NJ-EMS

Anthony Durso  was arrested by Bedminster Township detectives and charged with third degree uttering a    forged instrument and impersonating a public servant

A Bernards man was charged with impersonating a public servant without the required training and certification, according to a joint statement from Somerset County Prosecutor Geoffrey D. Soriano and Bedminster Township Chief of Police W. Patrick Ussery.

Bedminster Township Police Department received information that Anthony Durso, 21, of Bernards Township in May 2013 had applied to be a member of the Far Hills-Bedminster First Aid Squad, later serving as a probationary member, the statement said.

While serving as a probationary member, he represented himself to the squad as an emergency medical technician in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the statement said. As part of the EMT probationary process, Durso was asked by squad supervisory personnel to provide a copy of his New Jersey Department of Health Emergency Medical Technician certification card, the statement said.Durso provided a photocopy of a certification card, and he then acted as an emergency medical technician for the squad starting in December 2013, the statement said. Squad personnel questioned Durso's qualifications and his supervisors contacted the department of health and found that the certification card provided by Durso was fraudulent, the statement said. The department later found that it had no record of Durso attending or completing necessary training courses, the statement said. On February 21, Durso was arrested by Bedminster Township detectives and charged with third degree uttering a forged instrument and impersonating a public servant, a disorderly persons offense, the statement said.Durso was released on his own recognizance, the statement said.