Police Officer Pulled Over For Drink Driving Tries To Escape Arrest By Using Badge

A police officer in New Jersey has been arrested for driving while under the influence, the New York Post reports.

Stephanie Roggina was seen swerving in her car and was pulled over by fellow officers, then was caught on camera trying to use her badge to get out of trouble.

She led police on a short chase and failed to pull over on August 26 last year in Flemington, according to the Trentonian, but the footage has only just been obtained

"I'm a cop," Roggina said while in handcuffs after hitting a guardrail on the road she was driving on. "I work in Scotch Plains. My number is 140."

Unfortunately for her the pathetic attempt to excuse drink driving didn't wash to well with Lt. Scott Crater, who pulled her over.

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"Well, then you should know better, right?," he responded to her claim. Seemingly not deterred by the response, the rookie cop engaged Carter in chit chat, asking if he knew Brian.

Brian is reportedly the name of her former boss, retired Scotch Plains Police Chief Brian Mahoney, according to the New York Post.

She was ticketed for reckless driving, leaving the scene of an accident, failure to yield to an emergency vehicle and obstructing passage of other vehicles. She was also slapped with a non-custodial sentence and ordered her to pay a $125 fine by State Superior Court Judge Angela F. Borkowski.

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Never heard of the waiting for a mate excuse, Stephanie?

Remember that? In a car which has blatantly been involved in some sort of collision, due to its broken front bumper, burst tires and cracked windscreen, a chap named Clinton sits, waiting for his mate, James. As to defer himself from any trouble, he insists to a police officer that he's done nothing wrong and that he's just patiently waiting for James.

Clinton insists that he's not been drinking, but when the officer tells him he can smell the alcohol on his breath he claims that it's okay because he's not even driving.

Eventually he blows a 181 on the breathalyzer, which, in simpler terms, means he's off his tits. It's a hell of a lot better than British police shows, which usually show some fella who's been pulled over for an out-of-date tax disc and it just so happens that a rather small amount of weed is tucked away in the glove box.

Topics: Police

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