Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
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.
Synopsis 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.
Compensation and pension
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Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2426. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩