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Matthew D'Augustine

New Jersey State Police · 1 record · 2022

Suspended 270 days2022 · as reported

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.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2022[1]

Suspended 270 days
Rank as reported
Detective II (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
  • Off Duty Incident - Alcohol Related
  • Questionable Conduct - Off Duty
  • Careless Driving
  • Failure to Report MV Accident
  • Leaving the Scene of MV Accident
  • 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.

Similar records

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  • Edward Moore · New Jersey State Police · 2022

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    Sustained charge(s): Driving While Intoxicated, Alcohol Violations, Violation of Traffic Law, Use of Position to Intimidate or Gain Favor

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  • Stephen Spitaleri · New Jersey State Police · 2022

    Suspended 60 days

    Sustained charge(s): Culpable Inefficiency, Questionable Conduct - On Duty, Disobey Written Order

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  • Kevin Hogan · New Jersey State Police · 2022

    Suspended 20 days

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  • Jarrod Flowers · New Jersey State Police · 2022

    Suspended 70 days

    Sustained charge(s): Violation of Criminal Law - Official Misconduct, Misleading Statements

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  • Jacob Sherry · New Jersey State Police · 2022

    Suspended 1,673 days

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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.

All 94 at the New Jersey State Police page

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

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Base salary (pension basis)
$108,854
Pension fund
State Police Retirement System (SPRS)
Reported years of service
11 years, 11 months

How to read this

The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

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. [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. [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. [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/. ↩