Separated while IA pendingmost recent record, 2025 · as reported
Anthes has 7 sustained major discipline records from Clinton Twp PD, spanning 2023 to 2025. The records include a demotion, a suspension, and separation while an internal affairs matter was pending. Sustained charges across the records include: Violation of Records Accountability; Disparaging Comments, Conduct Towards the Public, Public Statements, Standards of Conduct; Rules and Regulations - Weapons and Ammunition; Rules and Regulations - Domestic Violence; Failure to Supervise, Records Accountability Confidential Information; Failure to Report Interaction, Insubordination, Withholding Information; Rules and Regulations - Domestic Violence.
Discipline timeline, 2023 to 2025
AnalysisBar colour is this site's severity tier for the reported sanction.
7 records, 2023 to 2025
Major discipline records reported for Lawrence Anthes, by year
The Clinton Township Police Department reported that Patrolman Lawrence Anthes admitted to leaving his department-issued firearm loaded and in an unsecured location within easy access of minor children. The 2025 record sustained a weapons and ammunition rules violation. Termination was sought in combination with other investigations, but Anthes resigned before the matter was resolved and separated while the investigation was pending.
Ptl. Anthes admitted to leaving his Departmentally issued firearm in an unsecure location within easy access of minor children while loaded. Termination was sought in combination with other investigations but Ptl. Anthes resigned prior to disposition.
Patrolman Lawrence Anthes published a post on Facebook and Instagram with the sole purpose of annoying or harassing another person, which reflected negatively on the department, the Clinton Township Police Department reported. Anthes also used a department social media profile to view another person's content. The 2025 record sustained a domestic violence rules violation. Termination was sought in combination with other investigations, but Anthes resigned before disposition and separated while the investigation was pending.
Ptl. Anthes published a post on Facebook and Instagram with the sole purpose to annoy or harass another person, which subsequently reflected negatively on the Department. Further, Ptl. Anthes used a social media profile belonging to the Department to view another persons social media content. Termination was sought in combination with other investigations but Ptl. Anthes resigned prior to disposition.
Before his demotion from Detective Sergeant to Patrol Officer, Lawrence Anthes gave a subordinate unsupervised access to his office, computer username, and password without proper authorization, the Clinton Township Police Department reported. Keys to the confidential internal affairs filing cabinet were stored unsecured in that office, providing further access. The 2025 record sustained charges of failure to supervise and records accountability for confidential information. Termination was sought, but Anthes resigned before disposition and separated while the investigation was pending.
Prior to being demoted from Detective Sergeant back to Patrol Officer, Ptl. Anthes provided a subordinate without proper authorization, unsupervised access to his office, computer username, and password. Further, the keys to the confidential internal affairs filing cabinet were stored within the office, unsecured, providing additional access. Termination was sought in combination with other investigations but Ptl. Anthes resigned prior to disposition.
Patrolman Lawrence Anthes failed to report two police interactions with separate agencies on separate dates, despite a prior order to report all law enforcement interactions, the Clinton Township Police Department reported. One interaction concerned child custody, another was a harassment complaint against him, and in a third he ran from a custody exchange screaming for neighbors to call police. The 2025 record sustained charges of failure to report an interaction, insubordination, and withholding information. Anthes resigned before disposition and separated while the case was pending.
Ptl. Anthes failed to report two police interactions with two separate agencies on two separate dates. One interaction regarded child custody, in another he was accused of harassment, and in the third he ran from a custody exchange screaming for neighbors to call the police and accusing an individual involved of brandishing a firearm. Ptl. Anthes had been ordered previously to report all law enforcement interactions in accordance with Departmental policy. Termination was sought in combination with other investigations but Ptl. Anthes resigned prior to disposition.
Patrolman Lawrence Anthes threw a bag containing a prescription bottle at another person from greater than ten feet away, which struck them in the face and caused injury, the Clinton Township Police Department reported. The act also violated a no-contact order between the parties. The 2025 record sustained a domestic violence rules violation. Termination was sought, but Anthes resigned before disposition and separated while the investigation was pending.
Ptl. Anthes threw a bag containing a prescription bottle at another person from greater than ten feet away striking them in the face, causing injury. This interaction also violated the no contact order between the parties. Termination was sought in combination with other investigations but Ptl. Anthes resigned prior to disposition.
Officer Lawrence Anthes became agitated during a virtual court session in which he was applying for a domestic violence restraining order, the Clinton Township Police Department reported. Anthes knocked over video recording equipment and yelled at the judicial hearing officer using vulgar and abusive language. Vicinage security advisors then directed that Anthes be escorted while on judicial grounds and set a special check on the victim's residence. The 2024 record sustained charges of disparaging comments and standards of conduct, and he received a 10-day suspension.
Ptl. Anthes became agitated during a virtual court session where he was applying for a domestic violence restraining order. Ptl. Anthes knocked over video recording equipment, then yelled at the judicial hearing officer while using vulgar and abusive language. Vicinage security advisors determined it to be appropriate that Ptl. Anthes be escorted by Sheriff's Officers while on judicial grounds and implemented a special check on the residence of the victim.
Sergeant Lawrence Anthes was demoted and suspended after an investigation into a violation of the records accountability policy, the Clinton Township Police Department reported. The record states Anthes removed confidential documents obtained through his position and provided them to an individual outside the agency without written authorization from the Chief of Police. The 2023 record sustained a records accountability violation; the demotion and 30-day suspension took effect together.
Sgt. Anthes was demoted and suspended after being investigated for violating the records accountability policy and being accused of removing confidential documents, obtained through the nature of his position, and producing them to an individual outside the agency without express written authorization from the Chief of Police.
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What is a summary of Lawrence Anthes's major discipline record?
Anthes has 7 sustained major discipline records from Clinton Twp PD, spanning 2023 to 2025. The records include a demotion, a suspension, and separation while an internal affairs matter was pending. Sustained charges across the records include: Violation of Records Accountability; Disparaging Comments, Conduct Towards the Public, Public Statements, Standards of Conduct; Rules and Regulations - Weapons and Ammunition; Rules and Regulations - Domestic Violence; Failure to Supervise, Records Accountability Confidential Information; Failure to Report Interaction, Insubordination, Withholding Information; Rules and Regulations - Domestic Violence.
What is Lawrence Anthes's major discipline record at Clinton Township Police Department?
Lawrence Anthes has 7 major discipline records at Clinton Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023, 2024, 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Clinton Township Police Department, the department Lawrence Anthes worked for?
Clinton Township Police Department reported 27 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Lawrence Anthes individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 411. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 412. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 413. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[4]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 414. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[5]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 415. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[6]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1139. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[7]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1749. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[8]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 411. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. The timeline counts rows 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 1139, 1749. ↩
[9]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8355. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩