A trespassing report in New Jersey reportedly led to a series of police encounters that ended with the arrest of a man.
The incident occurred in Newark just after midnight on January 8, after authorities were notified about a person acting suspiciously outside a home. According to police, the caller reported seeing a man walking around the property, looking into windows, and then sitting inside a vehicle parked in front of the residence.
When officers from the Newark Police Department arrived, they reportedly found the man sitting in the driver’s seat of the vehicle described by the caller. Police said that while speaking with him, officers noticed signs that he appeared intoxicated. The man reportedly told officers he had walked to the vehicle from a restaurant and believed he had gone to the wrong house. When asked if he needed help getting home, he declined and said he would walk.
A short time later, the situation allegedly took another turn. One of the same officers reportedly observed the man driving the same vehicle. Police said the officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop, but the driver did not pull over. When the car eventually slowed down, the officer approached, and the driver allegedly accelerated and drove off at a high rate of speed. The officers chose not to follow and instead went to his home.
The man was taken into custody and transported to the Newark Police Department. He is facing multiple charges, including driving under the influence of alcohol (third offense), disregarding a police officer’s signal, resisting arrest, aggressive driving, reckless driving, and three counts of failure to obey a traffic device. He was also accused of failing to signal while turning or moving a vehicle and driving at an unreasonable speed. According to reports, he was released after posting $4,700 in secured bail.
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