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Mauricio Garces, a 34-year-old Secaucus resident was arrested for driving while intoxicated on Sunday, July 2, Secaucus Police said.
Garces has been a police officer in Union City since 2019.
At 3:03 a.m., police observed a car stopped in a lane of traffic in the area of Secaucus Road and County Avenue, officers said. The driver of the vehicle was found to be sleeping, police said. Police subsequently arrested and issued Garces a summons, officers said.
He was released into the custody of another adult, police said.
Anthony Facchini, the Chief of the Union City Police Department, said Garces remains employed as a police officer and the matter is under internal investigation.
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