In August 2022, Officer Baskinger violated several use-of-force core principles while attempting to arrest a suspect wanted in a stolen motor vehicle investigation, striking the subject in the head several times with a closed fist, the Passaic County Sheriffs Office reported. Baskinger resigned from the department effective August 2023.
Attorney General Guidelines Core Principle 2 - Force as a Last Resort and Duty to De-Escalate
2.3 Force as a last resort
2.5 De-escalation
2.6 Warning and opportunity to comply
Core Principal 3 – Duty to Use Only Objectively Reasonable
Necessary and Proportional Force
3.2 Considerations when using force
3.3 Level of resistance
Separated while IA pending
Yes
Synopsis as reported by the agency
In August of 2022 Officer Baskinger, while assigned to the Patrol Division violated several use-of-force core principles in the attempt to arrest a suspect wanted in a stolen motor vehicle investigation. in the course of attempting to gain control of the subject Officer Baskinger struck the subject in the head several times with a closed fist. Officer Baskinger resigned from the Department effective August 2023.
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Other officers at Passaic County Sheriff's Department
22 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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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Matthew Baskinger's major discipline record?
In August 2022, Officer Baskinger violated several use-of-force core principles while attempting to arrest a suspect wanted in a stolen motor vehicle investigation, striking the subject in the head several times with a closed fist, the Passaic County Sheriffs Office reported. Baskinger resigned from the department effective August 2023.
What is Matthew Baskinger's major discipline record at Passaic County Sheriff's Department?
Matthew Baskinger has one major discipline record at Passaic County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1854. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩