Officer Christopher Long was charged on October 9, 2023, with several infractions related to inappropriate behavior toward a crime victim. The Franklin Township Police Department - Somerset County reported that Long provided his personal cellular telephone number to a crime victim to pursue a personal relationship, failed to operate his body worn camera and mobile video recorder according to policy, and failed to complete a Victim Notification Form for a victim reporting an indictable offense. On January 31, 2024, Long pleaded guilty and was suspended for 30 calendar days.
Prohibited activity on duty and multiple rule violations
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On October 9, 2023, Officer Christoper Long was charged with several infractions related to inappropriate behavior towards a crime victim. These infractions included engaging in activity not related to his official duties by providing his personal cellular telephone number to a crime victim to pursue a personal relationship, failing to operate his body worn camera (BWC) and mobile video recorder (MVR) according to departmental policy, and failure to complete a Victim Notification Form for the crime victim who was reporting an indictable offense. On January 31, 2024, Officer Long plead guilty to the above charges and was suspended for 30 calendar days.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Christopher Long, Franklin Township Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/christopher-long-franklin-twp-pd-somerset/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Christopher Long's major discipline record?
Officer Christopher Long was charged on October 9, 2023, with several infractions related to inappropriate behavior toward a crime victim. The Franklin Township Police Department - Somerset County reported that Long provided his personal cellular telephone number to a crime victim to pursue a personal relationship, failed to operate his body worn camera and mobile video recorder according to policy, and failed to complete a Victim Notification Form for a victim reporting an indictable offense. On January 31, 2024, Long pleaded guilty and was suspended for 30 calendar days.
What is Christopher Long's major discipline record at Franklin Township Police Department?
Christopher Long has one major discipline record at Franklin Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Christopher Long's base salary on record?
Christopher Long's reported base salary is $93,385, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Christopher Long has 7 years, 11 months of reported service.
How large is Franklin Township Police Department, the department Christopher Long worked for?
Franklin Township Police Department reported 103 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Christopher Long individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1270. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 241356, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8574. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩