Middletown Police Officer Admits To Falsifying Accident Report

MIDDLETOWN, NJ — A Middletown police officer pleaded guilty Friday to falsifying a report after getting into an accident with his police cruiser, announced Monmouth County Prosecutor Chris Gramiccioni.

Thomas E. Foster, 33, of Keyport, entered a guilty plea to one count of fourth-degree falsifying records. Foster acknowledged that he did in fact falsify a report detailing an accident with his patrol car on July 3, 2019.

By pleading guilty, Foster will face probation, but is permitted to apply for the Pre-Trial Intervention Program. He will also have to forfeit his position as a Middletown police officer and permanently forfeit public office in the state of New Jersey.

Foster has been suspended without pay since he was first charged in June.

As Patch previously reported, police say that on July 3, 2019, Foster was the assigned officer to a road repair project on Cedar Avenue in Middletown. While working this job, Foster got into an accident with his patrol car.

Foster filed a Police Vehicle Accident and Damage Report with MTPD, alleging that while he was reversing his vehicle out of a parking spot, he “contacted a telephone pole,” which was located near Foster’s home and only a few blocks away from the road work. It was later discovered that Foster was involved in a motor vehicle accident where he backed the police cruiser into a parked pickup truck on Cedar Avenue, causing damage to both vehicles.

He will be sentenced Sept. 21. First-time offenders convicted of a fourth-degree offense are entitled to a presumption of a probationary sentence as opposed to jail time, however, every case is evaluated based on its unique facts and circumstances.

Initial report: Middletown Police Officer Accused Of Lying About Cop Car Accident (June 2020)

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