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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 · 2020[1]
Suspended 90 daysSynopsis 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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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.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Christopher Sambogna, Palisades Park Police Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/christopher-sambogna-palisades-park-pd/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
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.
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.
Christopher Sambogna's reported base salary is $168,712, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Christopher Sambogna has 21 years, 10 months of reported service.
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.