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Taxpayers Foot $2.6M Bill for Suspended Officers' Salaries

12/6/2025

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Three suspended Clark Township officers, Clark Township Police Chief Pedro Matos, Sgt. Joseph Teston, and Capt. Vincent Concina, have earned more than $2.6 million in salaries while appealing suspensions for using racial slurs in 2019.
Matos's salary rose 18.9% to $195,995, costing taxpayers $979,278.
Teston and Concina also received pay increases.
The officers say delays in the investigation should prevent discipline.
Clark Township previously paid $400,000 to a whistleblower in the case.

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Story summary

Three suspended Clark Township officers, Clark Township Police Chief Pedro Matos, Sgt. Joseph Teston, and Capt. Vincent Concina, have earned more than $2.6 million in salaries while appealing suspensions for using racial slurs in 2019.
Matos's salary rose 18.9% to $195,995, costing taxpayers $979,278.
Teston and Concina also received pay increases.
The officers say delays in the investigation should prevent discipline.
Clark Township previously paid $400,000 to a whistleblower in the case.