Class III Officer Samuel McDonough was terminated by the West Windsor Township Police Department in 2024. McDonough was assigned to West Windsor High School South when female employees of the school lodged a complaint that he had made inappropriate sexual comments while on duty. The comments were overheard by multiple witnesses, including another Class III officer. Investigation and interviews sustained the allegation, and McDonough was terminated from his position without appeal.
Class III Officer McDonough was assigned to West Windsor High School South.when a complaint was lodged by female employees of the school that Officer McDonough had made inappropriate sexual comments while on duty. The comments were overheard by mutliple witnesses to include another Class III officer. Subsequent investigation and interviews sustained the allegation and Officer McDonough was terminated from his position without appeal.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Samuel McDonough's major discipline record?
Class III Officer Samuel McDonough was terminated by the West Windsor Township Police Department in 2024. McDonough was assigned to West Windsor High School South when female employees of the school lodged a complaint that he had made inappropriate sexual comments while on duty. The comments were overheard by multiple witnesses, including another Class III officer. Investigation and interviews sustained the allegation, and McDonough was terminated from his position without appeal.
What is Samuel McDonough's major discipline record at West Windsor Township Police Department?
Samuel McDonough has one major discipline record at West Windsor Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Samuel McDonough's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Samuel McDonough's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How large is West Windsor Township Police Department, the department Samuel McDonough worked for?
West Windsor Township Police Department reported 53 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Samuel McDonough individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1165. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8381. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩