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Clifton Police Department · 1 record · 2022
Suspended 45 days2022 · as reported
The Clifton Police Department reported that Police Officer Matthew West pled guilty to a conduct unbecoming charge after he was found sleeping off-duty on a neighboring jurisdiction's roadway. The 2022 record sustained charges of general cause under 4A:2-2.3 and conduct unbecoming. West received a 45-day suspension.
Major discipline · 2022[1]
Suspended 45 daysSynopsis as reported by the agency
West plead guilty to a charge after he was found sleeping (off-duty) on a neighboring jurisdiction€™s roadway.
Kevin Craig · Absecon City Police Department · 2022
Suspended 30 daysSustained charge(s): 3:1.5 Performance of Duty
same year · similar sanction outcome
Martina Martin · Atlantic City Police Department · 2022
Suspended 30 daysSustained charge(s): Neglect of Duty, Responding to Calls, Body Worn Camera & Prohibited Activity on Duty
same year · similar sanction outcome
Martina Martin · Atlantic City Police Department · 2022
Suspended 15 daysSustained charge(s): Insubordination, Training Policy & Written Directive System
same year · similar sanction outcome
Mailon Demby · Atlantic City Police Department · 2022
Suspended 20 daysSustained charge(s): Improper Search, Performance of Duty & Body Worn Camera
same year · similar sanction outcome
Michael Camp · Atlantic City Police Department · 2022
Suspended 130 daysSustained charge(s): Obedience to Laws & Regulations & Standard of Conduct
same year · similar sanction outcome
2 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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The Clifton Police Department reported that Police Officer Matthew West pled guilty to a conduct unbecoming charge after he was found sleeping off-duty on a neighboring jurisdiction's roadway. The 2022 record sustained charges of general cause under 4A:2-2.3 and conduct unbecoming. West received a 45-day suspension.
Matthew West has one major discipline record at Clifton Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Matthew West's reported base salary is $148,571, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Matthew West has 12 years, 8 months of reported service.
Clifton Police Department reported 135 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 West individually.