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Department profile · Union County

Plainfield Police Department

Reported as: Plainfield PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Civil service jurisdiction

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

The Plainfield Police Department is a municipal police agency in Union County. It reported 22 sworn officers in 2025 and 25 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 113.6 investigations per 100 officers was below the 125.6 median for municipal departments. None of the 25 investigations detailed for 2025 reported a sustained complaint. Specific allegation labels were not reported.

Ten major discipline records appear in the 2020 through 2025 releases, none of them terminations, with entries in 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025. On the report card the department received a C, which the site reports as the 54th percentile of its peer group of 38 agencies in the 30-59 officers band. 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

22[1]

IA investigations, 2025

25[1]

Incidents, 2025

25[1]

Major discipline records

10

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

1152021852022542023262024252025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Plainfield Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Plainfield Police Department, by year
20212022202320242025
11585542625

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 25 investigations, 0 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 25 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Plainfield PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Plainfield PD, 2025
not provided25
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Plainfield PD, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by Plainfield PD, 2025
Exonerated11
Not Sustained7
Sustained4
Unfounded2
not provided1

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
PLAINFIELD PD113.6COUNTY MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (23)137.0NJ 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)
Plainfield PD113.6
County median, municipal police (23)137.0
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 Plainfield Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Jason PardoPolice OfficerSuspended 15 days[8]
2024John EvansOfficerSuspended 35 days[9]
2024Hassan EdwardsOfficerSuspended 113 daysSeparated while IA pending[10]
2024Christian BrownOfficerSeparated while IA pending[11]
2023Brittney SearsOfficerSeparated while IA pending[12]
2023Brittney SearsOfficerSeparated while IA pending[13]
2023Michael MartinezOfficerSuspended (days not reported)[14]
2023Amber WilliamsOfficerSuspended 7 days[15]
2022William GuyOfficerSuspended 107 days[16]
2022Chanel JohnsonDetectiveSuspended 125 days[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 Plainfield Police Department report in 2025?
Plainfield Police Department reported 25 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 22 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does Plainfield Police Department have?
Plainfield Police Department has 10 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 2533. 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 486. 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 1509. 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 2016. 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 994. 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 2533. 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 Plainfield 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 808. 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 1444. 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 1445. 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 1446. 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 1990. 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 1991. 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 1992. 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 1993. 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 2395. 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 2396. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩