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Linwood City Police Department · 1 record · 2021
Demoted2021 · as reported
In 2021, Linwood City Police Department demoted Chief Hamilton from Chief to Lieutenant. According to the record, the demotion followed his guilty plea to conduct unbecoming an employee, abuse of law enforcement power or position, and conduct toward other department employees. The agency did not provide the specific sustained charges beyond that description.
Major discipline · 2021[1]
DemotedSynopsis as reported by the agency
Demoted from Chief to Lieutenant after pleading guilty to an employee, abuse of law enforcement power or position, conduct towards other department employees, an employee, conduct towards fellow employees.
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Retired member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]
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Police Transparency NJ, "John Hamilton, Linwood City Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/john-hamilton-linwood-city-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
In 2021, Linwood City Police Department demoted Chief Hamilton from Chief to Lieutenant. According to the record, the demotion followed his guilty plea to conduct unbecoming an employee, abuse of law enforcement power or position, and conduct toward other department employees. The agency did not provide the specific sustained charges beyond that description.
John Hamilton has one major discipline record at Linwood City Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
John Hamilton's reported monthly pension allowance is $7,228.64, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. John Hamilton has 25 years of reported service.
Linwood City Police Department reported 19 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about John Hamilton individually.