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Department profile · Union County

Westfield Police Department

Reported as: Westfield 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.

Sworn officers, 2025

10[1]

IA investigations, 2025

14[1]

Incidents, 2025

14[1]

Major discipline records

3

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

172021192022102024142025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Westfield Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Westfield Police Department, by year
2021202220242025
17191014

As reported to the Attorney General.[2][3][4][5]

Complaint mix, 2025

Most serious allegation per investigation, as categorized by the reporting agency. Allegations are not findings: of 14 investigations, 5 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 12 officers involved.[6]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Westfield PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Westfield PD, 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation11
Demeanor2
Neglect of Duty1
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Westfield PD, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by Westfield PD, 2025
Unfounded5
Sustained5
not provided3
Administratively Closed1

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
WESTFIELD PD140.0COUNTY MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (23)137.0NJ 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)
Westfield PD140.0
County median, municipal police (23)137.0
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 Westfield Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2025Matthew O'HollaPatrol OfficerSuspended 180 daysSeparated while IA pending[7]
2023Nicole StivaleLieutenantSuspended 30 days[8]
2023Preston FreemanSergeantSuspended 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 Westfield Police Department report in 2025?
Westfield Police Department reported 14 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 10 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does Westfield Police Department have?
Westfield Police Department has 3 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 2544. 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 497. 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 1520. 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 1005. 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 2544. Snapshot retrieved 2026-06-09. ↩
  6. [6]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 Westfield PD row for 2025; row 1 is the header. ↩
  7. [7]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 816. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  8. [8]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1999. 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 2000. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩