Patrolman Matthew Talavera was suspended for 10 days and received a monetary fine or loss of pay from the Edison Township Police Department. During an investigative stop of a suspect vehicle, Talavera used force to take the suspect to the ground and struck the suspect without using de-escalation techniques or force as a last resort. His report was substandard and did not adequately reflect what occurred. Talavera was sustained for conduct unbecoming, willful violation of rules and regulations, and misconduct.
Ptl. Talavera conducted an investigative stop of a suspect vehicle. During the course of the interaction with the suspect, Ptl. Talavera utilized force to take the suspect to the ground and struck the suspect. Ptl. Talavera did not use de-escalation techniques, and did not use force as a last resort. Ptl. Talavera's report was substandard and was not adequate in reflecting what occurred on scene. Ptl. Talavera was sustained for , willful violation of rules and regulations, and misconduct pursuant to NJSA 40A: 14-147 et Seq.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Matthew Talavera, Edison Township Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/matthew-talavera-edison-twp-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
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What is a summary of Matthew Talavera's major discipline record?
Patrolman Matthew Talavera was suspended for 10 days and received a monetary fine or loss of pay from the Edison Township Police Department. During an investigative stop of a suspect vehicle, Talavera used force to take the suspect to the ground and struck the suspect without using de-escalation techniques or force as a last resort. His report was substandard and did not adequately reflect what occurred. Talavera was sustained for conduct unbecoming, willful violation of rules and regulations, and misconduct.
What is Matthew Talavera's major discipline record at Edison Township Police Department?
Matthew Talavera has one major discipline record at Edison Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Edison Township Police Department, the department Matthew Talavera worked for?
Edison Township Police Department reported 188 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 Talavera individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1169. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8392. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩