 releases, 7 major discipline records appear, and 4 of them were terminations. On the report card the department received an F, placing it in the 88th percentile of 361 peers 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

23^{^[1]}

IA investigations, 2025

33^{^[1]}

Incidents, 2025

22^{^[1]}

Major discipline records

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

Internal affairs investigations reported by North Plainfield Police Department, by year
2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
17	10	19	13	33

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 33 investigations, 2 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 33 officers involved.^[7]

Most serious allegation

Other Departmental Rule Violation10

Demeanor9

not provided5

Excessive Force4

Preventable MV Accident1

Differential Treatment1

False Documentation/Falsifying A Report (Non-Criminal)1

Conduct Unbecoming/Discredit To The Agency1

Most serious allegations reported by North Plainfield PD, 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation	10
Demeanor	9
not provided	5
Excessive Force	4
Preventable MV Accident	1
Differential Treatment	1
False Documentation/Falsifying A Report (Non-Criminal)	1
Conduct Unbecoming/Discredit To The Agency	1

AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Exonerated11

not provided7

Administratively Closed5

Unfounded4

Sustained3

Not Sustained3

Internal dispositions reported by North Plainfield PD, 2025
Exonerated	11
not provided	7
Administratively Closed	5
Unfounded	4
Sustained	3
Not Sustained	3

Against peers, 2025

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

Internal affairs investigations per 100 officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 sworn officers)
North Plainfield PD	143.5
County median, municipal police (18)	141.7
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.

View the report card

Major discipline records

Major discipline records reported by North Plainfield Police Department, 2020-2025
Year	Officer	Rank	Sanction as reported	Src
2025	Richard Dow	Detective	TerminatedSuspended 512 days	^[8]
2025	Thomas Kirse	Patrolman	TerminatedSuspended 32 days	^[9]
2024	Raymond Zarsuela	Patrolman	Suspended 10 days	^[10]
2022	Sabrina Romasz	Patrolman	Suspended 20 days	^[11]
2022	David Dzibela	Patrolman	Suspended 15 days	^[12]
2021	Francis Steinhauser	Patrol Officer	Terminated	^[13]
2020	Mikeedwar Jean-Baptiste	Patrol Officer	Terminated	^[14]

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 North Plainfield Police Department report in 2025?: North Plainfield Police Department reported 33 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 23 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does North Plainfield Police Department have?: North Plainfield Police Department has 7 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 4 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 2484. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
[2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 444. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
[3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1465. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
[4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1973. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
[5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 949. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
[6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2484. 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 North Plainfield 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 525. 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 526. 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 1273. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[11]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2297. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[12]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2298. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[13]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2664. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[14]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2927. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩