Crime & Safety

Hillsborough 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 a Hillsborough 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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