Internal Affairs

The members of the Lindenwold Police Department are committed to providing law enforcement services that are fair, effective, and impartially applied. It is in the best interest of everyone that a complaint about the performance of an individual employee or the agency in general be resolved fairly and promptly. The Lindenwold Police Department has formal procedures for investigating these complaints. These procedures ensure fairness while also protecting the rights of both citizens and employees.

  • Reports or Complaints of officer/employee misconduct must be accepted from any person, including
    anonymous sources, at any time
  • Complaints shall be accepted regardless of age, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation,
    disability, or immigration status of the complaining party.
  • Your complaint will be sent to either a superior or specially trained internal affairs officer who will conduct a thorough and objective investigation.
  • You might be asked to help in the investigation by giving a detailed statement about what happened
    or providing other important information or documents.
  • All complaints against law enforcement officers are thoroughly investigated. You will be kept informed of the status of the investigation and its ultimate outcome, if requested, and you provide contact information. The exact discipline imposed is confidential, but you will be advised of the ultimate finding, namely:
    • Sustained: A preponderance of the evidence shows an officer violated any law; regulation; directive, guideline, policy, or procedure issued by the Attorney General, or County Prosecutor; agency protocol; standing operating procedure; rule; or training.
    • Unfounded: A preponderance of the evidence shows that the alleged misconduct did not occur.
    • Exonerated: A preponderance of the evidence shows the alleged conduct did occur, but did not violate any law; regulation; directive, guideline, policy, or procedure issued by the Attorney General or County Prosecutor; agency protocol; standing operating procedure; rule; or training.
    • Not Sustained: The investigation failed to disclose sufficient evidence to clearly prove or disprove the allegation.
  • If our investigation shows that a crime might have been committed, the county prosecutor will be notified. You might be asked to testify in court.
  • If our investigation results in an employee being charged with a violation of agency rules, you might be asked to testify in an agency hearing.
  • If our investigation shows that the complaint is unfounded or that the employee acted properly, the matter will be closed.
  • Internal affairs investigations are confidential and all disciplinary hearings shall be closed to the public unless the defendant investigator requests an open hearing.
  • You may call the internal affairs investigator, Capt. Helveston at 856-784-7566 with any additional information or any questions about the case.

If you have a complaint concerning a Lindenwold police officer please fill out the IA-14 Internal Affairs Report Form  (provide as much information as possible) and mail or email the form to the addresses listed below. The Internal Affairs Report Form is available in other languages by clicking here.  If you prefer to remain anonymous when filing your complaint you may fill out as little or as much as you wish on the complaint form. Keep in mind that more information will be helpful to our investigators. You may also contact the Lindenwold Police Department’s Internal Affairs Unit at 856-784-7566 ext. 417.

Via Mail:

Lindenwold Police Department
2001 Egg Harbor Road
Lindenwold, NJ 08021
Attention: Internal Affairs Unit

Via Email:

InternalAffairs@lindenwoldpd.com