While on duty at the Bergen County Corrections and Rehabilitation Center, Correctional Police Officer Duane Evans knowingly entered false entries on agency records by documenting formal headcounts and post checks in the housing unit logbook that he did not conduct. Evans also failed to document inmate movements and failed to conduct required headcounts and post checks. The Bergen County Sheriffs Office did not report a specific sanction for 2024.
(a) 1 – , or Failure to Perform Duties (a) 6 - a Public Employee (a) 7 – (a) 11 – Obedience to Laws and Rules and Regulations Standards of Conduct Performance of Duty Unbecoming Conduct All Other Conduct Reports and Bookings Counts Logbook Post Checks and Inspections
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Synopsis as reported by the agency
Correctional Police Officer Duane Evans, while on duty at the Bergen County Corrections and Rehabilitation Center, knowingly entered false entries on agency records, specifically by documenting formal headcounts and post checks in the housing unit logbook that he did not conduct. Officer Evans also failed to document required entries on agency records, specifically by not documenting inmate movements in the housing unit logbook. Officer Evans also failed to conduct required headcounts and post checks.
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Questions and answers
What is a summary of Duane Evans's major discipline record?
While on duty at the Bergen County Corrections and Rehabilitation Center, Correctional Police Officer Duane Evans knowingly entered false entries on agency records by documenting formal headcounts and post checks in the housing unit logbook that he did not conduct. Evans also failed to document inmate movements and failed to conduct required headcounts and post checks. The Bergen County Sheriffs Office did not report a specific sanction for 2024.
What is Duane Evans's major discipline record at Bergen County Sheriff's Department?
Duane Evans has one major discipline record at Bergen County Sheriff's Department in the New Jersey Attorney General's 2020-2025 releases, from 2024. These are final, adjudicated actions, not allegations.
Sources
[1]New Jersey Major Discipline Data, 2020-2025. New Jersey Office of the Attorney General. Sheet "Major Discipline Data", row 873. Snapshot retrieved 2026-07-03. ↩