Patrolman David Stattel of the Marlboro Township Police Department was terminated in 2023 on a sustained charge of conduct unbecoming. During an independent investigation in a separate jurisdiction, a text message thread involving Stattel was uncovered that included racially biased language. He was terminated for violating Marlboro Township Policy PAD087, the Code of Ethics, and Rule and Regulation 3.0, which requires high ethical standards both on and off duty.
During an independent investigation conducted in a separate jurisdiction, a text message thread involving Officer David Stattel was uncovered. The content of this thread included racially biased language. As a result of this violation, Officer Stattel was terminated for violating Marlboro Township Policy PAD087 - Code of Ethics, as well as Rule and Regulation 3.0, which mandates high ethical standards both on and off duty.
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What is a summary of David Stattel's major discipline record?
Patrolman David Stattel of the Marlboro Township Police Department was terminated in 2023 on a sustained charge of conduct unbecoming. During an independent investigation in a separate jurisdiction, a text message thread involving Stattel was uncovered that included racially biased language. He was terminated for violating Marlboro Township Policy PAD087, the Code of Ethics, and Rule and Regulation 3.0, which requires high ethical standards both on and off duty.
What is David Stattel's major discipline record at Marlboro Township Police Department?
David Stattel has one major discipline record at Marlboro Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does David Stattel's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of David Stattel's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2023.
How large is Marlboro Township Police Department, the department David Stattel worked for?
Marlboro Township Police Department reported 91 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about David Stattel individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1804. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8443. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩