A Union City police officer received a six-month suspension after pleading guilty to driving under the influence following his arrest in Secaucus.
A Union City Police Department officer was suspended for 180 days after being arrested for driving under the influence and later pleading guilty in court according to records released this year by the New Jersey Office of the Attorney General.
According to disciplinary records, Officer Mauricio Garces was charged following an incident on July 2, 2023, when Secaucus police officers found him asleep behind the wheel of a vehicle stopped at an intersection…