Major discipline · 2023[1]
Terminated- Rank as reported
- Sergeant
- Sustained charge(s)
- Indictable Offenses
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Sergeant James Cadigan was terminated by the Wall Township Police Department after pleading guilty on December 20, 2023, to theft by deception, theft by unlawful taking, and falsifying records. The agency said the charges stemmed from thefts from the local PBA chapter and Wall American Youth Football, of which Cadigan was a member. The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office conducted the criminal investigation, which began in November 2022. Cadigan was terminated from employment as a result of his guilty plea.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On December 20, 2023, Sergeant Cadigan plead guilty to charges of theft by deception (second degree), theft by unlawful taking (third degree) and falsifying records (third degree). The charges were a result of thefts from the local PBA chapter and Wall American Youth Football, that Sergeant Cadigan was a member of. The Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office conducted the criminal investigation that began in November 2022. As a result of his guilty plea, Sergeant Cadigan was terminated from employment with the Police Department.