Department profile · Hudson County
Secaucus Police Department
Reported as: Secaucus 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 Secaucus Police Department is a municipal police agency in Hudson County. It reported 18 sworn officers in 2025 and opened 21 internal affairs investigations that year. Its rate of 116.7 investigations per 100 officers was below the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 21 investigations detailed for 2025, 8 ended in sustained findings. Neglect of Duty and Other Departmental Rule Violation were the leading allegations.
Eight major discipline records appear in the 2020 through 2025 releases, one of them a termination. On the site's report card the department received a D, placing it in the 71st percentile of its peer group of 61 agencies with 15 to 29 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
18[1]
IA investigations, 2025
21[1]
Incidents, 2025
16[1]
Major discipline records
8
All years, 2020-2025
Internal affairs investigations by year
| 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 33 | 29 | 36 | 21 |
Complaint mix, 2025
Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 21 investigations, 8 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 21 officers involved.[7]
Most serious allegation
| Neglect of Duty | 7 |
|---|---|
| Other Departmental Rule Violation | 6 |
| Demeanor | 2 |
| Improper Supervision/Failure To Supervise | 2 |
| Improper Arrest | 1 |
| Conduct Unbecoming/Discredit To The Agency | 1 |
| Domestic violence (Non-Criminal) | 1 |
| not provided | 1 |
Internal disposition
| Sustained | 8 |
|---|---|
| Not Sustained | 4 |
| Exonerated | 4 |
| Unfounded | 2 |
| Administratively Closed | 2 |
| not provided | 1 |
Against peers, 2025
| Secaucus PD | 116.7 |
|---|---|
| County median, municipal police (13) | 138.9 |
| 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 | Michael Borrelli | Police Officer | Suspended 75 days | [8] |
| 2025 | Michael Borrelli | Police Officer | Suspended 160 days | [9] |
| 2024 | Kiril Petrov | Police Officer | Suspended 210 days | [10] |
| 2024 | Kiril Petrov | Police Officer | Suspended 30 days | [11] |
| 2023 | Michael Borrelli | Police Officer | Suspended 22 days | [12] |
| 2023 | Scott Coar | Captain | Suspended 10 days | [13] |
| 2022 | Matthew Murphy | Police Officer | Terminated | [14] |
| 2021 | Jason Mitchell | Officer | Suspended 45 days | [15] |
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 Secaucus Police Department report in 2025?
- Secaucus Police Department reported 21 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 18 sworn officers that year.
- How many major discipline records does Secaucus Police Department have?
- Secaucus Police Department has 8 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 2266. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [2]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 235. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [3]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1252. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [4]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 1759. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [5]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 743. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
- [6]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2266. 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 Secaucus 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 401. 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 402. 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 1131. 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 1132. 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 1743. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [13]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1744. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [14]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2215. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
- [15]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2599. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩