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.
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.
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What is a summary of Peter Cooke, Jr's major discipline record?
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.
What is Peter Cooke, Jr's major discipline record at Englishtown Police Department?
Peter Cooke, Jr has one major discipline record at Englishtown Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Peter Cooke, Jr's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Peter Cooke, Jr's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2025.
How large is Englishtown Police Department, the department Peter Cooke, Jr worked for?
Englishtown Police Department reported 8 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Peter Cooke, Jr individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 461. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8428. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩