Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 12 daysSeparated while IA pending- Rank as reported
- Patrolman
- Sustained charge(s)
- Failure of Random Drug Test
- Other sanction
- Loss of time
- Separated while IA pending
- Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Patrolman Haydn Matarazzo was suspended for 12 days by the Manalapan Township Police Department in 2025 and lost time. On March 13, 2025, Matarazzo was randomly selected for drug testing under the New Jersey Attorney General's policy and department general orders, and on April 28, 2025 the results indicated he had failed the test. He was suspended immediately pending an internal affairs investigation. On May 16, 2025, Matarazzo resigned before the investigation was completed.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On March 13, 2025, in accordance with the New Jersey Attorney General's Law Enforcement Drug Testing Policy and Manalapan Township Police Department General Orders, the Manalapan Township Police Department randomly selected Patrolman Haydn Matarazzo to be drug tested. On April 28, 2025, the results of the drug test were reviewed, which indicated Patrolman Matarazzo had failed the drug test. Patrolman Matarazzo was suspended immediately, pending the results of an internal affairs investigation. On May 16, 2025, Patrolman Matarazzo resigned from the Manalapan Township Police Department prior to the internal affairs investigation being completed.