Department profile · Burlington County
Riverside Police Department
Reported as: Riverside PDMunicipal police
Jurisdiction context
Civil service jurisdiction
Discipline at this department is governed by the Title 4A civil service framework, matched to Riverside Township on the New Jersey Civil Service Commission roster.
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Reflects the NJCSC Appendix A roster as of 2026-07-04. Context only, not legal advice.
In brief
The Riverside Police Department is a municipal police agency in Burlington County. It reported 6 sworn officers in 2025 and 6 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 100 investigations per 100 officers was below the 125.6 median for municipal departments. Two of the 6 investigations detailed for 2025 reported sustained complaints. The most common allegation labels were improper entry, excessive force and improper search.
One major discipline record appears in the 2020 through 2025 releases, from 2022, and it was a termination. On the report card the department received a D, which the site reports as the 69th percentile of its peer group of 361 agencies in the 1-14 officers band. A higher volume of internal affairs activity can indicate 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
6[1]
IA investigations, 2025
6[1]
Incidents, 2025
5[1]
Major discipline records
1
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 6 investigations, 2 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 6 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Improper Entry | 2 |
|---|---|
| not provided | 1 |
| Excessive Force | 1 |
| Improper Search | 1 |
| Demeanor | 1 |
Internal disposition
| Not Sustained | 4 |
|---|---|
| Sustained | 2 |
Against peers, 2025
| Riverside PD | 100.0 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (31) | 125.0 |
| 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.
Major discipline records
| Year | Officer | Rank | Sanction as reported | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | David Ferreira | SLEO II | Terminated | [8] |
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 Riverside Police Department report in 2025?
- Riverside Police Department reported 6 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 6 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Riverside Police Department have?
- Riverside Police Department has 1 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 1 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 2148. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 116. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1132. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1644. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 625. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2148. 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 Riverside 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 2088. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩