Union, NJ
Police & Fire
Video Shows Unlicensed Westfield Bartender's DUI Arrest After Crash Video Shows Unlicensed Westfield Bartender's DUI Arrest After Crash
Video Shows Unlicensed Westfield Bartender's DUI Arrest After Crash A New Jersey bartender is facing a slate of charges, including DUI and driving without a license, after police spotted her driving erratically following a crash she had been involved in last month, according to police papers obtained by Daily Voice. The 37-minute bodycam footage of the arrest, published by Transparency Bodycam, shows 33-year-old Melissa Hoffman’s erratic behavior during the field sobriety tests and her emotional outburst in the back of the patrol car during her arrest on Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. Those who know Hoffman, of Cranford, describe her as a dedicated pillar of the Cra…

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by Cecilia Levine
Columbia, PA
Police & Fire
Patrol Car Hit By Columbia Man During DUI Incident: Mount Joy Police Patrol Car Hit By Columbia Man During DUI Incident: Mount Joy Police
Patrol Car Hit By Columbia Man During DUI Incident: Mount Joy Police A Columbia man is facing multiple charges, including DUI and drug possession, after allegedly crashing into a police patrol car in Mount Joy, authorities announced on Wednesday, Dec. 4. Christian H. Geib, V., 35, was found hunched over the wheel of his vehicle at West Main Street and South Market Avenue on Nov. 2, 2024, Mount Joy police said. Officers were called to the scene after the car had reportedly been parked at the intersection for 20 minutes without moving. When police blocked the vehicle and approached, Geib reportedly hit the gas, causing his car to collide with the patrol car. O…

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by Jillian Pikora
Mount Olive, NJ
Police & Fire
DUI, Child Neglect For Minivan Driver After Near Miss With Police Car In Mount Olive: Cops DUI, Child Neglect For Minivan Driver After Near Miss With Police Car In Mount Olive: Cops
DUI, Child Neglect For Minivan Driver After Near Miss With Police Car In Mount Olive: Cops A Long Valley man was charged with driving while intoxicated and child neglect after nearly colliding with a police cruiser at the ITC Mall Complex in Flanders last week. The incident occurred on Friday, Nov. 22, 2024, at 12:04 a.m., when Sgt. Tyler Mullooly observed a Honda minivan cross the center line near Famous Footwear, narrowly missing his patrol vehicle, police said. Sgt. Mullooly initiated a traffic stop and observed the driver and passenger switching seats as he approached the vehicle. The driver, identified as 46-year-old Raghunath Angeveettil, was found seated in the passenger s…

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by Cecilia Levine
East Hanover-Florham Park, NJ
Police & Fire
Heroin Found On Unconscious Driver Found Slumped At Green Light In Florham Park: Police Heroin Found On Unconscious Driver Found Slumped At Green Light In Florham Park: Police
Heroin Found On Unconscious Driver Found Slumped At Green Light In Florham Park: Police A 41-year-old Morristown man was arrested Wednesday night, Nov. 20, after police in Florham Park found him unconscious behind the wheel of a vehicle stopped at an intersection. Florham Park police responded to a 9-1-1 call just after 9:30 p.m., reporting a driver slumped over the steering wheel in a parked vehicle on the Park Ave Connector Road, authorities said. When Officer Kyle Kepler arrived, he found the truck parked across two lanes with the ignition still on. Passersby had also reported the concerning scene. Upon entering the vehicle, Kepler confirmed the driver was breathing and had…

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by Cecilia Levine
Netcong-Byram-Stanhope, NJ
News
Drunk Driver Drove Wrong Way: Byram Township PD Drunk Driver Drove Wrong Way: Byram Township PD
Drunk Driver Drove Wrong Way: Byram Township PD A 60-year-old Hopatcog woman was arrested and charged on the early morning of Monday, Oct. 13 with drunk driving after she drove the wrong way on a one-way street, authorities said. At 2:16 a.m., officers spotted a silver Jeep traveling northbound in the southbound lanes of Route 206 near Acorn Street, Byram Township police said in a release. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver, Sara Pesantes did not stop, police said.. Pesantes continued driving at a low rate of speed, swerving between both southbound lanes and accelerating erratically, police said. Three of the vehicle’…

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by Sam Barron
Maplewood, NJ
Police & Fire
Maplewood Exploring Improvements After Two Kids Struck By Vehicle Maplewood Exploring Improvements After Two Kids Struck By Vehicle
Maplewood Exploring Improvements After Two Kids Struck By Vehicle Two students were struck by a vehicle on the morning of Monday, Oct. 7 in Maplewood, authorities said. At 7:52 a.m., officers responded to Prospect Street and Oakland Road after a car traveling south on Prospect struck the two juveniles, police said. One juvenile was transported to area hospital with parent for non-life-threatening injury and the second juvenile's parent declined medical transport, police said. The driver  was issued a summonses for failure to yield to pedestrians and careless driving, police said. In response, the town has added in-street ped…

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by Sam Barron
Red Bank, NJ
Police & Fire
Watch Officer Recognized By MADD Expertly Arrest Driver Suspected Of DUI In Red Bank Watch Officer Recognized By MADD Expertly Arrest Driver Suspected Of DUI In Red Bank
Watch Officer Recognized By MADD Expertly Arrest Driver Suspected Of DUI In Red Bank Footage of a New Jersey police officer once recognized by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is going viral as she arrests a motorist suspected of driving under the influence. The 1-hour and 5-minute video shared by Transparency Bodycam shows Red Bank Officer Grace Maggiulli responding to a crash at Maple Avenue near the intersection with E Bergen Boulevard on June 3, 2024. At the scene, one driver explains to Maggiulli he'd been rear-ended while at a red light by a 2023 Chevrolet, which she'd later learn was being operated by New York resident Gustavo Gonzalez, 24, of Monr…

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by Cecilia Levine
Atlantic City, NJ
Police & Fire
Egg Harbor Township Fugitive Caught With Stolen Gun After Atlantic City Crash, Police Say Egg Harbor Township Fugitive Caught With Stolen Gun After Atlantic City Crash, Police Say
Egg Harbor Township Fugitive Caught With Stolen Gun After Atlantic City Crash, Police Say A wanted Egg Harbor Township man was accused of having a stolen gun after a crash in Atlantic City, authorities said. Joey Osias, 25, was arrested on Sunday, Sept. 22, the Atlantic City Police Department said in a news release. Officers responded to the wreck near the intersection of Route 30 and Grammercy Avenue at around 7:50 p.m. Investigators said a driver and Osias, who was a passenger, ran away from their vehicle after the crash. An officer spotted Osias several blocks from the crash scene. Police learned Osias had an arrest warrant and he was taken into custody. He also was fou…

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by Chris Spiker
Cliffside Park-Edgewater, NJ
Police & Fire
DUI Driver Leaving Karaoke Bar Was 2X Legal Limit In Edgewater Crash, Police Say (VIDEO) DUI Driver Leaving Karaoke Bar Was 2X Legal Limit In Edgewater Crash, Police Say (VIDEO)
DUI Driver Leaving Karaoke Bar Was 2X Legal Limit In Edgewater Crash, Police Say (Video) Bodycam footage shows the arrest of a 39-year-old Hackensack woman who police say was more than twice the legal limit when she caused a chain-reaction crash in Edgewater last month. Edgewater Police Detective Lt. Tim Farrell tells Daily Voice that officers were called to 916 River Road just before midnight on Aug. 4, where 39-year-old Lauren Wells had rear-ended a vehicle, which struck the car in front of it. Bodycam footage of Wells' arrest was shared by Transparency Bodycam on YouTube. Wells tells Edgewater Police Officer John Hansen she was heading home after leaving Volume Up Karaoke, a…

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by Cecilia Levine
Denville, NJ
Police & Fire
Drunk Denville Woman Involved In Crash, Had Pills: Police Drunk Denville Woman Involved In Crash, Had Pills: Police
Drunk Denville Woman Involved In Crash, Had Pills: Police A 60-year-old Denville woman was arrested and charged after she drove drunk and was involved in a crash on Saturday, Sept. 14, authorities said. Police responded to Righter Avenue for a report of a crash and found Maureen Beekman, one of the drivers in the crash, to be under the influence of liquor and/or drugs, Denville police said in a release. Beekman failed field sobriety tests and was arrested, police said. Beekman was then arrested and found to be in possession of prescription pills without having the proper prescription, police said. She was charged with driving while intoxicat…

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by Sam Barron
Bayville-Berkeley, NJ
Police & Fire
Pedestrian Airlifted After Being Struck By Berkeley Twp Man With Record Of Careless Driving Pedestrian Airlifted After Being Struck By Berkeley Twp Man With Record Of Careless Driving
Pedestrian Airlifted After Being Struck By Berkeley Twp Man With Record Of Careless Driving A woman was flown to the hospital after a careless driver drove onto the sidewalk and struck her while she was walking her dog in an Ocean County town on Friday, Sept. 6, police said. Eugenio Carta of Berkeley Township was operating a 1999 Buick Sedan when he drove off the roadway, struck the victim walking her dog on the sidewalk, then came to rest after hitting a tree around 3 p.m. at the intersection on Doral Drive at Cohansey Drive, local police said. The woman suffered a head injury from the crash and was airlifted to Jersey Shore Medical Center where she was in critical but stable con…

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by Cecilia Levine
Highland Lakes-Vernon, NJ
Police & Fire
Driving Too Slowly Gets Man Busted For DWI: Sparta PD Driving Too Slowly Gets Man Busted For DWI: Sparta PD
Driving Too Slowly Gets Man Busted For DWI: Sparta PD A 45-year-old Franklin man was arrested for DWI on the early morning of Sunday, Aug. 11, after he was observed driving 10 miles below the speed limit, authorities said. At 1:48 a.m., officers were patrolling Sparta Avenue when they noticed a vehicle driving southbound failing to maintain a single lane of travel and driving below the speed limit, Sparta police said. After pulling over the vehicle, officers detected the odor of alcohol from the man's mouth and believed he was impaired, police said. The Franklin man was asked to perform several sobriety tests before he was arrested for DWI and…

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by Sam Barron