Patrol Officer John Hotaling of the Middle Township Police Department was terminated in 2021 on sustained charges under the illegal drug policy, misconduct, and conduct unbecoming an officer. On November 19, 2020, Hotaling was the subject of a random toxicology test and submitted a urine sample. A prohibited illicit substance, amphetamine, was present in the sample. Hotaling admitted to taking a prescription drug not prescribed to him.
On November 19, 2020 Ptl. Hotaling was the subject of a random toxicology test and submitted a urine sample. A prohibited illicit substance (amphetamine) was present in the urine sample. Ptl. Hotaling admitted to taking a prescription drug not prescribed to him.
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Sustained charge(s): (3) counts of N.J.A.C. 4A:2.3(a)(12)
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What is a summary of John Hotaling's major discipline record?
Patrol Officer John Hotaling of the Middle Township Police Department was terminated in 2021 on sustained charges under the illegal drug policy, misconduct, and conduct unbecoming an officer. On November 19, 2020, Hotaling was the subject of a random toxicology test and submitted a urine sample. A prohibited illicit substance, amphetamine, was present in the sample. Hotaling admitted to taking a prescription drug not prescribed to him.
What is John Hotaling's major discipline record at Middle Township Police Department?
John Hotaling has one major discipline record at Middle Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2021. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does John Hotaling's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of John Hotaling's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2021.
How large is Middle Township Police Department, the department John Hotaling worked for?
Middle Township Police Department reported 52 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 Hotaling individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2509. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8271. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩