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.
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.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of James Cadigan's major discipline record?
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.
What is James Cadigan's major discipline record at Wall Township Police Department?
James Cadigan has one major discipline record at Wall Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does James Cadigan's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of James Cadigan's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2023.
How large is Wall Township Police Department, the department James Cadigan worked for?
Wall Township Police Department reported 65 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about James Cadigan individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1824. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8462. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩