Major discipline · 2025[1]
Suspended 45 days- Rank as reported
- Ptl
- Sustained charge(s)
- (a) (1) , or failure to perform duties, (6) a public employee, (7) , and (12) . EPPD Rules and Regulations 3.3.3, , 3.3.32, supervision of subordinates, 3.3.6, performance of duty, and 3.3.5, knowledge of laws and regulations
- Other sanction
- Monetary fine or loss of pay
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Patrolman Christopher Markiewicz was suspended for 45 days and received a monetary fine or loss of pay from the Edgewater Park Police Department. Markiewicz was dispatched to a hit and run accident where the driver was suspected of intoxication. After confirming the suspicion with another patrolman and a neighboring sergeant, Markiewicz instructed another officer to transport the driver to the hospital instead of into custody. No breath or blood sobriety tests were administered, and Markiewicz disposed of scene evidence by throwing it into a nearby dumpster.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Ptl. Christopher Markiewicz was dispatched to a hit and run motor vehicle accident. While on location of the initial crash, both civilian and police personnel informed Ptl. Markiewicz that the driver was suspected of being intoxicated. After phone conversations with another patrolman and a sergeant from a neighboring town who confirmed the suspicion of intoxication, Ptl. Markiewicz instructed the other patrol officer to transport the driver to the hospital instead of taking him into custody. Ptl. Markiewicz neglected to investigate the suspected driving under the influence case. No breath or blood sobriety tests were administered to the driver. Additionally, Ptl. Markiewicz disposed of the evidence collected at the scene by throwing it into a nearby dumpster after the driver was transported to the hospital.