Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Richard Piotrowski was suspended for 15 days by the Hamilton Township Police Department in Mercer County. On August 30, 2022, Stafford Township police responded to a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 72 and Nautilus Drive involving Piotrowski, who was off duty in his personal vehicle. During the crash investigation, probable cause was found to charge Piotrowski with driving under the influence. Charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause were sustained.
On August 30, 2022 at Approximately 1459 hours, Stafford Township Police responded to a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 72 and Nautilus Drive. Involved in the accident was Officer Richard Piotrowski Ill (off duty in his personal vehicle). During the motor vehicle crash investigation sufficient probable cause was found to charge Officer Piotrowski with driving under the influence.
Compensation and pension
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Similar records
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same agency · similar sanction outcome
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Sustained charge(s): Standards of Conduct & Obedience to Laws & Regulations
same year · similar sanction outcome
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Suspended 25 days
Sustained charge(s): Standards of Conduct & Obedience to Laws & Regulations
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Richard Piotrowski's major discipline record?
Officer Richard Piotrowski was suspended for 15 days by the Hamilton Township Police Department in Mercer County. On August 30, 2022, Stafford Township police responded to a motor vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 72 and Nautilus Drive involving Piotrowski, who was off duty in his personal vehicle. During the crash investigation, probable cause was found to charge Piotrowski with driving under the influence. Charges of conduct unbecoming a public employee and other sufficient cause were sustained.
What is Richard Piotrowski's major discipline record at Hamilton Township Police Department?
Richard Piotrowski has one major discipline record at Hamilton Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Richard Piotrowski's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Richard Piotrowski at Hamilton Township Police Department.
How large is Hamilton Township Police Department, the department Richard Piotrowski worked for?
Hamilton Township Police Department reported 173 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Richard Piotrowski individually.
How does Hamilton Township Police Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Hamilton Township Police Department in the lowest fifth of peers of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Richard Piotrowski individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1752. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8372. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩