Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer Colon was arrested on June 28, 2021, and charged with third-degree aggravated assault domestic violence, and in 2024 he pled guilty to one count of simple assault, the Passaic County Sheriffs Office reported. Colon lied during the internal affairs investigation, and on January 1, 2024, the Police Training Commission advised that he would not be awarded a license, leaving him unauthorized to act as a law enforcement officer. He was terminated from employment.
(a) 11.16 Conduct subversive of good order of the department
(a) 11.29 Failure to comply with Sheriff's orders, directives, regulations
N.J.A.C. 4A:2-23(a) 12 - unlicensed by the PTC
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On June 28, 2021 Officer Colon arrested and charged with 3rd degree aggravated assault domestic violence. In 2024 he pled guilty to 1 count simple assault. Officer Colon lied during the course of the internal affairs investigation. On January 1, 2024, the Police Training Commission advised that Colon would not be awarded a license pursuant to N.J.S.A. 52:14B-67.1. As such, he is not authorized to act as a law enforcement officer and was Terminated from employment.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This officer's record shows a termination; a terminated officer would not have an active PFRS/SPRS record at this agency, which is one reason no match may exist here. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Other general possibilities include insufficient vesting, a role not covered by PFRS or SPRS, a deferred or vested status not reflected in a current snapshot, or a data-matching limitation. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Similar records
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Alvia Alvino · Passaic County Sheriff's Department · 2022
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Terminated
Sustained charge(s): 4A.2-2.3(a)3 Inability to Perform Duties
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Terminated
Sustained charge(s): Inability to Perform Duties
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Christian Colon's major discipline record?
Officer Colon was arrested on June 28, 2021, and charged with third-degree aggravated assault domestic violence, and in 2024 he pled guilty to one count of simple assault, the Passaic County Sheriffs Office reported. Colon lied during the internal affairs investigation, and on January 1, 2024, the Police Training Commission advised that he would not be awarded a license, leaving him unauthorized to act as a law enforcement officer. He was terminated from employment.
What is Christian Colon's major discipline record at Passaic County Sheriff's Department?
Christian Colon has one major discipline record at Passaic County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Christian Colon's record show a termination?
Yes. At least one of Christian Colon's major discipline records shows a termination, reported for 2024.
How does Passaic County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Passaic County Sheriff's Department in the second-highest fifth of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Christian Colon individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1241. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩