Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Patrolman Ryan Matthews was suspended for 86 days by the Delran Police Department. Matthews was dispatched to a local business for a shoplifting that had just occurred, but he did not obtain the suspect's description or collect video evidence of the crime that was offered to him. He later entered a false description of the suspect in his police report. The matter occurred in 2022, and the final disposition was in 2023.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Ptl. Matthews was dispatched to a local busines for a shoplifting that just occurred. Ptl. Matthews responded to the business where he did not obtain the suspect's description nor collect video evidence of the crime that was offered to him. Ptl. Matthews later entered a false description of the suspect in his police report. Ptl. Matthews received an 86 day suspension. This matter occurred in 2022 and the final dispostion was in 2023.
Compensation and pension
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Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1528. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩