Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Patrolman Brendan Santiago was suspended for 131 days and terminated by the Middletown Police Department in 2024. Santiago was suspended following an investigation of theft from a retail store and was then criminally charged by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office in connection with the theft and other similar incidents. He was terminated following his forfeiture of public office as part of the court proceedings. The sustained charge was theft.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Santiago was suspended following an investigation of theft from a retail store. Santiago was subsequently criminally charged by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office in regard to the theft and other incidents of a similar nature. Santiago was initially suspended and then terminated by the police department following his forfeiture of public office as part of the court proceedings.
Note: this source row is identical, field for field, to row 1197 of the same file. It may be a duplicate submission by the agency. Both rows are shown exactly as reported.
Rank as reported
Patrolman
Sustained charge(s)
Theft
Separated while IA pending
not reported
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
The Middletown Police Department suspended Patrolman Brendan Santiago for 131 days and then terminated him in 2024. The suspension followed an investigation of theft from a retail store, and Santiago was criminally charged by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office over the theft and other incidents of a similar nature. His termination came after he forfeited public office as part of the court proceedings. The sustained charge was theft.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Santiago was suspended following an investigation of theft from a retail store. Santiago was subsequently criminally charged by the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office in regard to the theft and other incidents of a similar nature. Santiago was initially suspended and then terminated by the police department following his forfeiture of public office as part of the court proceedings.
Compensation and pension
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Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1197. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1198. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩