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Homeowner alleges unlawful order by officer, says internal affairs exonerated officer and council later changed law
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Summary
At the March 17 Tinton Falls Borough Council meeting, resident Jeff George alleged he was ordered out of Sycamore Park after dark without a legal basis, said his internal affairs complaint was closed without discipline, and criticized the council for amending the law rather than addressing his complaint.
A Tinton Falls homeowner used the council's public‑comment period on March 17 to accuse a borough police officer of issuing an unlawful order and to criticize the council's response.
"On November 14 at approximately 10:30 p.m., I was ordered by Officer Reyes to leave a public park for violating a law, a law that I did not violate," Jeff George said. He told the council he asked the officer to cite an ordinance and to point to any posted sign showing park hours and that the officer could not do so. "Because Sycamore Park is equipped with lights, I was legally allowed to be there after dark," he said.
George said he filed an internal affairs complaint that was closed without discipline and asserted that "two weeks ago, while I was in attendance at this council meeting, the council voted to amend that law." He said the council's action, rather than an apology or corrective discipline, has strengthened the grounds for legal action he said he already pursued. "This town breeds corruption," he added.
Council members did not respond to George's remarks during the public‑comment period recorded in the meeting transcript. The council did not make any public statements at the meeting disputing or confirming George's account, nor did the transcript record any statement from the Police Department or internal affairs investigators.
The public‑comment period is limited to three minutes per speaker, and the clerk told the meeting that no written comments had been submitted in advance.
