Patrolman Christian Palzer of the Ocean City Police Department was arrested for assaulting the victim during a domestic violence incident, and probable cause was found for a simple assault complaint. A temporary restraining order was granted and dropped by the victim a few days later. Palzer was found guilty at trial in Somers Point Municipal Court, and the case was under appeal. He was a probationary officer, and the department was moving for termination when he resigned effective 4/1/2024. The complaint was sustained.
The investigation revealed that Christian Palzer was arrested for assaulting the victim during a domestic violence incident. Probable cause was found for the issuance of a criminal complaint for simple assault. The victim also applied for and was granted a temporary restraining order. The TRO was dropped by the victim a few days later. A trial was held for the simple assault charge in Somers Point Municipal Court and Christian Palzer was found guilty by the Judge. The case is under appeal. When this incident occurred, Christian Palzer was a probationary officer. The Ocean City Police Department was moving for termination due to the guilty verdict and the incident occurring while under probation. Prior to the conclusion of the Internal Affairs investigation, Christian Palzer resigned effective 4/1/2024. The only conclusion to make is that this complaint is sustained and closed.
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Other officers at Ocean City Police Department
8 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Christian Palzer's major discipline record?
Patrolman Christian Palzer of the Ocean City Police Department was arrested for assaulting the victim during a domestic violence incident, and probable cause was found for a simple assault complaint. A temporary restraining order was granted and dropped by the victim a few days later. Palzer was found guilty at trial in Somers Point Municipal Court, and the case was under appeal. He was a probationary officer, and the department was moving for termination when he resigned effective 4/1/2024. The complaint was sustained.
What is Christian Palzer's major discipline record at Ocean City Police Department?
Christian Palzer has one major discipline record at Ocean City Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Ocean City Police Department, the department Christian Palzer worked for?
Ocean City Police Department reported 69 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Christian Palzer individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1035. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8273. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩