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Stephen Flitcroft

Lower Township Police Department · 1 record · 2024

Suspended 30 days2024 · as reported

Patrolman Stephen Flitcroft was suspended for 30 working days by the Lower Township Police Department in 2024 and lost time. In May 2024, Flitcroft responded to a domestic call with Patrolman White, who engaged a subject that began throwing objects. According to the department, Flitcroft hesitated to assist; during the struggle the subject broke free and later kicked White in the head multiple times. Flitcroft failed to use his radio, intervene, or apply physical force to assist. The sustained charges were failure to perform duties and neglect of duty.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2024[1]

Suspended 30 days
Rank as reported
Patrolman (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
, or failure to perform duties and
Other sanction
Loss of time
Separated while IA pending
No

Synopsis as reported by the agency

In May 2024 Ptlm. Flitcroft responded to a domestic call with Ptlm White. Ptlm. White entered the residence and engaged the subject, who began throwing objects. Ptlm. Flitcroft approached slowly and hesitated to assist. During the struggle, the subject broke free, and Ptlm. White made multiple radio calls for backup while continuing to engage physically with the subject. After the subject was handcuffed by White, he began kicking items and ultimately kicked White in the head multiple times. Ptlm. Flitcroft failed to use his radio, appropriately intervene or apply meaningful physical force to assist Ptlm. White. Ptlm. Flitcroft displayed inadequate response, lack of engagement, and failure to use proper force or communication during a critical incident. Discipline Imposed: Suspension for 30 (12/hr.) working days.

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Other officers at Lower Township Police Department

6 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

Compensation and pension

Retired member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

This site: records-based match

Monthly pension allowance
$3,533.56
Monthly total (incl. cost-of-living)
$3,533.56
Final salary basis
$84,599
Retired
March 2025
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
20 years, 1 month

How to read this

The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Stephen Flitcroft's major discipline record?

Patrolman Stephen Flitcroft was suspended for 30 working days by the Lower Township Police Department in 2024 and lost time. In May 2024, Flitcroft responded to a domestic call with Patrolman White, who engaged a subject that began throwing objects. According to the department, Flitcroft hesitated to assist; during the struggle the subject broke free and later kicked White in the head multiple times. Flitcroft failed to use his radio, intervene, or apply physical force to assist. The sustained charges were failure to perform duties and neglect of duty.

What is Stephen Flitcroft's major discipline record at Lower Township Police Department?

Stephen Flitcroft has one major discipline record at Lower Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Stephen Flitcroft's pension on record?

Stephen Flitcroft's reported monthly pension allowance is $3,533.56, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Stephen Flitcroft has 20 years, 1 month of reported service.

How large is Lower Township Police Department, the department Stephen Flitcroft worked for?

Lower Township Police Department reported 49 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Stephen Flitcroft individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1033. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]YourMoney Retired Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 364561 (member 44355863), snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Retired Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/.
  3. [3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8270. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/.