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Department profile · Cape May County

Ocean City Police Department

Reported as: Ocean City PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Civil service jurisdiction

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

Ocean City Police Department, a municipal police agency in Cape May County, reported 19 sworn officers in 2025 and 21 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 110.5 investigations per 100 officers was below the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 21 investigations detailed for 2025, 4 reported sustained complaints. The most common allegation was another departmental rule violation.

The releases from 2020 through 2025 list 9 major discipline records for the department, 2 of which were terminations. The report card gives Ocean City a grade of D, placing it in the 76th percentile of its peer group of 61 agencies with 15-29 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

19[1]

IA investigations, 2025

21[1]

Incidents, 2025

19[1]

Major discipline records

9

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

92021272022192023212024212025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Ocean City Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Ocean City Police Department, by year
20212022202320242025
927192121

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 21 investigations, 4 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 20 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Ocean City PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Ocean City PD, 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation8
Excessive Force5
Improper Search3
Demeanor2
Domestic violence (Non-Criminal)1
Differential Treatment1
False Documentation/Falsifying A Report (Non-Criminal)1
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Ocean City PD, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by Ocean City PD, 2025
Unfounded10
Exonerated5
Sustained4
Administratively Closed1
not provided1

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
OCEAN CITY PD110.5COUNTY MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (10)118.0NJ 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)
Ocean City PD110.5
County median, municipal police (10)118.0
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.

View the report card

Major discipline records

Major discipline records reported by Ocean City Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Franklin Gomez JrSLEO 1Separated while IA pending[8]
2024Christian PalzerPatrolmanSeparated while IA pending[9]
2024Thomas MullineauxPatrolmanSeparated while IA pending[10]
2024Timothy PyneSLEO IISeparated while IA pending[11]
2023Jacob HarrisPatrolmanTerminatedSuspended (days not reported)Separated while IA pending[12]
2023Tyrone RollsSergeantTerminatedSuspended (days not reported)[13]
2023Anthony MillevoiPatrolmanSuspended 30 days[14]
2022Thomas StrunkOfficerOther sanction[15]
2020Christopher VivarelliPatrol OfficerSuspended 40 days[16]

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 Ocean City Police Department report in 2025?
Ocean City Police Department reported 21 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 19 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does Ocean City Police Department have?
Ocean City Police Department has 9 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 2 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 2198. 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 167. 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 1183. 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 1693. 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 674. 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 2198. 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 Ocean City 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 265. 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 1035. 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 1036. 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 1037. 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 1620. 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 1621. 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 1622. 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 2137. 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 2827. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩