Crime & Safety

Somerset County Police Officer Charged With DWI, Found Drunk And Asleep At The Wheel

Somerville police arrested and charged a Hillsborough police officer with driving while intoxicated last month.

Somerville police arrested and charged aHillsborough police officer with driving while intoxicated after they found him asleep behind the wheel in the middle of a lane at the intersection of East Main and North Bridge streets last month.

Officer Richard J. Yock was found asleep in his 2005 silver GMC Envoy around 1 a.m. on Nov. 20, according to nj.com.

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