Officer Matthew Dobrowolski voiced a racial epithet while in the presence of other Montclair police officers during an off-duty PBA social event in March 2022. A hearing officer sustained the administrative charges, which included harassment in the workplace and disparaging comments regarding protected personal characteristics, and recommended his removal. The Montclair PD terminated Dobrowolski.
Disparaging comments regarding protected personal characteristics
Harassment in the Workplace
Standards of Conduct
Obedience to Laws, Ordinances, Rules and Directives
Conduct toward other department employees.
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Dobrowolski was terminated for being found to have voiced a racial epithet. This occurred while in the presence of other Montclair Police Officers during an off-duty PBA social event in March-2022. A hearing officer sustained the administrative charges against Officer Dobrowolski with a recommendation that he be removed and terminated from his position as a Montclair Police Officer.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Matthew Dobrowolski's major discipline record?
Officer Matthew Dobrowolski voiced a racial epithet while in the presence of other Montclair police officers during an off-duty PBA social event in March 2022. A hearing officer sustained the administrative charges, which included harassment in the workplace and disparaging comments regarding protected personal characteristics, and recommended his removal. The Montclair PD terminated Dobrowolski.
What is Matthew Dobrowolski's major discipline record at Montclair Police Department?
Matthew Dobrowolski has one major discipline record at Montclair Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Matthew Dobrowolski's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Matthew Dobrowolski's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2023.
How large is Montclair Police Department, the department Matthew Dobrowolski worked for?
Montclair Police Department reported 113 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 Dobrowolski individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1660. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8298. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩