The Hackensack Police Department suspended Officer Frankie Garrett for 72 days. On or about April 17, 2022, Garrett was involved in an off-duty incident that resulted in the seizure of his service weapon. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office determined that Garrett was not authorized to possess the weapon for a minimum period of six months and permitted its return effective September 15, 2022. Because he could not carry a service weapon, Garrett could not perform the essential duties of a sworn officer. Inability to perform duties was sustained.
On or about April 17, 2022, Officer Garrett was involved in an off-duty incident that resulted in the seizure of his service weapon pursuant to legal mandates, which could not returned until the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office authorized it. The BCPO ultimately determined that Officer Garrett was not authorized to have possession of his service weapon for a minimum period of six months. Effective September 15, 2022, the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office permitted Officer Garrett to have possession of his service weapon and he was able to return to duty. Disciplinary action was imposed because absent his ability to carry a service weapon, he could not perform all of the essential job duties of a sworn law enforcement officer.
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What is a summary of Frankie Garrett's major discipline record?
The Hackensack Police Department suspended Officer Frankie Garrett for 72 days. On or about April 17, 2022, Garrett was involved in an off-duty incident that resulted in the seizure of his service weapon. The Bergen County Prosecutor's Office determined that Garrett was not authorized to possess the weapon for a minimum period of six months and permitted its return effective September 15, 2022. Because he could not carry a service weapon, Garrett could not perform the essential duties of a sworn officer. Inability to perform duties was sustained.
What is Frankie Garrett's major discipline record at Hackensack Police Department?
Frankie Garrett has one major discipline record at Hackensack Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Frankie Garrett's base salary on record?
Frankie Garrett's reported base salary is $155,672, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Frankie Garrett has 14 years, 7 months of reported service.
How large is Hackensack Police Department, the department Frankie Garrett worked for?
Hackensack Police Department reported 105 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Frankie Garrett individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2054. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 224280, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8152. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩