Major discipline · 2025[1]
Terminated- Rank as reported
- Chief of Police
- Sustained charge(s)
- 2C:20-25(A)
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Chief of Police Peter Cooke, Jr. was terminated by the Englishtown Police Department. On or about September 9, 2024, the Monmouth County Prosecutor's Office opened an investigation and determined that Cooke accessed the Spillman/Flex system for personal use to obtain a picture of an acquaintance's ex-boyfriend. Cooke pled guilty to third degree computer theft under 2C:20-25(A) in Superior Court on May 19, 2025, forfeited public office, and was separated from employment. He was later accepted into the PTI program for twelve months.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On or about, September 9, 2024, the Monmouth County Prosecutor’s Office (MCPO) opened an investigation into an allegation of criminal conduct involving Chief Peter Cooke. As a result of the investigation conducted by the MCPO it was determined he accessed the Spillman /Flex system for personal use to obtain a picture of an acquaintance ex boyfriend. Chief Cooke pled guilty to third degree computer theft (2C:20-25(A)) in Superior Court on May 19, 2025. As a result of the guilty plea, Chief Cooke forfeited public office and was separated from employment as an Englishtown Police Officer. He was later accepted into the PTI Program for a period of twelve months. Chief Cooke’s guilty plea was related to his misuse of a law enforcement database, Spillman/Flex.