Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
Sheriff's Officer Michael Griffin Jr., while on duty, operated an agency vehicle in an unsafe manner, which resulted in a motor vehicle crash, the Bergen County Sheriffs Office reported for 2023. Griffin was suspended for 12 days. Sustained charges included inattentiveness to duty and the use and operation of agency vehicles.
Inattentiveness to Duty Use and Operation of BCSO Vehicles Operation of Motor Vehicle Use
Repair and Maintenance of Sheriff's Officer Vehicle
Separated while IA pending
No
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Sheriff's Officer Michael Griffin Jr., while on duty, operated an agency vehicle in an unsafe manner, which resulted in a motor vehicle crash.
Compensation and pension
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Similar records
AnalysisComputed by this site from shared agency, year, charge category, and sanction outcome. Not a legal or factual equivalence.
Sustained charge(s): 4A:2-2.3(a) 1 - Incompetency, Inefficiency or Failure to Perform Duties 4A:2-2.3(a) 7 - Neglect of Duty 4A:2-2.3(a) 12 – Other Sufficient…
same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Seywonh Smith · Bergen County Sheriff's Department · 2023
Suspended 132 days
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same agency · same year · similar sanction outcome
Raymond Aste · Bergen County Sheriff's Department · 2025
Suspended 15 days
Sustained charge(s): 3:1.1 Obedience to Laws and Rules and Regulations 3:1.2 Standard of Conduct 3:1.12 Insubordination 3:1.28 Respect 3:1.29 Unbecoming Conduct…
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Michael Griffin Jr.'s major discipline record?
Sheriff's Officer Michael Griffin Jr., while on duty, operated an agency vehicle in an unsafe manner, which resulted in a motor vehicle crash, the Bergen County Sheriffs Office reported for 2023. Griffin was suspended for 12 days. Sustained charges included inattentiveness to duty and the use and operation of agency vehicles.
What is Michael Griffin Jr.'s major discipline record at Bergen County Sheriff's Department?
Michael Griffin Jr. has one major discipline record at Bergen County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2023. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Does Michael Griffin Jr.'s record show a termination?
The major discipline records shown here do not report a termination for Michael Griffin Jr. at Bergen County Sheriff's Department.
How does Bergen County Sheriff's Department score on this site's report card?
This site's report card places Bergen County Sheriff's Department in the second-highest fifth of its peer group on reported internal affairs volume and discipline severity. The grade is analysis by this site, not an official rating, and it describes the department, not Michael Griffin Jr. individually.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 1498. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩