Detective II Matthew D'Augustine admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police. While off duty, D'Augustine was involved in a motor vehicle crash while driving intoxicated in his personal vehicle and then fled the scene. The sustained charges included driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. He received a 270 day suspension.
Failure to Notify the Division of Information to Which the Division Would Take Cognizance
Driving While Intoxicated
Failure to Carry Duty Weapon
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Member admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the Division. While off-duty, the member was involved in a motor vehicle crash while driving intoxicated in their personal vehicle and subsequently fled the scene. The member received a 270 day suspension.
Sustained charge(s): Attempting to Use Position to Intimidate and Gain Favor, Failure to Take Appropriate Police Action, Assault by Auto, Leaving the Scene of…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Other officers at New Jersey State Police
94 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Matthew D'Augustine, New Jersey State Police," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/matthew-d-augustine-new-jersey-state-police/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Matthew D'Augustine's major discipline record?
Detective II Matthew D'Augustine admitted to acting in an unofficial capacity to the discredit of the New Jersey State Police. While off duty, D'Augustine was involved in a motor vehicle crash while driving intoxicated in his personal vehicle and then fled the scene. The sustained charges included driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of a motor vehicle accident. He received a 270 day suspension.
What is Matthew D'Augustine's major discipline record at New Jersey State Police?
Matthew D'Augustine has one major discipline record at New Jersey State Police in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Matthew D'Augustine's base salary on record?
Matthew D'Augustine's reported base salary is $108,854, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Matthew D'Augustine has 11 years, 11 months of reported service.
How large is New Jersey State Police, the department Matthew D'Augustine worked for?
New Jersey State Police reported 3,351 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Matthew D'Augustine individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2304. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 252280, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8645. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩