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Department profile · Mercer County

Trenton Police Department

Reported as: Trenton PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Civil service jurisdiction

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

In brief

Trenton Police Department is a municipal police agency in Mercer County. In 2025 it reported 95 sworn officers and 155 internal affairs investigations. Its rate of 163.2 investigations per 100 officers was above the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 155 investigations, 1 reported a sustained complaint in 2025. The most common allegation was other departmental rule violations, followed by demeanor.

The releases include 44 major discipline records spanning 2020 through 2025, 8 of which were terminations. The report card gave the department a grade of F, placing it at the 96th percentile of its peer group of 14 agencies in the 60+ officer band. 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

95[1]

IA investigations, 2025

155[1]

Incidents, 2025

130[1]

Major discipline records

44

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

20220212832022351202319820241552025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Trenton Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Trenton Police Department, by year
20212022202320242025
202283351198155

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 155 investigations, 1 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 148 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Trenton PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Trenton PD, 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation52
not provided21
Demeanor12
Differential Treatment12
Neglect of Duty12
Improper Arrest8
Excessive Force7
Attendance Issues6
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Trenton PD, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by Trenton PD, 2025
not provided73
Sustained29
Exonerated21
Not Sustained18
Unfounded14

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
TRENTON PD163.2COUNTY MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (13)133.3NJ 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)
Trenton PD163.2
County median, municipal police (13)133.3
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.

View the report card

Major discipline records

Major discipline records reported by Trenton Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Nasir BlandPolice OfficerTerminated[8]
2025Nathan BologniniLieutenantSuspended 8 days[9]
2025Jason BouchardPolice OfficerSuspended 6 days[10]
2025Aaron CamachoPolice OfficerSuspended 5 days[11]
2025Zyaire EvansPolice TraineeTerminated[12]
2025Michael GettlerPolice OfficerTerminated[13]
2025Charles LaminSergeantSuspended 30 days[14]
2025Tomas MartinezPolice OfficerSuspended 10 days[15]
2025Bethesda StokesLieutenantSuspended 5 days[16]
2024Rose AddarSergeantSuspended 30 days[17]
2024Charles LaminSergeantSuspended 30 days[18]
2024Mark Kieffer IIIPolice OfficerSuspended 120 days[19]
2024Melvin Hamilton IIPolice OfficerSuspended 5 days[20]
2024Kenneth LugoLieutenantSuspended 25 days[21]
2024Brieer DoggettPolice OfficerSeparated while IA pending[22]
2024Tara DzurkocPolice OfficerTerminated[23]
2024Michael GettlerPolice OfficerTerminated[24]
2024Alan ReasonerPolice OfficerSuspended 15 days[25]
2024Paul SantosPolice OfficerSuspended 30 days[26]
2024Samantha SotoPolice OfficerSuspended 120 days[27]
2024Ricardo TiberePolice OfficerSuspended 15 days[28]
2023Darren ZappleyCaptainSuspended 95 days[29]
2023Gabriela RodriguezOfficerSuspended 60 days[30]
2023Nelson CartagenaCaptainSuspended 51 days[31]
2023Vincent MistrettaSergeantSuspended 15 days[32]
2023Richard ReyesPolice AideSuspended 20 days[33]
2023Melvin HamiltonOfficerSuspended 20 days[34]
2023Chaliea TarrOfficerSuspended 20 days[35]
2023Jose VillanuevaOfficerSuspended 20 days[36]
2023Robert ArnwineLieutenantSuspended 73 days[37]
2023William ColonOfficerSuspended 60 days[38]
2023Mark Kieffer IIIDetectiveSuspended 60 days[39]
2023Lukasz KulisDetectiveSuspended 50 days[40]
2023Anthony CerroneDetectiveSuspended 13 days[41]
2023Shaquan WashingtonOfficerSuspended 75 days[42]
2023John ZappleyCaptainSuspended 111 days[43]
2023Derek NavarroOfficerTerminated[44]
2022Faheem JabreeOfficerSuspended 15 days[45]
2021Ricardo RamosOfficerSuspended 29 days[46]
2021Samantha SotoOfficerSuspended 90 days[47]
2020William Sanchez-MollnarOfficerTerminatedSuspended 775 days[48]
2020Thomas BrophyDetectiveSuspended 10 days[49]
2020William MulryneOfficerSuspended 75 days[50]
2020David OrdilleSergeantTerminatedSuspended 180 days[51]

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 Trenton Police Department report in 2025?
Trenton Police Department reported 155 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 95 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does Trenton Police Department have?
Trenton Police Department has 44 major discipline records in the Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, of which 8 were terminations. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

Sources

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