Long Branch, West Long Branch Cops Named On Major Discipline Report

LONG BRANCH, NJ — On June 12, the New Jersey Attorney General released its annual report listing the major disciplinary actions taken last year at all the police departments, county corrections and county sheriffs agencies in the state.

The data is all publicly available here on the NJ Attorney General’s website, under the 2025 Major Discipline Report.

No police officer in Eatontown received major discipline in 2025. However, three police officers in Long Branch did, including one officer who had to resign from the department.

One officer in West Long Branch also received major discipline and was fired last year.

In Asbury Park, three police officers received major discipline, including a police lieutenant.

And in Middletown, two police officers received major discipline, and one had to resign.

Here are all the incidents:

Long Branch:

1. Sergeant Charles Conover

Terminated: No

Demoted: No

Suspended: Yes

Resigned, retired, transferred or separated while case was pending: No

# of Days Suspended: 20

Sustained Charge: 1. Violation of Department Rule and Reg III A.1(d) Failure to detect and arrest violators of the law 2. Violation of Department Rule and Reg IV.A.1 Failure to promptly perform duties as required 3. Violation of Department Rule and Reg Appendix A (Cooperation): Failure to maintain a good spirit of cooperation between the ranks.

Description: On August 5, 2024, Sgt. Conover failed to perform the duties associated with his position. Sgt. Conover knowingly failed to take proper action and caused subordinates to take improper action during a burglary investigation. As a result of the burglary investigation, the suspect was released at the scene. Sgt. Conover further failed to maintain a good spirit of cooperation by making defamatory statements about a subordinate to other subordinates.

2. Police Officer Ivan Guzman

Terminated: No

Demoted: No

Suspended: Yes

Resigned, retired, transferred or separated while case was pending: No

# of Days Suspended: 30

Sustained Charge: N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(6) Conduct Unbecoming a Public Employee N.J.A.C. 4A:2-2.3(a)(12) Other sufficient cause - Violation of Department Rules and Regulations

Description: On April 29, 2024 Officer Guzman knowingly and purposefully engaged in unreasonable conduct in the form of a pattern of harassing behavior toward a party protected by the Prevention of Domestic Violence Act. Officer Guzman further violated department rules and regulations by improperly accessing the department's police records system for reasons other than those related to his duties.

3. Police Officer Dana Page

Terminated: Yes

Demoted: No

Suspended: No

Resigned, retired, transferred or separated while case was pending: No

Sustained Charge: 2C:21-4a Falsifying Records

Description: On April 28, 2025, Officer Dana Page entered a guilty plea to fourth-degree Falsifying Records. Officer Page admitted that she made entries in her police report regarding an animal cruelty call on November 13, 2023 that were not accurate. Officer Page permanently forfeited public office, including her position as a Long Branch Police Officer, as part of her plea. She was subsequently admitted into the Pre-Trial Intervention Program.

West Long Branch:

1. Police Corporal Kyle Kampf

Terminated: Yes

Demoted: No

Suspended: Yes

Resigned, retired, transferred, or separated while case was pending: No

Number of Days Suspended: 225

Sustained Charge: Conducting Unbecoming of a Police Officer, False Reports, SOP 123: Overtime Policy Violation, Neglect of Duty, Insubordination, Untruthfulness

Description: Cpl. Kyle Kampf attended in-service training and falsified the hours of his overtime submission. Furthermore, on several dates, Cpl. Kyle Kampf had disregarded departmental orders, falsified patrol vehicle checklists, falsely reported that he was deploying a patrol rifle and was manipulating times of a patrol vehicle checklist from their truthful times. After a thorough investigation including reviewing numerous methods of digital evidence, it was determined that these actions did occur. The sustained findings were; Conduct Unbecoming of a Police Officer, False Reports, Overtime Policy Violation, Neglect of Duty, Insubordination and Untruthfulness. Kampf was terminated following an independent hearing officer recommendation.

Asbury Park:

1. Lieutenant Kamil Warraich

Terminated: No

Demoted: No

Suspended: No

Resigned, retired, transferred, or separated while case was pending: Yes

Description: Lt. Warraich was the subject of multiple internal affairs investigations, which resulted in findings that he violated various Asbury Park Police Department and Attorney General rules and regulations by the following: (1) posting a confidential internal affairs complaint form on his social media account; (2) attending multiple personal and public events while on extended sick leave from work; (3) failing to properly and thoroughly search an arrestee in his custody who was not handcuffed during transport, failing to properly secure the arrestee with a seatbelt, and failing to activate his body worn camera during the encounter; (4) disseminating a privileged email in violation of a Superior Court Order; (5) making a false complaint and false public statements that a sign affixed to a tree outside Asbury Park Police Dept. headquarters was racist; (6) being convicted of Driving While Intoxicated and Refusal to Submit to a Breath Test in Weehawkin, NJ while off duty and making false statements to the officers during his arrest; and (7) failing to obey a lawful order to appear for and cooperate with an internal affairs interview regarding his arrest in Weehawkin, NJ. Lt. Warraich retired from the Asbury Park Police Dept. while these matters were pending.

2. Sergeant Michael Boone

Terminated: No

Demoted: Yes

Suspended: No

Resigned, retired, transferred, or separated while case was pending: No

Number of Days Suspended: 0

Sustained Charge: Conduct Toward Other Department Employees

Description: Sgt. Boone was the subject of an internal affairs investigation related to sexual harassment/harassment in the workplace. This investigation resulted in the finding that he violated Asbury Park Police Department rules and regulations by making inappropriate sexual comments towards a co-worker and chasing the co-worker through the hallway while at headquarters. Sgt. Boone pleaded guilty to Conduct Toward Other Department Employees and agreed to a demotion to the rank of patrol officer effective November 1, 2025.

3. Special law enforcement officer second class Erwin Lopez-Gutierrez

Terminated: Yes

Sustained Charge: Truthfulness, Neglect of Duty, Performance of Duty, Reporting/Absence from Duty

Description: SLEO II Lopez-Gutierrez was a no call/no show for scheduled shifts and later advised supervisors he did not show up or call due to an emergency medical procedure. An investigation revealed he lied about the reason he missed work and produced an altered medical document, said the Asbury Park Police Dept. Numerous violations were sustained to include Truthfulness, Neglect/Performance of Duty and Absence/Reporting for Duty . SLEO II Lopez-Gutierrez was terminated as a result of the investigation.

Middletown:

1. Middletown Police Patrolman Ekne Montalvo

Terminated: No

Demoted: No

Suspended: Yes

Other Sanction: Training coaching or counseling

Resigned, retired, transferred, or separated while case was pending: No

Number of Days Suspended: 20

Sustained Charge: Violation of NJ AG Guideline Use of Force Addendum B - Vehicle Pursuit Policy (subsections3.4, 4.2, 5.3, 10.1 and MTPD Rules and Regulations 3.4.11-Obey all Departmental Rules and Regulations

Description: Ptl. Montalvo engaged in a vehicle pursuit without supervisory approval or a request to assist from the jurisdiction that initiated it. The pursuit was at excessive speed and continued after the officer lost sight of the suspect vehicle.

2. Middletown Police Patrolman Justin Skelly

Terminated: No

Demoted: No

Suspended: Yes

Resigned, retired, transferred, or separated while case was pending: Yes

Number of Days Suspended:

Sustained Charge: Pending

Description: In January 2025, Middletown Police Officer Justin Skelly was charged with second-degree Sexual Assault (supervisory or disciplinary power over someone under 18 years old) and third-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child. These charges involved his relationship with a seventeen-year old high school student between August and December of 2024. Skelly was indicted by a grand jury for these charges and related offenses on December 15, 2025. **While these charges remained pending as of December 31, 2025, Skelly entered a guilty plea to third-degree Endangering the Welfare of a Child on April 6, 2026. As conditions of his plea, he permanently forfeited his position as a Middletown police officer and permanently forfeited public office in New Jersey. He also agreed to have no contact with the victim.

NJ police departments are required to report major discipline to the Attorney General

Police departments across New Jersey are required to submit this data to the state. Agencies report officers serving major discipline only when the discipline is final, and appeals have been exhausted. Pending cases are not included. Thus, officers suspended in 2025, but whose discipline determination is not final, do not appear in the report. The report only covers completed cases with sustained charges resulting in final sanctions, or plea agreements not pending any potential appeals.

Major discipline is defined as police officers being charged with an indictable crime, being fired, reductions in rank, suspension of more than five days, and instances when officers are found guilty of certain internal affairs violations. It also includes discriminatory conduct, filing a false report, intentionally performing an improper search, applying excessive force, being untruthful, intentionally mishandling or destroying evidence and committing domestic violence.

NJ Attorney General Jennifer Davenport said her office makes this information public to increase transparency and trust in the police, especially when they use force.

“Maintaining faith in government and trust in law enforcement requires that residents know the state holds law enforcement to the highest professional standards,” said Davenport on June 12. “Transparency and accountability are key to maintaining public confidence in our officers.”

Prior: Ex-Middletown Police Officer Admits To Illegal Relationship With Teenage Girl, State Seeks 4 Years In Prison (April 2026)