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Department profile · Cape May County

Wildwood Police Department

Reported as: Wildwood PDMunicipal police

Jurisdiction context

Civil service jurisdiction

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

Wildwood Police Department is a municipal police agency in Cape May County. It reported 29 sworn officers in 2025 and 34 internal affairs investigations that year. At 117.2 investigations per 100 officers, its rate was below the 125.6 median for municipal police. Of the 34 investigations detailed for 2025, 19 reported sustained complaints. Other Departmental Rule Violation was the most common allegation.

The 2020-2025 releases include 9 major discipline records, none of them terminations. The department received a D on the report card, at the 65th percentile of its peer group of 61 agencies with 15-29 officers. A higher volume of internal affairs activity can reflect 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

29[1]

IA investigations, 2025

34[1]

Incidents, 2025

34[1]

Major discipline records

9

All years, 2020-2025

Internal affairs investigations by year

242021252022252023342024342025
Internal affairs investigations reported by Wildwood Police Department, by year
Internal affairs investigations reported by Wildwood Police Department, by year
20212022202320242025
2425253434

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 34 investigations, 19 reported one or more sustained complaints. Officer-level rows list 34 officers involved.[7]

Most serious allegation

Most serious allegations reported by Wildwood PD, 2025
Most serious allegations reported by Wildwood PD, 2025
Other Departmental Rule Violation14
Preventable MV Accident8
Excessive Force5
Demeanor3
Differential Treatment3
Neglect of Duty1
AdministrativeConduct / dutyRights / integrityViolence / criminal

Internal disposition

Internal dispositions reported by Wildwood PD, 2025
Internal dispositions reported by Wildwood PD, 2025
Sustained19
Exonerated11
Unfounded2
not provided1
Not Sustained1

Against peers, 2025

AnalysisComputed by this site from reported totals; not an official statistic.
WILDWOOD PD117.2COUNTY MEDIAN, MUNICIPAL POLICE (10)118.0NJ 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)
Wildwood PD117.2
County median, municipal police (10)118.0
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 Wildwood Police Department, 2020-2025
YearOfficerRankSanction as reportedSrc
2024Shaki PippinsSLEO I Police OfficerSeparated while IA pending[8]
2024Alex GruesoSLEO II Police OfficerSeparated while IA pending[9]
2024Saul MeghnagiSLEO II Police OfficerSuspended 10 days[10]
2024Raymond WeedSLEO II Police RecruitSeparated while IA pending[11]
2023Andrew KolimagaPatrolmanSuspended 10 days[12]
2022Andrew KolimagaPatrolmanSuspended 10 days[13]
2021John DaduraPatrol OfficerSuspended 60 days[14]
2021John DaduraPatrol OfficerSuspended 7 days[15]
2020Joseph GrundlockPatrol OfficerSuspended 25 days[16]

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 Wildwood Police Department report in 2025?
Wildwood Police Department reported 34 internal affairs investigations in 2025, according to New Jersey Attorney General data. It reported 29 sworn officers that year.
How many major discipline records does Wildwood Police Department have?
Wildwood Police Department has 9 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 2202. 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 172. 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 1188. 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 1697. 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 678. 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 2202. 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 Wildwood 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 1039. 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 1040. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  10. [10]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1041. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  11. [11]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1042. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  12. [12]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1624. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  13. [13]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2139. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  14. [14]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2511. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  15. [15]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2512. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  16. [16]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2828. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩