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Department profile · Middlesex County

South Plainfield Police Department

Reported as: South Plainfield PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Civil service jurisdiction

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

Sworn officers, 2025

17[1]

IA investigations, 2025

23[1]

Incidents, 2025

16[1]

Major discipline records

2

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

142021252022162023272024232025
Internal affairs investigations reported by South Plainfield Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by South Plainfield Police Department, by year
20212022202320242025
1425162723

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 23 investigations, 7 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 23 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by South Plainfield PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by South Plainfield PD, 2025
Demeanor11
Other Departmental Rule Violation9
Excessive Force1
Domestic violence (Criminal)1
Insubordination/Disobeying An Order1
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by South Plainfield PD, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by South Plainfield PD, 2025
Exonerated12
Sustained7
Not Sustained4

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
SOUTH PLAINFIELD PD135.3COUNTY MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (25)125.0NJ 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)
South Plainfield PD135.3
County median, municipal police (25)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.

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Major discipline records

Major discipline records reported by South Plainfield Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Algier ParhamOfficerSuspended 15 days[8]
2022Michael MolinaroSergeantSuspended 30 days[9]

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 South Plainfield Police Department report in 2025?
South Plainfield Police Department reported 23 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 17 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does South Plainfield Police Department have?
South Plainfield 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. [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2326. 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 291. 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 1309. 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 1814. 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 795. 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 2326. 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 South 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 453. 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 2247. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩