Edgewater Man Was DWI In Wrong-Way Weekend Hoboken Crash, Police Say Edgewater Man Was DWI In Wrong-Way Weekend Hoboken Crash, Police Say
Edgewater Man Was DWI In Wrong-Way Weekend Hoboken Crash, Police Say An Edgewater man was driving drunk in a wrong-way Hoboken crash that injured another driver, and toppled a fence and street sign, authorities said. Off-duty Hoboken police officer Marin DeJesus came upon a two-car crash at 15th Street and Park Avenue around 12:15 a.m. on March 21, Det. Lt. Danilo Cabrera said. The victim was heading northbound through a green light at the intersection when the other driver -- later identified as James Kittredge, 30 -- was heading the wrong way on 15th Street and struck him on the driver's side, police said. Kittredge’s vehicle ended up crashing into a…
Police: Mahwah DPW Worker Awaiting Trial In Child Sex Assault Case Was DWI In Township Truck Police: Mahwah DPW Worker Awaiting Trial In Child Sex Assault Case Was DWI In Township Truck
Police: Mahwah DPW Worker Awaiting Trial In Child Sex Assault Case Was DWI In Township Truck A Mahwah municipal employee who’s been free on bail on charges of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl was busted for DWI while driving a township truck in Hawthorne, authorities confirmed. Whether this will cost Brian Potter, 43, his freedom before trial had yet to be determined. One of the stipulations of his bail release was that Potter refrain from consuming drugs or alcohol. A Superior Court judge in Hackensack is scheduled to hear a request by Pre-Trial Services to revoke Potter's bail on March 18, an assistant Bergen County prosecutor said Thursday. Potter was stopped on Lafayett…
Turn Down For What? Teaneck Man Bumping Loud Beats Charged With DWI In Hoboken Turn Down For What? Teaneck Man Bumping Loud Beats Charged With DWI In Hoboken
Turn Down For What? Teaneck Man Bumping Loud Beats Charged With DWI In Hoboken A 21-year-old Teaneck refusing to turn down loud music in his car was charged with driving while intoxicated after refusing to submit a chemical breath test in Hoboken, police said. Mario Aguilar was blaring music from his car while parked in a loading zone near 120 Washington St., around 12:15 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, Hoboken Det. Lt. Danilo Cabrera said. Aguilar turned down the music after being warned by officers Christopher Barral and Joshua Campoverde to turn his music down, but when they pulled away, he turned it right back up, Cabrera said. The officers returned and conducted a motor v…
Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Killing Runner ID'd As Retired North Jersey Police Sergeant Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Killing Runner ID'd As Retired North Jersey Police Sergeant
Driver Accused Of Drunkenly Killing Runner ID'd As Retired North Jersey Police Sergeant A suspected DWI driver accused of killing a runner in a Somerset County crosswalk had retired from a police department in Union County last year, after 25 years on the force, his former chief confirmed. Kevin D. Betyeman, 56, of Bridgewater, was charged with driving while intoxicated, and several motor vehicle summonses following the Friday afternoon crash in Raritan, Somerset County Prosecutor Michael H. Robertson said earlier this week. The retired Mountainside police sergeant fatally struck Celeste Andresen, 60, of San Manuel, AZ, in his Chevy pickup truck, while she was out for a run l…
DWI Motorcyclist, 28, Leads Police On Pursuit Through Passaic, Morris Counties DWI Motorcyclist, 28, Leads Police On Pursuit Through Passaic, Morris Counties
DWI Motorcyclist, 28, Leads Police On Pursuit Through Passaic, Morris Counties A Morris County motorcyclist had been drinking when he led officers on a pursuit through three different towns, authorities said. Lincoln Park Police responded to the area of Valley Road on reports of of an erratic motorcycle driver May 1 around 10:30 p.m., authorities said. The motorcyclist -- later identified as Elliot Montalvo, 28, of Towaco -- was located on Pinebrook Road, where police said he ran a stop sign, prompting them to pull him over. The man didn't stop, though, and officers pursued him through Lincoln Park to Montville, back to Lincoln Park and finally to Wayne. Montalvo&nb…
DWI Sussex County Driver Again Karate Kicks Officers, EMT After Car Rolls In Ditch, Police Say DWI Sussex County Driver Again Karate Kicks Officers, EMT After Car Rolls In Ditch, Police Say
DWI Sussex County Driver Again Karate Kicks Officers, EMT After Car Rolls In Ditch, Police Say A Sussex County woman who once "karate kicked" a police officer was arrested for doing the same thing again to a pair of officers and an EMT Monday, authorities said. Officers responding to reports of a vehicle driving erratically with two flat tires on County Route 631found Sheila A. Celentano, 44, who had abandoned her vehicle and was running down Newton Street barefoot, Franklin Borough police said. Celentano -- who had been drinking and was found with an open container of alcohol -- let her car roll into a ditch as she yelled profanities at police and resisted arrest, authorities said. …
Union City Man Charged In Crash That Killed HUMC Nurse From North Bergen Union City Man Charged In Crash That Killed HUMC Nurse From North Bergen
Union City Man Charged In Crash That Killed Humc Nurse From North Bergen A Union City man was arrested last month on charges he was drunk when his car slammed into another vehicle, killing a 32-year-old nurse at Hackensack University Medical Center, the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office said Monday.  Jonathan Ortiz-Guananga, 26, was arrested June 27 and charged with death by auto, assault by auto, speeding, driving while intoxicated, reckless driving and failure to maintain lane.  Ortiz-Guananga was driving a Dodge Charger near Paterson Plank Road and Congress Street in Jersey City early on May 5 when he collided with a Ford Edge.  Adriana Riano,…
Intoxicated Driver Fell Asleep In Police Station Lot: Secaucus PD Intoxicated Driver Fell Asleep In Police Station Lot: Secaucus PD
Intoxicated Driver Fell Asleep In Police Station Lot: Secaucus PD A Secaucus man faces a number of charges after he was found asleep behind the wheel of a vehicle parked in the municipal parking lot Friday morning, Capt. Dennis Miller of the Secaucus Police Department said. John Kowaleski, 50, was parked at the lot adjacent to the police station on Paterson Plank Road around 8:30 a.m. when he was spotted by police, who use the lot for their vehicles.  Following an investigation, Kowaleski was charged with driving while intoxicated and reckless driving. He was also charged with possession of a prescription legend drug, possession of drug paraphernalia…
Repeat Sex Offender From Englewood Charged With Sexually Assaulting Minor Repeat Sex Offender From Englewood Charged With Sexually Assaulting Minor
Repeat Sex Offender From Englewood Charged With Sexually Assaulting Minor A registered sex offender who previously served time for assaulting a 15-year-old girl in a South Hackensack motel is charged with raping another teen in his Englewood apartment. Garrett Haskins, 44, was taken to a state processing facility in Trenton -- for violating parole -- after being processed at the Bergen County Jail, records show. The parole violation will keep him imprisoned at least until next May, pending the outcome of the new charges. He is scheduled for a first appearance Friday in Central Judicial Processing Court in Hackensack, Bergen County Prosecutor Mark Musella said W…
3 New Jersey Family Members Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver In Memorial Day Weekend Crash 3 New Jersey Family Members Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver In Memorial Day Weekend Crash
3 New Jersey Family Members Killed By Suspected Drunk Driver In Memorial Day Weekend Crash Three members of a New Jersey family headed on vacation to Niagara Falls were killed when an alleged drunk driver hit their SUV Sunday morning, authorities said. Richard Sawicki, 20, apparently blew a stop sign and hit the family's car around 6:40 a.m. in Sheldon, N.Y., Wyoming County Sheriff Greg Rudolph said. ** UPDATE: The Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that the family is believed to be “from the Perth Amboy area” but added that the nature of the relationships among the victims was still being determined Monday afternoon. ** Two women who were ejected were pro…
DWI Driver From East Hanover Shoved Police, Threw Shoe At Computer, Chatham Police Charge DWI Driver From East Hanover Shoved Police, Threw Shoe At Computer, Chatham Police Charge
DWI Driver From East Hanover Shoved Police, Threw Shoe At Computer, Chatham Police Charge A 21-year-old drunk driver from East Hanover threw a shoe at a computer and shoved a police officer, authorities said. Chatham Borough police officers gave Michael Relich a field sobriety test after stopping him for speeding on Main Street around 12:45 a.m. Wednesday, Detective Sgt. Michael Bochniak said. He was being given a breath test at police headquarters when he threw a shoe at a computer monitor and shoved an officer, Bochniak said. Redlich, who was arrested on drug charges after a 2016 traffic stop in Millburn, was charged this time with DWI, obstruction, crimin…
Fair Lawn PD: Driver Bolts After Hitting Two Buses Fair Lawn PD: Driver Bolts After Hitting Two Buses
Fair Lawn PD: Driver Bolts After Hitting Two Buses A man with an arrest history and a suspended driver’s license called police and then ran away early New Year's morning after his sedan hit two buses in Fair Lawn, said authorities who arrested him a short time later. Craig Tomlinson, 23, of Paterson was tracked down on Banta Place and Rosalie Street barely 20 minutes after the 8:46 a.m. crash on Broadway at 27th Street, Sgt. Brian Metzler said. Tomlinson, who failed a roadside sobriety test, was charged with reckless driving, leaving the scene of a crash, driving while intoxicated and operating with a suspended license, Metzler said. He wa…