Separated while IA pendingmost recent record, 2025 · as reported
Sawicki has 2 sustained major discipline records from Berlin Boro PD, all from 2025. The records include separation while an internal affairs matter was pending. Sustained charges across the records include: Berlin Police Rules & Regulations IA 2024-05 1.) 10:11 Insubordination 2.) 10:153 Truthfulness 3.) 13:20 Repeated Violations; Berlin Police Rules & Regulations IA 2024-04 1.) 10:11 Insubordination 2.) 10:13 Criticism of Official Acts or Orders 3.) 10:14 Conduct toward superior and subordinate officers.
On November 15, 2024, Patrolman Hunter Sawicki disregarded a superior officer's order about making a notification and instead made an incorrect notification related to the investigation being handled. The Berlin Borough Police Department internal affairs investigation found multiple inconsistencies in his statements, and a follow-up interview found continued lack of candor. Sawicki was served a Preliminary Notice of Discipline on 12/31/2024 and requested a hearing. In February 2025, a settlement was reached and Sawicki resigned in good standing in lieu of discipline or termination.
Berlin Police Rules & Regulations IA 2024-05 1.) 10:11 2.) 10:153 Truthfulness 3.) 13:20 Repeated Violations
Separated while IA pending
Yes
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On November 15th, 2024, officer Hunter Sawicki disregarded orders of a superior officer pursuant to making a notification. He failed to obey a clear order which he acknowledged receiving from the supervisor and instead made an incorrect notification related to the investigation being handled, a direct act of . The subsequent internal affairs investigation revealed multiple inconsistencies in his statement(s) to internal affairs investigators. A follow up interview was conducted to clear up any misinformation where he continued to show a lack of candor and was untruthful. Officer Sawicki was served with a Preliminary Notice of Discipline pursuant to these sustained charges on 12/31/2024 and requested an administrative hearing. He was further served with a second preliminary notice of discipline on 12/31/24 pursuant to IA 2024-04. In February of 2025 a settlement agreement was reached and Officer Sawicki resigned in good standing in lieu of discipline / termination being sought.
On October 22, 2024, Patrolman Hunter Sawicki was attending mandatory departmental training when he disagreed with the lead instructor over tactics and terminology. He became a distraction, was argumentative, and directed insubordinate behavior and vulgar language at a superior officer, and he remained insubordinate after being briefly removed. The Berlin Borough Police Department sustained findings of Insubordination, Criticism of Official Acts or Orders, and Conduct Toward Superior and Subordinate officers. Sawicki resigned in good standing in February 2025 in lieu of discipline or termination.
Berlin Police Rules & Regulations IA 2024-04 1.) 10:11 2.) 10:13 Criticism of Official Acts or Orders 3.) 10:14 Conduct toward superior and subordinate officers
Separated while IA pending
Yes
Synopsis as reported by the agency
On October 22,2024. Officer Hunter Sawicki was attending mandatory departmental training when he disagreed with the lead instructor on certain tactics and terminology that was being presented. He became a distraction for department members in attendance, was argumentative and engaged in insubordinate behavior directed at a superior officer which included the use of vulgar language. Officer Sawicki was briefly removed from the training by superior officers pursuant to his demeanor where he remained insubordinate and continued to be a distraction. The subsequent internal affairs investigation revealed a violation of Berlin Police Department Rules / Regulation with sustained findings of , Criticism of Official Acts or Orders, Conduct Toward Superior and Subordinate officers. Officer Sawicki was served with a Preliminary Notice of Discipline pursuant to these sustained charges on 12/31/2024 and requested an administrative hearing. He was further served with a second preliminary notice of discipline on 12/31/24 pursuant to IA 2024-05. In February of 2025 a settlement agreement was reached and Officer Sawicki resigned in good standing in lieu of discipline / termination being sought
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Compensation and pension
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Hunter Sawicki's major discipline record?
Sawicki has 2 sustained major discipline records from Berlin Boro PD, all from 2025. The records include separation while an internal affairs matter was pending. Sustained charges across the records include: Berlin Police Rules & Regulations IA 2024-05 1.) 10:11 Insubordination 2.) 10:153 Truthfulness 3.) 13:20 Repeated Violations; Berlin Police Rules & Regulations IA 2024-04 1.) 10:11 Insubordination 2.) 10:13 Criticism of Official Acts or Orders 3.) 10:14 Conduct toward superior and subordinate officers.
What is Hunter Sawicki's major discipline record at Berlin Borough Police Department?
Hunter Sawicki has 2 major discipline records at Berlin Borough Police Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2025. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
How large is Berlin Borough Police Department, the department Hunter Sawicki worked for?
Berlin Borough Police Department reported 19 sworn officers to the FBI for 2025. This is department-level context from the FBI's Law Enforcement Employees census, not a statement about Hunter Sawicki individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 102. 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 103. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[3]FBI Law Enforcement Employees (LEE), New Jersey subset. Federal Bureau of Investigation. Row 8238. Derived from the public Law Enforcement Employees (LEE) / Police Employee Data dataset (1960-2025), https://cde.ucr.cjis.gov/. ↩