The Secaucus Police Department terminated Police Officer Matthew Murphy from his probationary position in 2022. The record states that Murphy engaged in conduct during a road rage incident, while armed and off duty, that resulted in criminal charges filed by the HCPO for threatening the occupants of another vehicle. The sustained charges were obedience to laws and action off-duty.
Engaged in conduct during a road rage incident, while armed and off-duty, that resulted in criminal charges filed by the HCPO for threatening the occupants of another vehicle. He was terminated from his probationary position as a police officer.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Matthew Murphy's major discipline record?
The Secaucus Police Department terminated Police Officer Matthew Murphy from his probationary position in 2022. The record states that Murphy engaged in conduct during a road rage incident, while armed and off duty, that resulted in criminal charges filed by the HCPO for threatening the occupants of another vehicle. The sustained charges were obedience to laws and action off-duty.
What is Matthew Murphy's major discipline record at Secaucus Police Department?
Matthew Murphy has one major discipline record at Secaucus Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Matthew Murphy's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Matthew Murphy's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2022.
How large is Secaucus Police Department, the department Matthew Murphy worked for?
Secaucus Police Department reported 79 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 Murphy individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2215. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8346. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩