🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Saddle River Police Department Faces Allegations of Discriminatory Hiring and Retaliation -

🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Saddle River Police Department Faces Allegations of Discriminatory Hiring and Retaliation

📍 SADDLE RIVER, NJ – The Saddle River Police Department is under scrutiny following allegations of discriminatory hiring practices and retaliation against officers who do not fit its leadership’s mold. A former officer, speaking anonymously to Injustice.cc to avoid retaliation, claims that Police Chief Jason Cosgriff has maintained a hiring process that excludes diversity while allegedly targeting female and bilingual officers.

These allegations, if substantiated, raise significant concerns about whether the Saddle River Police Department fosters a fair and inclusive workplace—or one that actively suppresses diversity and punishes officers who challenge the status quo.

🚔 A Department That Fails to Reflect Its Community

Despite serving a diverse community, the Saddle River Police Department remains overwhelmingly white and male. Internal department records confirm the following breakdown of personnel:

Total sworn officers: 17
White male officers: 16 (all monolingual English speakers)
Female officers: 1 (currently facing disciplinary action, bilingual)
Civilian administrative staff: 1 (white male, English-only)

Most notably, only two bilingual officers have ever been employed by the Saddle River Police Department, and both were women:

✅ Sergeant Diana Golonek – Speaks two languages, currently facing disciplinary action, which critics argue is retaliation for speaking out against department leadership.
✅ Officer Maryan Beskaly – Spoke three languages but was terminated just before completing her probationary period.

🚨 “One is gone. The other is being forced out,” the former officer explained.

The pattern of hiring, disciplining, and terminating employees suggests a deliberate suppression of diversity, according to the anonymous source.

🔎 Allegations of Performative Hiring Practices

A former officer speaking to Injustice.cc revealed that the Saddle River Police Department hired Officer Vietez as a way to “check a diversity box,” rather than as part of a genuine effort to recruit diverse officers.

💬 “The department hired Officer Vietez because they believed he ‘checked the box’ for diversity,” the former officer stated.

🚨 However, Officer Vietez is of Italian descent and does not speak Spanish.

🔥 Critics argue that hiring practices like this allow the Saddle River Police Department to create the appearance of diversity without actually addressing its deep-rooted lack of representation.

💬 “They hire officers with Hispanic or diverse last names to make it seem like they’re prioritizing diversity, but they don’t even verify whether those officers actually speak a second language,” the former officer continued.

The claim suggests that the Saddle River Police Department’s diversity efforts may be more about optics than meaningful community engagement.

❌ A Pattern of Retaliation Against Women and Bilingual Officers

Former and current officers allege that Chief Cosgriff actively suppresses diversity within the department by:

🚫 Overlooking or blocking diverse candidates from being hired.
⚖️ Holding female and bilingual officers to disproportionately high disciplinary standards compared to their white male counterparts.
🔍 Using selective hiring to create the illusion of diversity while maintaining a homogenous workforce.

🚨 “If you’re not a white male, you’re expendable,” the former officer stated.

🔥 The Case of Officer Maryan Beskaly: Fired for Speaking Up?

When Officer Maryan Beskaly joined the Saddle River Police Department in 2022, she was seen as a strong addition to the force due to her ability to communicate in three languages—a critical skill in a growing and diverse community.

💥 She was FIRED just before securing full employment rights.

🚔 The Official Reason? “Not meeting performance standards.”

👀 The Reality? Critics argue that her termination was a strategic move to prevent a multilingual female officer from establishing herself in a department that prefers to maintain the status quo.

💬 “She was collateral damage,” the former officer explained. “She was smart, multilingual, and posed a challenge to Chief Cosgriff’s leadership. That made her a threat.”

Her firing has been cited as an example of how the department eliminates officers who do not fit within its preferred structure—one that, according to these allegations, is deliberately exclusionary.

📢 Community Demands Transparency and Reform

Despite these serious concerns, Mayor Albert Kurpis and Chief Cosgriff have yet to publicly address the allegations.

💬 “The people of Saddle River deserve a police department that represents them,” said a local advocate. “If hiring and disciplinary practices are being used to suppress diversity, the community has a right to know.”

🚨 Residents and advocacy groups are now calling for an independent investigation into the Saddle River Police Department’s hiring policies, disciplinary practices, and alleged retaliation against female and bilingual officers.

With increasing scrutiny, the question remains: Will town leadership take action, or will these concerns continue to be ignored?

📢 What Do You Think?

Should Chief Cosgriff be investigated? Should Saddle River implement hiring reforms to improve transparency?

💬 Join the conversation and share your thoughts below.

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