Major discipline · 2023[1]
Suspended 15 days- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- ; Performance of Duty; Obedience/Knowledge Laws and Regulations
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In 2023, the Evesham Township Police Department suspended Officer Matthew Carlin for 15 days. The record states that on November 29, 2022, Carlin investigated a juvenile-family crisis incident and failed to fully investigate the victim's allegations. Additional information obtained in 2023 substantiated those allegations and resulted in charges against the parents. The sustained charges included neglect of duty and performance of duty.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On November 29, 2022, Officer Matthew Carlin investigated a juvenile-family crisis incident. Officer Carlin failed to fully investigate the allegations made by the victim. Additional information obtained in 2023 substantiated the victim's allegations and resulted in charges against the parents. Officer Carlin's neglect and failure of his duty to conduct a proper investigation at the time of the incident based on his knowledge and obedience to laws and regulations supports the sustained charges. Officer Carlin was suspended for 15 days.