Suspended 31 daysmost recent record, 2021 · as reported
Martin has 2 sustained major discipline records from Bernards Twp PD, spanning 2020 to 2021. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: 1. Reporting for duty under the influence of alcohol. 2. Conduct unbecoming 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.
Discipline timeline, 2020 to 2021
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2 records, 2020 to 2021
Major discipline records reported for David Martin, by year
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.
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)
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.
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.
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.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of David Martin's major discipline record?
Martin has 2 sustained major discipline records from Bernards Twp PD, spanning 2020 to 2021. The records include a suspension. Sustained charges across the records include: 1. Reporting for duty under the influence of alcohol. 2. Conduct unbecoming 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.
What is David Martin's major discipline record at Bernards Township Police Department?
David Martin has 2 major discipline records at Bernards Township Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2020, 2021. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Bernards Township Police Department, the department David Martin worked for?
Bernards Township Police Department reported 43 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about David Martin individually.
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. ↩
[3]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. The timeline counts rows 2661, 2925. ↩
[4]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8568. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩