No ‘Major Discipline’ For South Brunswick Police Officers Last Year, Latest Report Shows

SOUTH BRUNSWICK, NJ — The South Brunswick Police Department didn't experience any "major discipline cases" last year, according to a new report from the New Jersey Attorney General’s Office.

On Monday, the state AG's office released its annual Major Discipline Report, which lists details for hundreds of police officers in the state. The report covers the period from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31, 2024.

According to the attorney general’s office, “major discipline” is defined as terminations, reductions in rank, or suspension of more than five days. Pending cases are not included in the dataset.

The South Brunswick Police Department was one of several in Middlesex County that didn't experience any major discipline reports last year.

Others without any cases include:

• Carteret PD
• Cranbury PD
• Highland Park PD
• Jamesburg PD
• Metuchen PD
• Middlesex College PD
• Middlesex County Prosecutor's Office
• Milltown PD
• Monroe Twp PD
• New Brunswick PD
• Perth Amboy PD
• Piscataway Twp PD
• Plainsboro Twp PD
• Sayreville PD
• South Amboy PD
• South Plainfield PD
• South River PD
• Spotswood PD
• Woodbridge Twp PD

According to statewide statistics, there were 644 major discipline actions taken by 172 police agencies against 543 officers in New Jersey last year. The most frequently occurring offenses were related to attendance, including lateness and call-outs too close to the start of a shift.

Attorney General Matthew Platkin said that the vast majority of New Jersey’s police officers risk their own safety to protect others and to serve their communities. These officers “conduct themselves with honor and courage,” he said.

“Publicly releasing this data about the handling of disciplinary matters helps maintain the public’s trust in those dedicated, hardworking men and women of law enforcement,” Platkin said.