Drunk On Duty, Sleeping On Duty, Alcohol Violations, Drinking On Duty, Failure To Carry Duty Weapon, Culpable Inefficient Supervision
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Sergeant Kristofer Gertsen violated the terms of a previously negotiated plea agreement for misconduct by being intoxicated while on duty. The sustained charges included being drunk on duty, drinking on duty, and sleeping on duty. Gertsen was terminated from employment with the Division.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
The member violated the terms of a previously negotiated plea agreement for misconduct by being intoxicated while on duty. The member was terminated from employment with the Division.
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 2673. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩