##  [Brady Offense No. 1724491555 - 1934709616](/brady-offense-no-1724491555-1934709616) 

  [![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_500_x_500_/public/default_images/download%20%289%29%20%282%29_0.jpg?itok=5WstKkf1)](/individual/matthew-%20baskinger)Matthew Baskinger

 









 

 



 

 

**[Passaic County Sheriff's Department](/new-jersey/passaic-county-sheriffs-department)**

435 Hamburg Turnpike

Wayne, New Jersey 07470

[(973) 389-5900](tel:%28973%29389-5900)



[https://pcsheriff.o…](https://pcsheriff.org/)





 

 



 

 

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## Date of Offense

Date Not Provided





 

 



 

 

## Offense(s)

None Provided





 

 



 

 

 





## Official Statement

Terminated: No  
  
Demoted: No  
  
Suspended: No  
  
Other Sanction:  
  
Resigned, retired, transferred, or separated while case was pending: Yes  
  
\# of Days Suspended:  
  
Sustained Charge: 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  
  
Description: In August of 2022 Officer Baskinger, while assigned to the Patrol Division violated several useof‐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.