Middletown Police Commission accepts 16 internal investigation findings; some cases led to discipline

The Middletown Police Commission voted to accept 16 internal investigations forwarded by the chief, covering incidents from Nov. 6, 2024 through Dec. 1, 2025. The reports included a mix of findings: several incidents involving injuries to officers, a vehicle pursuit and a motor-vehicle accident, and a use-of-force review that were closed with no violations of department policy; other cases were found to violate department policy and resulted in discipline.

The chief read key case numbers and short findings aloud. Notable outcomes included determinations that two avoidable motor vehicle accidents by the same officer constituted policy violations and were resolved through disciplinary steps including loss of time, training, and policy review. An undocumented vehicle damage incident was found to violate policy and resulted in suspension to be served as a loss of time. Other matters were resolved with verbal counseling. Follow-up information on some personnel complaints provided no new evidence to change original findings, the chief said.

The acceptance motion was read by the chief as "motion by Commissioner Rodriguez, second by Commissioner Sullivan," and commissioners present voiced their approval. The chief asked for a motion to accept the investigations as completed; the motion passed with the commission responding "Aye." The commission did not read detailed disciplinary memoranda into the public record during the meeting; the chief offered the investigations for commission review and asked whether any required further discussion.

Because the reports were handled as internal investigations, the meeting record lists the case numbers and short findings read into the record; the chief told the commission he had forwarded the full materials for their review. The commission's vote accepted the findings as presented in the public portion of the meeting.