Senior Correctional Police Officer Matthew Hahn was suspended for 120 days by the Dept Of Corrections. On February 16, 2023, Hahn was arrested by the Stafford Township Police Department and charged with third-degree shoplifting. The charge involved more than $1000.00 of items taken from various Target locations. Hahn signed a settlement agreement on February 29, 2024.
N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 6. an employee N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. . Actions involving criminal matters C11: an employee. E1: Violations of a rule
regulation
policy
procedure
order or administrative decision. N.J.S.A. 2C: 20-11B (1). Shoplifting for any person purposely to take possession of
carry away
transfer
or cause to be carried away or transferred
any merchandise displayed
held
stored or offered for sale by any store or other retail mercantile establishment with the intention of depriving the merchant of the possession
use or benefit of such merchandise or converting the same to the use of such person without paying to the merchant the full retail value thereof. 3rd degree offense.
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On February 16, 2023, Officer Hahn was arrested by the Stafford Township Police Department and subsequently charged with a crime of the 3rd degree, specifically Shoplifting in violation of NJSA 2C:20-11(b)1. He allegedly stole more than $1000.00 of items from various Target locations. Officer Hahn signed a settlement agreement on this matter on February 29, 2024.
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee. N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other Sufficient Cause. C7: Fighting or creating a…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Sustained charge(s): N.J.A.C. 4A: 2-2.3(a) 12. Other sufficient cause. A9: Refusal or failure to work overtime without a reasonable excuse. E1: Violations of a…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
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Police Transparency NJ, "Matthew Hahn, Department Of Corrections," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/matthew-hahn-dept-of-corrections/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Matthew Hahn's major discipline record?
Senior Correctional Police Officer Matthew Hahn was suspended for 120 days by the Dept Of Corrections. On February 16, 2023, Hahn was arrested by the Stafford Township Police Department and charged with third-degree shoplifting. The charge involved more than $1000.00 of items taken from various Target locations. Hahn signed a settlement agreement on February 29, 2024.
What is Matthew Hahn's major discipline record at Department Of Corrections?
Matthew Hahn has one major discipline record at Department Of Corrections in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Department Of Corrections, the department Matthew Hahn worked for?
Department Of Corrections reported 4,741 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 Hahn individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1407. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8641. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩