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Toms River Township

Reported as: Toms River TownshipOther agency

Jurisdiction context

Civil service status not verified

We could not match this agency to the NJCSC roster with confidence. Whether the Title 4A framework applies here is not asserted either way.

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

Toms River Township is classified as an other agency in Ocean County. It reported 17 internal affairs investigations in 2025 and 14 officers named in those cases. Its rate of 121.4 per 100 officers matched the county median of 121.4 and sat just below the 121.6 median for other agencies. A higher rate can point to more misconduct or to an agency that documents more of its complaints. Three of the 17 investigations detailed for 2025 reported sustained complaints. Other Departmental Rule Violation led the categories, followed by Vehicular Pursuit Policy Violation and Use Of Force Policy Violation.

One major discipline record appears in the 2020-2025 releases, from 2025, and it was a termination. The site does not grade Toms River Township, because it has too few peers: only 6 agencies fall in its group of all other agencies.

Written by this site strictly from the figures on this page; every number is cited below.

Officers named in IA cases, 2025

14[1]

Distinct officers in that year's IA investigations, not total staffing

IA investigations, 2025

17[1]

Incidents, 2025

10[1]

Major discipline records

1

All years, 2020-2025

Staffing

As reported by the department to the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) census, full-time personnel as of October 31 each year. This is a different measurement from the "officers named in IA cases" figure above; see the methodology.

Sworn officers, 2025

145[6]

64 years reported

145 sworn officers in 2025, up from 23 in 1960 (+530%).
Yearsworn officers
196023
1961not reported
196232
196333
196438
196545
196650
1967not reported
196876
196976
197067
197175
197275
197386
197497
1975102
1976112
1977112
1978111
1979113
1980114
1981117
1982119
1983117
1984117
1985117
1986124
1987126
1988129
1989136
1990137
1991132
1992129
1993125
1994122
1995128
1996133
1997134
1998134
1999134
2000136
2001148
2002149
2003151
2004153
2005157
2006165
2007160
2008158
2009159
2010150
2011150
2012150
2013152
2014152
2015158
2016160
2017160
2018160
2019163
2020162
2021161
2022162
2023162
2024154
2025145

Civilian employees, 2025

53[7]

0.37 per sworn officer

Female sworn officers, 2025

7[8]

4.8% of sworn officers

Officers per 1,000 residents, 2025

1.43[9]

Municipal departments only

The match between this FBI record and this department is this site's inference, not a certified mapping. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Military surplus equipment (1033 program)

In brief

Written by this site from the figures below.

Toms River Township received 10 recorded line items of surplus military equipment through the federal military surplus program between 1999 and 2021, all in categories this site classes as tactical. The recorded value totals $1,015,066 in original Department of Defense acquisition cost rather than current or market value. Combat, assault, and tactical vehicles, wheeled accounts for $865,000 of that, with Unmanned ground vehicles at $77,060 and Trucks and truck tractors, wheeled at $72,040. These are transfers received across many years, not a current inventory, and non-controlled items may be disposed of after one year. Receiving surplus equipment through the program is not misconduct, and this federal data is separate in origin from the Attorney General discipline records on this page.

Surplus military equipment transferred to this agency under the Defense Department's 1033 program, as recorded by the Defense Logistics Agency.

Total recorded value

$1,015,066[2]

Original DoD cost, not market value

Tactical equipment value

$1,015,066[2]

10 of 10 line items classed tactical

Transfer window

1999-2021[2]

Earliest to latest recorded ship date

Quantities received, by unit of issue: 10 items (Each). Units of issue differ (an item and a kit are not the same thing), so no single combined item count exists.

Top categories by recorded value

Top 1033 equipment categories received by Toms River Township, by recorded value (original DoD acquisition cost, dollars)
Combat, assault, and tactical vehicles, wheeled865,000 tactical
Unmanned ground vehicles77,060 tactical
Trucks and truck tractors, wheeled72,040 tactical
Guns, through 30mm966 tactical

Categories received: tactical vs mundane

Each category is classed tactical or mundane by this site's published classification of its Federal Supply Class. Much of what moves through the program is mundane surplus (tools, office and medical equipment); the tactical rows are what the Militarization Index below measures.

1033 equipment categories received by Toms River Township, grouped tactical vs mundane
CategoryClassLine itemsQuantity receivedRecorded value (original cost)
Combat, assault, and tactical vehicles, wheeledArmored vehicles (MRAPs) · FSC 2355Tactical11 items (Each)$865,000
Unmanned ground vehiclesEOD robots and bomb-disposal equipment · FSC 2360Tactical11 items (Each)$77,060
Trucks and truck tractors, wheeledMilitary trucks · FSC 2320Tactical11 items (Each)$72,040
Guns, through 30mmWeapons · FSC 1005Tactical77 items (Each)$966

Every recorded transfer

Equipment class

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1033 program transfers recorded for Toms River Township, as recorded by the Defense Logistics Agency
ItemCategoryQtyRecorded valueOriginal DoD cost
UNMANNED VEHICLE,GROUNDNSN 2360-01-663-1082Shipped 2021-01-13 · DEMIL QUnmanned ground vehicles Tactical1 Each$77,060
MINE RESISTANT VEHICLENSN 2355-01-602-3357Shipped 2016-09-16 · DEMIL CCombat, assault, and tactical vehicles, wheeled Tactical1 Each$865,000
TRUCKS AND TRUCK TRACTORS, DEMIL CNSN 2320-DS-TRU-CKDCShipped 2013-04-15 · DEMIL CTrucks and truck tractors, wheeled Tactical1 Each$72,040
RIFLE,7.62 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-00-589-1271Shipped 2004-08-23 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$138
RIFLE,7.62 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-00-589-1271Shipped 2004-08-23 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$138
RIFLE,7.62 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-00-589-1271Shipped 2004-08-23 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$138
RIFLE,7.62 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-00-589-1271Shipped 2004-08-23 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$138
RIFLE,7.62 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-00-589-1271Shipped 2004-08-23 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$138
RIFLE,7.62 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-00-589-1271Shipped 2004-08-23 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$138
RIFLE,7.62 MILLIMETERNSN 1005-00-589-1271Shipped 1999-11-10 · DEMIL DGuns, through 30mm Tactical1 Each$138

10 of 10 recorded transfers shown. Quantities are per unit of issue and are never summed across units. DEMIL code A: non-controlled property, may be disposed of after one year (so a listed item is not necessarily still held). Codes such as C, D, F, and Q: controlled property with federal return or demilitarization requirements.

AnalysisMilitarization Index

No index percentile is shown for this agency: too few similar-size agencies exist to compare against. See the methodology.

Statewide totals, per-county rollups, and the top categories across all of New Jersey are on the 1033 program overview.

Internal affairs investigations by year

counts

Internal affairs investigations reported by Toms River Township, by year
Categorycounts
202118
202211
202315
20246
202517

Incidents

10 in 2025

Internal affairs incidents reported by Toms River Township, by year
Yearcounts
202118
20229
202313
20245
202510

Officers on IA rows

15 in 2025

Officers listed on the officer-level internal affairs rows for Toms River Township, by year
Yearcounts
2021not reported
2022not reported
2023not reported
20246
202515
Analysis

Computed by this site from the two figures the agency reports each year. Not a misconduct rate: it describes how an agency resolved what it investigated.

share of total · 5 reported years

Share of internal affairs investigations sustained by Toms River Township, by year
Yearshare of total
20210
202227.273
202333.333
202466.667
202517.647

Statewide, 19.5 percent of investigations reported a sustained complaint in 2025. How dispositions break down statewide.

Complaint mix, 2025

Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Officer-level rows list 15 officers involved.

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Toms River Township, 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation8
Vehicular Pursuit Policy Violation5
Use Of Force Policy Violation2
Domestic violence (Criminal)1
BWC/MVR Violation1
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Statewide category pages: Other Departmental Rule Violation · Vehicular Pursuit Policy Violation · Use Of Force Policy Violation · Domestic violence (Criminal) · BWC/MVR Violation

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Toms River Township, 2025
not provided9
Sustained3
Exonerated3
Not Sustained1
Unfounded1

Allegations by year, 2021 to 2025

AnalysisRanked and folded by this site. The counts inside each panel are as reported.

Other Departmental Rule Violation

40 of 67

Other Departmental Rule Violation allegations reported by Toms River Township, by year
Yearcounts
202112
20223
202312
20245
20258

Vehicular Pursuit Policy Violation

8 of 67

Vehicular Pursuit Policy Violation allegations reported by Toms River Township, by year
Yearcounts
20210
20223
20230
20240
20255

Improper Arrest

3 of 67

Improper Arrest allegations reported by Toms River Township, by year
Yearcounts
20211
20221
20231
20240
20250

Demeanor

2 of 67

Demeanor allegations reported by Toms River Township, by year
Yearcounts
20210
20222
20230
20240
20250

Other (9 categories)

14 of 67

Other (9 categories) allegations reported by Toms River Township, by year
Yearcounts
20215
20222
20232
20241
20254

Against peers, 2025

How this grade was built →
Internal affairs investigations per 100 IA-investigated officers, 2025 (investigations per 100 IA-investigated officers)
Toms River Township121.4
County median, other agency (1)121.4
NJ median, other agency (4)121.6

Investigations per 100 officers named in that year's IA investigations (the Attorney General's own "Number of Officers" field, a distinct-officer count drawn from the IA case data itself, not a department headcount). 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.

AnalysisA second, independent rate using FBI-reported staffing instead.

17 investigations reported for 2025[1] ÷ 145 sworn officers the department reported to the FBI for 2025[21] = 11.7 per 100 FBI-reported sworn officers. This is a genuinely different denominator from the rate above, not a correction of it; the two should not be added or averaged together. See the methodology for why these two officer counts diverge.

Report card

Not graded: too few peers

Fewer than 8 comparable agencies (all other agencies); a percentile grade would be noise.

Confidence
Medium confidence
  • small agency; per-officer rates swing widely on a handful of cases

How the grade is built

Three components, each a percentile within the peer group. The combined standing is their weighted mean, re-ranked among peers; the grade is the fifth of the peer group it lands in.

IA volumeweight 40%

not computable

107.4 investigations per 100 officers (multi-year mean)

Internal affairs investigations per 100 reported officers, averaged over the years where the agency reported both figures.

Discipline severityweight 40%

not computable

32.3 severity-weighted discipline per 100 officers, 2020-2025

Major discipline records weighted by sanction (termination 4, demotion 3, suspension 2, other 1) per 100 officers.

Allegation severityweight 20%

not computable

1.60 mean severity tier (1 low - 4 critical)

Mean severity tier of IA allegations across 2021-2025, using the published tier map; unknown values excluded.

What this grade can and can't tell you

  • The underlying data is self-reported by agencies, one yearly snapshot at a time.
  • Allegations are not findings; many complaints end unfounded, exonerated, or not sustained.
  • There is no arrest or call-volume denominator in this data, so nothing here is a per-capita misconduct rate. A genuinely independent staffing-based rate, sourced from the FBI rather than this grade's own data, appears above when available. It is a different measurement, not a more accurate version of the grade.
  • A higher internal affairs volume is ambiguous: it can indicate more misconduct, or a more robust oversight and reporting culture. The grade weighs it anyway, because volume is what the record offers; that choice is published, not hidden.
  • The grade is one lens. The records it reads are on this page above.

Where this agency ranks

AnalysisRankings compare agencies of the same type only, on figures as reported. A high rank is reported volume, not a verdict.[22] How each metric is defined.
This agency's rank on each metric, among agencies of the same type
MetricValueRank
IA per 100 investigated officers2025121.43rd of 4 other agency
IA investigations2025173rd of 4 other agency
IA incidents2025103rd of 4 other agency
Major discipline2020-202513rd of 3 other agency
Terminations2020-202512nd of 2 other agency
Sworn per 1,000 residentslatest reported census year1.431st of 1 other agency

Major discipline records

1 major discipline records in 2025, up from 0 in 2020.
Yearmajor discipline records
20200
20210
20220
20230
20240
20251

1 major discipline records in 2025, up from 0 in 2020.

Major discipline records reported by Toms River Township, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Rebecca SayeghPatrol OfficerTerminated[23]

Every name links to the officer's record page with the agency's full synopsis and citation.

Fatal encounters recorded involving this agency

From the independent Fatal Encounters dataset, 2000-2021

In brief (written by this site from the records below)

Four records in the Fatal Encounters dataset name Toms River Township, spanning 2011 through 2018. The force labels, as recorded by the project, are Gunshot in two, and Vehicle in two. Fatal Encounters is an independent, crowdsourced journalism project that documented deaths occurring during police encounters of any kind, including vehicle pursuits, deaths in police presence, and medical emergencies. A record is not a finding of fault against the agency or any officer, and it is not connected to the Attorney General discipline records elsewhere on this page. The project stopped collecting in December 2021, so the dataset is frozen and nothing after that date appears here.

Fatal Encounters is an independent, crowdsourced dataset that documented deaths during police encounters nationwide from 2000 until its collection ended in December 2021.[3] It records all deaths that occurred during a police encounter of any kind: vehicle pursuits, suicides in police presence, and medical emergencies are included alongside uses of force. A record appears here because Toms River Townshipis named in the record's as-reported agency field. A listing is not a misconduct finding, and it is not connected to the Attorney General discipline records above. See the methodology. Each record links to its own page with the full as-reported details.

Public records requests

No records-request history is shown for this department. OPRAmachine, an independent site that files and publishes Open Public Records Act requests, has no public body that confidently matches this department, so this site does not assert one. That does not mean nobody has requested records from it. (Checked against a snapshot of OPRAmachine taken 12 July 2026.) See the methodology for how the match is made.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Toms River Township's internal affairs and discipline record?

Toms River Township is classified as an other agency in Ocean County. It reported 17 internal affairs investigations in 2025 and 14 officers named in those cases. Its rate of 121.4 per 100 officers matched the county median of 121.4 and sat just below the 121.6 median for other agencies. A higher rate can point to more misconduct or to an agency that documents more of its complaints. Three of the 17 investigations detailed for 2025 reported sustained complaints. Other Departmental Rule Violation led the categories, followed by Vehicular Pursuit Policy Violation and Use Of Force Policy Violation. One major discipline record appears in the 2020-2025 releases, from 2025, and it was a termination. The site does not grade Toms River Township, because it has too few peers: only 6 agencies fall in its group of all other agencies.

How many internal affairs investigations did Toms River Township report in 2025?

Toms River Township reported 17 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. 14 distinct officers were named in that year's IA investigations.

How many major discipline records does Toms River Township have?

Toms River Township 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.

How many officers does Toms River Township have?

Toms River Township reported 145 full-time sworn officers to the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census for 2025, 4.8% of them female. That is 1.43 sworn officers per 1,000 residents. This is a different measurement from the "officers named in IA cases" figure elsewhere on this page, which counts distinct officers in that year's internal affairs investigations, not total staffing.

What military surplus equipment has Toms River Township received through the 1033 program?

Toms River Township received 10 recorded line items of surplus military equipment through the Defense Department's 1033 program between 1999 and 2021, with a total recorded value of $1,015,066 (original DoD acquisition cost, not current or market value). The largest category by recorded value was: Combat, assault, and tactical vehicles, wheeled. Transfers are as recorded by the Defense Logistics Agency as of 2026-06-30; equipment acquired through the program is not necessarily still held.

What is the total recorded value of the 1033 equipment Toms River Township received?

The surplus equipment recorded for Toms River Township under the 1033 program totals $1,015,066 in original DoD acquisition cost, of which $1,015,066 is in categories this site classes as tactical (10 of 10 line items). These are original-cost figures at the time of transfer, not current or market value.

How many deaths during police encounters are recorded for Toms River Township?

The independent Fatal Encounters dataset contains 4 records naming Toms River Township, from 2011 through 2018. Fatal Encounters is a crowdsourced journalism project, not a government source, and it documented deaths that occurred during police encounters of any kind. Each record links to a page showing it exactly as the project recorded it.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Internal Affairs Agency Totals, 2021-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Sheet1", row 2442. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  2. [2]DoD 1033 Program transfers (LESO Public Information), New Jersey sheet. Defense Logistics Agency (U.S. Department of Defense). LESO Public Information: DISP_AllStatesAndTerritories, quarterly file as of 2026-06-30; recorded ship dates 1993-2026. Retrieved 2026-07-10. https://www.dla.mil/Disposition-Services/Offers/Law-Enforcement/Public-Information/ ↩
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  22. [22]Ranks computed by this site over the Attorney General internal affairs agency totals and major discipline releases, within agency type. Each ranking page lists every agency and its source rows. ↩
  23. [23]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 502. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩