NY Man Arrested For Cocaine In Mahwah For 3rd Time In 3 Months, Cops Say

MAHWAH, NJ — After a New York man was charged with DWI and cocaine possession by Mahwah police on Friday, they discovered that it was the third time they'd arrested him on that charge in three months, they said.

Police said that around 2:11 a.m. on Friday, Officers Nicole Garrity and John Sedlmeir stopped a vehicle on Ramapo Valley Road for failure to maintain a lane.

They smelled alcohol on the driver's breath and "observed other potential signs of impairment," police said.

The man first said he didn't have identification, then gave police a fake name, they said. They gave him a field sobriety test.

They then arrested Alberto Feliciano, 49, from Suffern on a charge of Driving While Intoxicated, police said.

Police searched him and found suspected cocaine, they said, then found more drugs in his car.

Police impounded the car and charged Feliciano with possession of cocaine, possession of drug paraphernalia, hindering apprehension, driving with a suspended license, and other motor vehicle violations.

Police discovered that this was the third arrest in Mahwah for cocaine possession in as many months, they said.

Feliciano was taken to the Bergen County Jail to await a Superior Court hearing.