Major discipline · 2023[1]
Suspended 180 days- Rank as reported
- Police Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- Performance of duty, obedience to rules and body worn camera policy
- Separated while IA pending
- No
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
North Haledon Police Department suspended Police Officer Paul Levajac for 180 days in 2023. Levajac was dispatched to a medical call and failed to properly respond, never entering the residence and completing no patient observation, assessment, or care. He did not activate his body worn camera when dispatched, and portions of his camera video from the call were muted or not recorded. Sustained charges were performance of duty, obedience to rules, and the body worn camera policy.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Levajac was dispatched to a medical call where he failed to properly respond. Officer Levajac never entered the residence and did not complete a patient observation, patient assessment or render any care to the patient. Officer Levajac did not activate the agency's Body Worn Camera when dispatched and certain portions of his Body Worn Camera video from the call were muted and or not recorded.