HOWELL, NJ — A police sergeant with Middletown Township Police was charged with DWI and reckless driving charges last Wednesday.
Sgt. Elzbieta Banel, 42, was arrested at the Howell Police Athletic League facility on Kent Road at 4:45 p.m. Nov. 4, according to NJ101.5.
She was issued two other tickets: One for DWI on school property or within 1,000 feet of a school and the second for reckless driving.
The Middletown Police Department placed Banel on paid administrative leave while charges are resolved.
"We are aware of the arrest of Sergeant Banel, and while we are precluded from discussing personnel matters, I can confirm that Sergeant Banel is being placed on administrative leave," Middletown Police Chief Craig Weber told NJ101.5.
Banel has been employed by the Middletown Police Department since 2016.
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