Patrolman Andrew DiDonato was suspended for 55 working days by the Lower Township Police Department in 2024 and lost time. While off-duty, DiDonato was involved in a single-car accident in Lower Township; the patrol division determined he was intoxicated and arrested him for driving under the influence, issuing multiple motor vehicle summonses. On July 9, 2024, he was found guilty of operating under the influence of liquor or drugs in North Wildwood Municipal Court. The sustained charge was conduct unbecoming a public employee.
Ptlm. DiDonato was involved in a single-car motor vehicle accident while off-duty in the Lower Township. During the accident investigation, the patrol division determined that Ptlm. DiDonato was intoxicated during the crash and was subsequently arrested for driving under the influence and issued multiple motor vehicle summons. During this time Ptlm. DiDonato was assigned as a probationary officer to the Patrol Division during this incident. On 7-9-24 Ptlm. DiDonato was found Guilty of Operating Under the Influence of Liquor or Drugs in North Wildwood Municipal Court. Discipline Imposed: Suspension for 55 (12/hr.) working days, beginning 4-23-24 and ending 8-10-24.
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What is a summary of Andrew DiDonato's major discipline record?
Patrolman Andrew DiDonato was suspended for 55 working days by the Lower Township Police Department in 2024 and lost time. While off-duty, DiDonato was involved in a single-car accident in Lower Township; the patrol division determined he was intoxicated and arrested him for driving under the influence, issuing multiple motor vehicle summonses. On July 9, 2024, he was found guilty of operating under the influence of liquor or drugs in North Wildwood Municipal Court. The sustained charge was conduct unbecoming a public employee.
What is Andrew DiDonato's major discipline record at Lower Township Police Department?
Andrew DiDonato has one major discipline record at Lower Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Lower Township Police Department, the department Andrew DiDonato worked for?
Lower Township Police Department reported 49 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Andrew DiDonato individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1032. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8270. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩