Major discipline · 2023[1]
Suspended 327 daysSeparated while IA pending- Rank as reported
- Detective
- Sustained charge(s)
- All other conduct- Officer violated this standard of good behavior. Truthfulness- Officer was untruthful.
- Separated while IA pending
- Yes
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Detective Matthew Curtis was suspended for 327 days by the Island Heights Borough Police Department in 2023 and separated while an internal affairs matter was pending. According to the record, an Ocean County Prosecutor's Office investigation found Curtis failed to surrender a handgun after being named the defendant in a temporary restraining order and wrote and signed a letter stating he no longer owned it. In February 2023 he was charged with three offenses, including false reports, contempt of court, and certain persons not to possess weapons. He resigned.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
The Ocean County Prosecutor's Office conducted an investigation into Detective Curtis. The investigation discovered he failed to surrender a handgun after being named as the defendant in a temporary restraining order. He also wrote and signed a letter stating he no longer owned the handgun. In February of 2023, he was charged with three criminal offenses including false reports to law enforcement authorities, contempt of court, and certain persons not to possess weapons. He was suspended from duty pending the adjudication in court and ultimately resigned from his position with the Island Heights Police Department.