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Christopher Markiewicz

Edgewater Park Township Police Department · 1 record · 2025

Suspended 45 days2025 · as reported

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.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2025[1]

Suspended 45 days
Rank as reported
Ptl (see this rank)
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

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.

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Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney[2]

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Base salary (pension basis)
$74,834
Pension fund
Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service
8 years

How to read this

The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

Questions and answers

What is a summary of Christopher Markiewicz's major discipline record?

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.

What is Christopher Markiewicz's major discipline record at Edgewater Park Township Police Department?

Christopher Markiewicz has one major discipline record at Edgewater Park Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.

What is Christopher Markiewicz's base salary on record?

Christopher Markiewicz's reported base salary is $74,834, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Christopher Markiewicz has 8 years of reported service.

How large is Edgewater Park Township Police Department, the department Christopher Markiewicz worked for?

Edgewater Park Township Police Department reported 18 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 Markiewicz individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 95. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
  2. [2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 241783, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
  3. [3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8211. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩