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Department profile · Bergen County

Paramus Police Department

Reported as: Paramus 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.

Sworn officers, 2025

8[1]

IA investigations, 2025

10[1]

Incidents, 2025

9[1]

Major discipline records

2

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

18202135202252023162024102025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Paramus Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Paramus Police Department, by year
20212022202320242025
183551610

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 10 investigations, 3 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 10 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Paramus PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Paramus PD, 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation6
Demeanor2
Excessive Force1
Differential Treatment1
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Paramus PD, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by Paramus PD, 2025
Not Sustained3
Unfounded3
Sustained3
Exonerated1

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
PARAMUS PD125.0COUNTY MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (60)125.3NJ 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)
Paramus PD125.0
County median, municipal police (60)125.3
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 Paramus Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2024Steve NepolaSergeantSeparated while IA pending[8]
2021David BetancourtOfficerSuspended 60 days[9]

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 Paramus Police Department report in 2025?
Paramus Police Department reported 10 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 8 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does Paramus Police Department have?
Paramus Police Department has 2 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 0 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 2099. 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 65. 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 1083. 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 1594. 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 575. 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 2099. 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 Paramus 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 884. 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 2433. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩