Sergeant Joseph Savino, while on duty, acted in an unprofessional manner when he engaged in a verbal argument with an officer under his command in the Bergen County Justice Center, the Bergen County Sheriffs Office reported for 2022. Savino was suspended for 6 days.
(a)(12) Obedience to Laws and Rules and Regulations Standards of Conduct Respect Courtesy
Separated while IA pending
not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Sergeant Savino, while on duty, acted in an unprofessional manner when he engaged in a verbal argument with an officer under his command, in the Bergen County Justice Center.
AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
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Other officers at Bergen County Sheriff's Department
35 other named officers with reported major discipline records at this agency. Major discipline is final and post-appeal, as reported by the agency.
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Police Transparency NJ, "Joseph Savino, Bergen County Sheriff's Department," last updated 2026-09-28, https://policetransparencynj.com/officers/joseph-savino-bergen-co-sheriffs-dept/. Source records: New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
Questions and answers
What is a summary of Joseph Savino's major discipline record?
Sergeant Joseph Savino, while on duty, acted in an unprofessional manner when he engaged in a verbal argument with an officer under his command in the Bergen County Justice Center, the Bergen County Sheriffs Office reported for 2022. Savino was suspended for 6 days.
What is Joseph Savino's major discipline record at Bergen County Sheriff's Department?
Joseph Savino has one major discipline record at Bergen County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2022. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
What is Joseph Savino's base salary on record?
Joseph Savino's reported base salary is $169,174, from New Jersey Treasury YourMoney data, matched to this officer at high confidence. Joseph Savino has 21 years, 6 months of reported service.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 2040. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 243973, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩