"Call the Chief": The Mayor Arrested by Her Own Town | Bodycam

This is 45-year-old Gina LaPlaca — and on St. Patrick's Day, she wasn't just any driver pulled over in Lumberton, New Jersey. She was the mayor. When officers from her own police department arrived at her driveway, they found a damaged mirror she couldn't explain, an open container in the car, and a breath test result so high they took her to a hospital instead of a cell — 0.308. Nearly four times the legal limit. What happened next stunned the entire state. The governor demanded she step down. She refused. A court blocked her deal, saying no special treatment... and then everything changed. Because the ending of this story didn't happen in a courtroom. It happened on another road, fourteen months later. Would you have handled it differently? Tell us in the comments. ⚖️ All footage shown is public record, obtained through official records requests, and is presented for news reporting and educational purposes. All individuals are presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Outcomes described are based on public reporting at the time of publication.