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Ventnor Police Department · 1 record · 2024
Suspended 180 days2024 · as reported
Officer Matthew Gorham of the Ventnor Police Department was suspended for 180 days for a violation of standards of conduct. According to the record, Gorham was charged with and convicted of a violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 while off-duty.
Major discipline · 2024[1]
Suspended 180 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
Officer was suspended for a period of one hundred eighty (180 days) after being charged with and convicted of a violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 while off-duty.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Matthew Gorham, Ventnor Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/matthew-gorham-ventnor-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Officer Matthew Gorham of the Ventnor Police Department was suspended for 180 days for a violation of standards of conduct. According to the record, Gorham was charged with and convicted of a violation of N.J.S.A. 39:4-50 while off-duty.
Matthew Gorham has one major discipline record at Ventnor Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Matthew Gorham's reported base salary is $78,160, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Matthew Gorham has 11 years, 2 months of reported service.
Ventnor Police Department reported 37 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 Gorham individually.