Officer record · As reported by the employing agency

Matthew Skolsky

South Brunswick Township Police Department · 1 record · 2023

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Major discipline · 2023^[1]

Suspended 30 days

Rank as reported: Sergeant
Sustained charge(s): Conducted Energy Devices; ; Performance of Duty; ; ; Misconduct.
Separated while IA pending: not reported

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

On April 13, 2023, Sergeant Skolsky unholstered and pointed his Taser 7 at a commanding officer during a union meeting, described in the record as horseplay. The South Brunswick Township Police Department sustained charges that included conducted energy devices, neglect of duty, performance of duty, insubordination, conduct unbecoming, and misconduct. Skolsky received a 240-hour suspension without pay and agreed to be ineligible for the next Lieutenant's promotion.

Synopsis as reported by the agency

On April 13, 2023, Sergeant Matthew Skolsky engaged in horseplay by unholstering and pointing his Taser 7 at a commanding officer during a union meeting. The investigation sustained the following violations against Sergeant Skolsky: 1. General Order G.2.10 Conducted Energy Devices 2. Department Rule 3:1.7 – 3. Department Rule 3:1.8 – Performance of Duty 4. Department Rule 3:1.10 – 5. Department Rule 3:10.8 – 6. N.J.S.A. 40A:14-147 – Misconduct Sergeant Skolsky received a 240 hour suspension without pay and agreed to be ineligible for the next Lieutenant’s promotion as a result of this matter.

Compensation and pension

Active member · NJ Treasury YourMoney^[2]

This site: records-based match

Base salary (pension basis): $232,124
Pension fund: Police and Firemen's Retirement System (PFRS)
Reported years of service: 18 years, 4 months

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Sources

[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1792. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩
[2]YourMoney Active Pension Members (PFRS/SPRS subset). New Jersey Department of the Treasury. Row 238362, snapshot as of March 31, 2026. Derived from the public YourMoney Active Pension Members dataset, https://www.yourmoney.nj.gov/. ↩