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Christopher Sambogna

Palisades Park Police Department · 1 record · 2020

Suspended 90 days2020 · as reported

Sergeant Sambogna was charged criminally with theft, but the charges were dismissed by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and the matter was handled administratively by the Palisades Park Police Department. In 2020, Sambogna received a 90-day suspension for a violation of the Standards of Conduct Policy.

Major discipline records

Major discipline · 2020[1]

Suspended 90 days
Rank as reported
Sergeant (see this rank)
Sustained charge(s)
not applicable
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Synopsis as reported by the agency

Sgt. Sambogna was charged criminally with theft. Charges were dismissed by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and was handled administratively. He received 90 days suspension for violation of Standards of Conduct Policy

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Other officers at Palisades Park Police Department

One other named officer with a reported major discipline record at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.

Compensation and pension

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Questions and answers

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

Sergeant Sambogna was charged criminally with theft, but the charges were dismissed by the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office and the matter was handled administratively by the Palisades Park Police Department. In 2020, Sambogna received a 90-day suspension for a violation of the Standards of Conduct Policy.

What is Christopher Sambogna's major discipline record at Palisades Park Police Department?

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

How large is Palisades Park Police Department, the department Christopher Sambogna worked for?

Palisades Park Police Department reported 37 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 Sambogna individually.

Sources

  1. [1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2799. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03.
  2. [2]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8174. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/.