DUI East Newark Officer Hits Parked Car While On Duty In Harrison: Police

An on-duty East Newark police officer asleep at the wheel was arrested in Harrison for driving under the influence and hitting a parked car last month, authorities said.

Sam Barron

02/06/2024 4:05 p.m.

At 6 a.m., Friday, Jan. 26, Harrison police responded to Frank E. Rogers Boulevard and Sherman Avenue on a report of a police car striking a parked vehicle, Harrison Police Detective Sgt. Matthew Murphy said.

A caller had said the officer, later identified as Brian Aparicio, was asleep and he was unable to wake him up, police said. Officers performed field sobriety tests and then placed Aparicio under arrest for DUI, police said.

Aparicio was also given a summons for failure to submit to a chemical breath test, police said.

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