Crime & Safety
EMT Destroyed Health Records, Bergen County Prosecutor Says
An EMT working for a Bergen County town has been arrested for destroying patient records over 3 months, prosecutors said.
BERGEN COUNTY, NJ — A Yonkers man who works as an emergency medical technician in Cliffside Park was arrested this week for destroying medical records, prosecutors said.
Darren E. Jacobs was charged with fourth-degree purposeful destruction, alteration or falsification of a record relating to care of a medical patient, said the Bergen County Prosecutor's Office.
Prosecutors said that on Nov. 22 of last year, they "received information regarding the alleged destruction of reports/charts associated with medical calls for service in Cliffside Park."
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An investigation determined that Jacobs destroyed several records and charts between September and November of 2024, prosecutors said.
Jacobs was arrested in Paramus on Thursday, prosecutors said.
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He was released to await a first appearance in Bergen County Superior Court in Hackensack, prosecutors said.
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