1. Reporting for duty under the influence of alcohol. 2. a police officer. 3. Conduct toward the public. 4. Violating Township policies. 5. Failure to conduct himself with high ethical standards. 6. Failure to obey laws and rules. 7. Fitness for duty. 8. Operation of Department vehicles. 9. Violation of the Department Code of Ethics. 10. Violation of the Department Mission Statement. 11. Violation of the Employee Handbook concerning alcohol free workplace. 12. Violation of the Employee Handbook concerning the use of Township vehicles.
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Officer David Martin was convicted of DWI while on duty, in violation of Bernards Township Police Department policies, procedures, and rules. The sustained charges included reporting for duty under the influence of alcohol, conduct unbecoming a police officer, fitness for duty, and violations of the department code of ethics and employee handbook provisions on an alcohol free workplace. Martin was suspended for 31 days and resigned from the department.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Violation of the Bernards Township Police Department Policies and Procedure and Rules and Regulations. Officer was convicted of DWI while on duty. Officer resigned from the department.
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
In a 2020 record, Officer David Martin was suspended for 55 days following a conviction for DWI while on duty, in violation of Bernards Township Police Department policies, procedures, and rules and regulations. Martin resigned from the department. The specific sustained charges were not reported.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Violation of Bernards Township Police Department Policies and Procedures and Rules and Regulations. Officer was convicted of DWI while on duty. Officer has resigned from the Bernards Township Police Department.
Compensation and pension
No confident pension match found. This site links a pension record to a named officer only when the name and the exact employing agency both match a New Jersey Treasury record. Where that bar is not met, nothing is shown rather than a guess. See methodology for how these matches are made and what is withheld.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2661. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2925. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩