Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Correctional Police Officer Edward Bajzath introduced a cellular telephone into the secure area of the Bergen County Corrections and Rehabilitation Center while on duty, the Bergen County Sheriffs Office reported. Bajzath was suspended for 10 days in 2024. Sustained charges included neglect of duty and inattentiveness to duty.
(a) 1 – , or Failure to Perform Duties (a) 7 – (a) 11 – Obedience to Laws and Rules and Regulations Prohibited Activity on Duty Inattentiveness to Duty Personal Cell Phones/Employee Personal Property
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Correctional Police Officer Edward Bajzath, while on duty at the Bergen County Corrections and Rehabilitation Center, introduced a cellular telephone into the secure area of the BCCRC.
Compensation and pension
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Edward Bajzath's major discipline record?
Correctional Police Officer Edward Bajzath introduced a cellular telephone into the secure area of the Bergen County Corrections and Rehabilitation Center while on duty, the Bergen County Sheriffs Office reported. Bajzath was suspended for 10 days in 2024. Sustained charges included neglect of duty and inattentiveness to duty.
What is Edward Bajzath's major discipline record at Bergen County Sheriff's Department?
Edward Bajzath has one major discipline record at Bergen County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Edward Bajzath's record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Edward Bajzath at Bergen County Sheriff's Department.
How does Bergen County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Bergen County Sheriff's Department in the second-highest fifth of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Edward Bajzath individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 863. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩