Major discipline · 2024[1]
Suspended 124 days- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- (a) 1 – , or Failure to Perform Duties (a) 6 - a Public Employee (a) 7 – (a) 11 – Obedience to Laws and Rules and Regulations Performance of Duty Conduct Towards Employees Standards of Conduct Fraternization Respect Unbecoming Conduct All Other Conduct Cooperation Prohibited Activity on Duty Courtesy Assisting Criminals Inattentiveness to Duty Personal Cell Phones/Employee Personal Property
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
While on duty at the Bergen County Corrections and Rehabilitation Center, Correctional Police Officer Widovic fraternized with an inmate by discussing the operations of the facility and personal information regarding other officers. Widovic also failed to maintain the housing unit logbook accurately, failed to conduct proper headcounts, and possessed his personal cellphone and smartwatch while in a secure area. The Bergen County Sheriffs Office suspended him for 124 days in 2024.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Correctional Police Officer Matthew Widovic, while on duty at the Bergen County Corrections and Rehabilitation Center, was fraternizing with an inmate, specifically by discussing the operations of the BCCRC and personal information regarding other officers employed at the BCCRC. Officer Widovic also failed to maintain the Housing Unit logbook accurately, failed to conduct proper headcounts, and was in possession of his personal cellphone and smartwatch while in a secure area of the BCCRC.