Department profile · Bergen County
Ridgewood Police Department
Reported as: Ridgewood PDMunicipal police
Jurisdiction context
Civil service jurisdiction
Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to Ridgewood Village 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 Ridgewood Police Department is listed as a municipal police agency in Bergen County. The site did not have a reported sworn officer count for its latest year, and internal affairs investigation totals were not available, so its complaint rate could not be measured against the median for its type.
Two major discipline records appear in the 2020 through 2025 releases, neither a termination, with entries in 2020 and 2024. The site does not grade the department, because its officer count was not reported and it has no peer group for comparison.
Written by this site strictly from the figures on this page; every number is cited below.
Major discipline records
| Year | Officer | Rank | Sanction as reported | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Michael Lembo | Sergeant | Suspended 7 days | [1] |
| 2020 | Peter Youngberg | Officer | Suspended 30 days | [2] |
Every name links to the officer's record page with the agency's full synopsis and citation.
Questions and answers
- How many major discipline records does Ridgewood Police Department have?
- Ridgewood 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]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 887. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2800. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩