Department profile · Monmouth County
Sea Bright Police Department
Reported as: Sea Bright 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.
In brief
The Sea Bright Police Department, a municipal police agency in Monmouth County, reported 8 sworn officers in 2025 and opened 10 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 125 investigations per 100 officers was below the 125.6 median for municipal police. None of the 10 investigations detailed for 2025 ended in a sustained finding. The only allegation recorded was Demeanor.
Five major discipline records appear in the 2020 through 2025 releases, four of them terminations. On the site's report card the department received an F, placing it in the 97th percentile of its peer group of 361 agencies with 1 to 14 officers. A higher volume of internal affairs activity can reflect either 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
8[1]
IA investigations, 2025
10[1]
Incidents, 2025
4[1]
Major discipline records
5
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 10 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 10 investigations, 0 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 8 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Demeanor | 10 |
|---|
Internal disposition
| Unfounded | 10 |
|---|
Against peers, 2025
| Sea Bright PD | 125.0 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (41) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Christopher Fisler | Sergeant | TerminatedSuspended 115 days | [8] |
| 2025 | Brett Friedman | Chief | Suspended 44 daysSeparated while IA pending | [9] |
| 2024 | Korey Pool | Officer | Terminated | [10] |
| 2023 | Erich Bennett | Corporal | Terminated | [11] |
| 2021 | Jeffrey Farrah | Officer | Terminated | [12] |
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 Sea Bright Police Department report in 2025?
- Sea Bright 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 Sea Bright Police Department have?
- Sea Bright Police Department has 5 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 4 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 2366. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 333. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1350. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1855. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 835. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2366. 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 Sea Bright 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 480. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [9]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 481. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [10]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1216. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [11]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1823. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [12]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2634. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩