Woodbridge Twp PD reported that Officer Michael Cifelli was indicted three times for criminal offenses, once in 2017 and twice in 2021. He was suspended without pay after the first indictment was filed. Cifelli entered a plea agreement and was required to resign from law enforcement employment as part of it. He ultimately pled guilty to one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
Officer Cifelli was indicted three times for criminal offenses, once in 2017 and twice in 2021. He was suspended without pay after the first indictment was filed. He entered into a plea agreement with the prosecutors office and pled guity to one of the charges in 2023. He was required to resign from his law enforcement employment as part of the plea. He ultimately pled guilty to one count of 3rd degree endangering the welfare of a child.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Michael Cifelli, Woodbridge Township Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/michael-cifelli-woodbridge-twp-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Michael Cifelli's major discipline record?
Woodbridge Twp PD reported that Officer Michael Cifelli was indicted three times for criminal offenses, once in 2017 and twice in 2021. He was suspended without pay after the first indictment was filed. Cifelli entered a plea agreement and was required to resign from law enforcement employment as part of it. He ultimately pled guilty to one count of third-degree endangering the welfare of a child.
What is Michael Cifelli's major discipline record at Woodbridge Township Police Department?
Michael Cifelli has one major discipline record at Woodbridge Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Woodbridge Township Police Department, the department Michael Cifelli worked for?
Woodbridge Township Police Department reported 222 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Michael Cifelli individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1796. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8412. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩