Officer record · As reported by the employing agency

Frankie Garrett

Hackensack Police Department · 1 record · 2022

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Major discipline · 2022^[1]

Suspended 72 days

Rank as reported: Officer
Sustained charge(s): ;
Separated while IA pending: not applicable (collected 2023 and later)

Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)

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.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

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.

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney^[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis): $155,672
Pension fund: Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service: 14 years, 7 months

How to read this

The amount is as reported by the New Jersey Department of the Treasury in its YourMoney pension data, as of March 31, 2026. It is the pension-basis figure and may not include overtime, accrued leave, stipends, or other pay. The link between this officer and this pension record is a records-based match at high confidence (exact name and exact employing agency), not a certified identity. If it is wrong, we will remove it: corrections.

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/. ↩