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>> What's up, guys?
Nothing much, bro. Uh,
>> so
I'm working extra duty. I'm just trying
to get get food.
>> She drives over the median to like exit
the shop plaza onto Stone Road. Drives
over one of the signs there and across
the median and then just drives away.
>> Oh, [ __ ]
>> Probably. Uh, so she left out that exit.
>> Yep. And then I was I caught up to her
in traffic and then stopped
>> open. She just drove away
>> around 10:38 p.m. on July 14th, 2025.
Officer Mark Chley with the Piscataway
Township Police Department had stopped
for a meal break at the Taco Bell on
4,87
Stelton Road in neighboring South
Planefield. He observed a Y 2021 Jeep
attempting to flee the scene after
striking a curb and striking a sign
afterwards. Officer Chanley began
pursuing her and he initiated the
traffic stop. The driver pulled into the
parking lot of Staples at 7000 Hadley
Road and stopped her vehicle next to a
handicapped parking space.
Are you on? I am I'm going to mute to
have a conversation with my fellow
officers.
No.
>> Yeah.
[sighs and gasps]
>> Sandy.
>> What's her name? Sandy.
>> All right.
Oh [ __ ]
>> Jesus Christ.
>> Central.
>> What's your name? Sandy.
>> Yeah. All right. I got a vehicle on it.
All right, Sandy, real quick. Uh, South
Planefield's here. They're just going to
take your information for the uh the
crash. Um,
>> there
check. You're going to That's where we
have to go.
>> Keep the door open.
>> Do you have a weapon on you?
>> You have a weapon in your car?
>> I don't. No.
>> Hang tight.
>> Yeah.
Uh, what's your name?
>> I'm It's a Re.
>> Yeah.
I I hit a
>> Is there anything or no?
>> Oh, yeah.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Absolutely. Yeah. It looks
like
>> to the hotel because I was I had a fight
with that view. So, I was going to the
hotel.
>> Oh, yeah. Of course. I got a vehicle for
you.
>> Where you at? At the shop, right?
>> It's uh in the flood zone, but the water
has proceeded. You can grab tow truck.
It's going to be New York Register
Whiskey 1834 Toyota.
>> You want to call him or you going to
call me back?
>> All right. Okay.
Where were we at before? Shop, right?
>> Shopping or
>> You have a camera on?
>> Oh, yeah. My camera's recording. I said
I'm officer Chanley with the scoutway,
but
>> yeah.
>> Um,
who's going to call you?
>> What's up?
>> Reed
is going to call you.
>> Chris Reed.
>> Yeah.
>> Okay. All right. I'm off to call my body
cam.
>> Yeah. Yeah. Yeah.
>> My understanding clear.
>> You leave your gun at work.
>> Okay. the car
in the trunk
to make sure that's all
>> but not on your person.
>> No,
thank you.
>> I have I have a lot of stuff here cuz I
was moving my kids.
>> So there my my gun belt is in my in the
back purse.
>> Okay. in in this this row or the
>> Oh, but you can
>> Okay. No, no, you don't have to to reach
for it. It's in the in the backpack.
>> Yeah, it's in the back.
>> Okay.
>> I don't have it on.
>> Okay. All right.
>> I can't tell you to make the model, but
uh here there's somebody in the car
um right outside the lake.
>> You didn't get stuck in the floods?
>> Yeah.
>> It's terrible.
>> I did.
>> Absolutely terrible. Stop.
>> Yeah.
>> Definitely.
>> Yeah. I know. It's uh it's bad.
>> The boat.
>> Yeah. They need the boat. People are
stuck on top of their cars and stuff.
The jeeps are good.
>> Yeah. Yeah. They were stuck over here
before on uh Stelton Road, Centennial
Avenue. I guess this this portion too.
Hadley.
>> No, I thought it was like flooded, but
>> it was bad.
>> What the hell?
>> Yeah. Yeah. No, it was uh it was bad.
River Road.
>> I'm trying to yell. New Market Road by
the pond all over there. You pretty much
can't uh you know Yeah.
>> Okay.
>> So, ju just so you guys know had a
>> The driver was identified as Sandy
Perez, a sheriff's officer with the
Middle Sex County Sheriff's Office. She
told him that she was heading back to a
hotel having an argument with a
significant other. She later admitted to
consuming a few drinks earlier that
evening. Officer Nicholas Pit Ano
arrived on scene shortly afterwards and
he took over the investigation.
>> I had an argument with my boyfriend and
my husband. I'm sorry. My husband.
>> Yeah.
>> And uh I came here and I like I went to
shop, right? And then I like I had a
mental breakdown.
I called Reed. Reed
>> and then I I I got a hotel room. So my
hotel there was
>> a flare.
>> Continue.
>> So I I got a a hotel room.
>> Where?
>> Where'd you get a hotel?
>> We're making a rescue now.
>> Huh?
>> You have a camera on?
>> Yeah. Everything is recording for all of
them. I don't like um
>> um
I'll talk to you about the actual muted.
>> Yeah, I'm good.
>> So, start again.
>> So, you were working a extra duty.
>> I I was just taking a meal a meal break.
>> I just stopped at Taco Bell to get
something to eat.
>> Okay.
>> As um in the drive-thru, I hear a car go
over the curb. So, I just want to go on
a
>> I know it's got to be ours. I'm just
trying to
>> No, no, no. No worries. No worries.
>> So, is this the You think it's new? It's
updated with
>> She drove over This is a curb now.
>> Yeah.
>> This This is like a little shopping
receptacle for the carts, I think. Drove
diagonal over the curb and hit the sign.
and I heard her hit the sign, which is
what the damage is to the front of her
car. Drove over the sign and then went
on to Stelton Road and just kept driving
like normal. Stopped at the light here
for uh Stelton and Sentenno Stan and
Hadley.
>> Um and no, we went across the
intersection.
>> She
uh she makes the
>> code for South Point. Uh she ends up uh
making the right signals to get in here
and then I I stopped her because
obviously she had no chance like this.
>> Yes.
>> Yeah. We as we we came this way and then
she slowly rolled.
>> Appreciate you. What you
>> officer?
>> We deal with you a lot.
>> Yeah. I'm with the the traffic union. I
have class with Budan.
>> So what happened coming out of uh coming
out of traffic?
>> CH N L E Y.
>> My badge number is 198.
>> And then this car uh it's extra duty.
Doesn't have anything like that.
Yeah, you can get it at shop.
>> 2255.
>> Uh, they were in their big 25 minutes
ago. Not even
>> 25 minutes. No, not even. Probably uh
5:15 maybe. I'll uh I'll ask them what
time I called out.
>> Indicating they blocked it off.
>> Probably like 2 minutes before I I
called it out.
>> Receive. Uh we got multiple vehicles
trying to make
Roger that.
>> 72 headquarters.
>> What uh time did I call on the radio,
please?
>> Uh 22 or 40
>> 46.
>> Uh that was 2240. Probably uh 22 like 38
is when the crash happened.
>> Okay.
>> It was within like a minute and a half
probably. So
>> thank you, bro. Um, yeah, you got it,
man. You need anything, let me know.
>> So, start again, Sandy. Start again with
the story, please.
>> I I was just taking a vehicle. I just
stopped.
>> Your weapon's not in the vehicle, is it?
>> It's It's in drive.
>> I hear a cargo.
Just be advised, we're going to have
officers in the water here. There's no
problems right now.
>> Right here at the
>> Hilton.
>> Yeah,
>> in Edison.
>> No, right here. Um I'm sorry.
>> Back here. The H the Hampton in
>> the Hampton.
>> Okay.
>> So, the guy told me he
>> Yes, I had my
road and just kept driving like normal.
stopped at the light here for uh and
um and we went across the intersection.
She
>> uh she
ends up making the right signals to get
in here.
>> What are you looking for?
>> My phone.
>> Didn't you just have it
>> as we came this way and then she slowly
>> Don't shut the door. 5772 at 2254.
>> Yeah,
>> your phone's sitting right there.
>> So, what happened coming out of uh
coming out of Shopright?
>> She clearly have front end damage on the
front of the vehicle. What happened?
and officers were just there.
>> I might have hit something when I came
out.
>> Do you know what you hit?
>> Probably
trying to make
Who are you trying to call, Sandy?
>> No, I'm trying to look up the
>> hotel that I
>> You said the Hampton in. No,
>> yeah,
>> it's right here. It's behind you that
way.
>> I know, but I'm trying to just give me
the
>> the reservation. Uh the 40 probably uh
22 like 38
>> within like a minute and a half.
Yeah, you got it.
>> Sandy, how much did you have to drink?
>> Based on the officer's suspicion of
impairment and the visible front 10
damage to her vehicle, Sandy was asked
to perform field sobriety exercises.
>> I had a few
>> a few what?
>> Where?
>> A few what?
Few beers. A few what?
>> Hello.
Hello.
>> Yeah. I'm sorry.
>> I'm trying to look over my reservation.
>> What?
Let me call you back.
>> All right.
Romeo
have to stand by a second.
>> Yeah.
>> Sandy, I'm going to have to have you
step out.
>> All right. Can you grab
>> You don't have anything else on you,
right? Your weapons in the back, you
said. All right. Step out for me.
>> Can I have Reed come get my
>> Reed's Reed's out of the country.
>> He's not out of country.
>> Yes, he is.
>> Oh, okay.
>> All right. So, do me a favor. Just come
step over here. I'm going to Listen.
Hey, I'm going to hold on to your phone.
Okay.
>> Yeah.
>> Just come step over here. Come with me.
Okay. So, you said you had a few to
drink, right?
>> Yes.
>> Okay. About how long ago?
>> 10:04 Central. It's going to be the
>> like 2 hours.
>> Yeah. We're going to have
>> No, I'm not going to do soriety tests
cuz I know I'm messed up.
>> So, you're not doing soiety tests?
>> No.
>> You don't want to do them?
>> Sandy told the officers that she was
unwilling to perform field sobriety
exercises. Shortly afterwards, she was
placed under arrest for DWI. Her
sheriff's officer vest was taken by the
South Planefield police and she told the
officers that her firearm was secured in
the back of her vehicle.
>> Is that what you're telling me?
>> I know I'm going to fail it. So, yeah.
Can I just I have a hotel room here. Can
I just
>> She doesn't want to do tests.
You want any test?
>> You want to do any test?
>> I'm I'm saying I'm going to fail him.
So, yeah.
>> All right.
>> I know.
high wall.
>> I'm just double locking these so they
don't get tighter.
>> Yeah. Can I Can I tell you guys
something?
>> What's that?
>> My belt.
>> Yeah, we'll we'll get
>> No, he's not. We'll get the pertinent
stuff out of here.
>> Can I get a sergeant out here?
Lieutenant, please. My belt.
>> We're rescuing people from flood waters.
>> Central.
>> Okay. We're rescuing people from flood
waters.
>> You're going to be going inside.
We got everybody loaded up.
>> I have my belt.
>> We got to get it out.
>> My gun is there.
>> Just be advised. We have another call.
>> What?
>> It's in the back.
>> I did not say no. Yes, my gun is there.
Obviously,
>> I'm sorry.
>> I never told him no. What?
>> My partner's on the phone with an caller
stating that his vehicle is filling up
with water. He's in front of 48.
>> I never did. I tell him no.
>> I don't know.
>> I think we're going to get transport.
>> Going there first.
>> I never said no. Don't worry about that
anymore.
>> Can you Can you loosen this, please?
This is tight.
>> They're not tight. Just turn your turn
your wrists.
>> You guys are
>> There you go.
>> We're not stop moving.
>> I'm not
And
>> can you guys call my sheriff?
>> We will when we get back.
>> We're going to have to.
>> Yeah, we're going to because
this is my first time ever [ __ ]
>> received. Any supervisor? Another unit.
Copy that.
>> This is crazy. This is crazy.
>> Sandy, you're the one who decided to do
this.
two hours. I do not have a cage.
>> I'm going I'm going through something
right now.
>> I understand that. But
>> I'm going through something like I'm
>> You of all people should know that this
is what happens.
>> Agree. I've been on the job for 16
years. I
>> I agree. You know what? It's my fault. I
agree. It's my fault.
>> He says he needed a supervisor and a
cage out there for transport.
>> But I didn't cause no problems. Like
why?
>> I don't blame you. I promise you. I
don't blame you. I don't
make my way from the over.
>> This is all going to get dismissed. But
I don't I don't blame you.
>> I don't see how that's possible.
>> I don't Huh?
>> I I don't blame you. I don't blame you.
>> I don't blame you at all.
>> Cuffs. Like, I'm not fighting.
>> It doesn't matter. You're under arrest.
>> But I'm not I'm not
>> You're under arrest.
>> Okay. I agree.
>> You're under arrest. You get cuffed. You
don't come out of the cuffs until we get
back to headquarters.
>> I know.
>> Sorry. Well, that's procedure.
>> I get it. I'm just saying
>> my gun.
>> Yeah, we have to.
>> He's out of the vehicle off to the side
of the road now.
>> Justin, you get a mag, too.
>> Take my take the whole bell. Yes.
>> Yeah, you can take everything. Yes.
Well, shot in right now. [laughter]
>> I'm on a boulevard going towards some.
You think I'll be able to get back out
here or No,
>> it depends. I'm not sure if you'll be
able to get to it. Depends on the water
level.
>> Can you take my phone?
>> I have I have your phone.
>> I have your phone.
>> Give it a shot.
We'll continue that way.
You do understand I have to search you
before I put you in the car, correct?
>> Yes. Yes. I have nothing.
>> I'm not going to do it right now.
>> It's fine. I have nothing on me. Okay.
>> Can I get Can I get up my date?
>> No, I have nothing on me. Nothing.
Nothing.
>> Not a single thing in your pocket.
Nothing. I'm still going to search you
just
>> No, you can't. There's nothing on me.
You can search me.
>> I'm not doing it right now. I'm waiting
till the car gets me.
>> Yeah. The only thing that I have is um
No, see
>> my gun and my uh
>> We got it already.
>> Yeah, that's it.
>> I have nothing on me.
>> Your vest is back here,
>> huh?
>> Your vest?
>> My vest is in my car in the back seat.
>> Is there anything else police related?
My Where you
>> Where's
>> Is it attached to your vest or No,
>> no, it's not. Can I Can I just walk?
>> Yeah, I got it. I see it.
>> Yeah, that's my V. Yeah, my camera.
Yeah, that's it. My camera's docked in
my car.
>> Okay.
>> You have to take that.
>> We have to. Yeah.
>> We're not going to leave it in the car.
>> Leave it in the car.
>> You understand that your vehicle's
getting towed, though?
>> Yes.
>> Wait, it's getting towed.
>> John's law. Yeah.
Your car is getting to
Christ.
>> Can I just walk to my I just want to
call my
>> You can't call anyone.
>> Okay.
>> I can't call anyone.
>> You'll call them when you get back to
headquarters when it's when we're done.
>> You know the deal.
>> Can I call Reed, please?
>> No.
>> There's nothing.
>> I don't have his number. We're bringing
your phone.
>> I have your phone in my pocket.
Is there any other ammo or anything?
>> Nothing. Nothing. No. Nothing. Nothing.
>> Where's your camera, Doc?
>> In my I work. My camera's locked. I
work.
>> Did you pee your pants by any chance?
>> Huh?
>> Did you pee your pants?
>> No, I'm wet because I was in a freaking
storm.
>> Okay. Where's the camera?
>> At work.
>> It's not dock. You said it was docked.
>> No, it's docked at work. Yeah,
>> I docked it at work.
>> Okay,
>> Justin. Come grab her. I'm going to do
PC.
>> I'm not leaving. I You can let me go. I
promise. That's water.
>> You can let me go.
>> I'm not letting you go anywhere.
>> I'm not going nowhere. I promise.
>> I'm not running away.
>> Yep.
>> Charlie 5, you can do a time stamp for
PC search.
Time is 2305.
>> A search of her vehicle incident to
arrest yielded to open containers of
Jameson Whiskey. Her Jeep was eventually
impounded for a mandatory 12-hour
pursuant to John's law and they
transported Sandy to the South
Planefield Police Department for further
processing.
be ready.
Awesome.
I'm not that way.
>> You know the deal, right?
>> Yeah, I know.
I'm not trying to be fixed.
>> It's fine. It's fine.
You have nothing in your pockets at all.
No weapons.
Okay.
>> Asking for a supervisor, but
Reed.
>> Unfortunately, Reed can't help you.
>> Um,
>> I know. I know. I was just asking to
help.
>> You're gone.
>> There's nothing.
>> There's nothing else in this car. That's
>> There's nothing. No.
>> We're just going to be safe at home.
>> My my gun.
>> I know. It seems like we're trying to be
harsh. I'm This is not what I want to
do. I already said I I know you
>> this one is coming from what? She's she
said she's staying at the Hampton end
five ton of central
parking lot over there. This is her
little
I had stopped the uh Taco Bell
kind of sign over her put down a sign in
the parking lot right on the head.
She tried to stop her onion and slowly
went into the red lot. She
reached the she was in it was in a brown
bag center
on like
>> Yeah. All right. She's got
>> that's open
>> both of them. This one's empty, one's
half empty.
>> All right.
>> We opened up.
>> Try to do the rest. I don't even know
how we'll bring her in. If you want,
maybe pull up in front of headquarters,
tell them because the back lot is a
mess.
>> All right.
>> See if someone have to walk escort to
the front.
>> You're not good.
>> Yeah. Where are you?
Ahead of us. We got a 19
>> LT. I'm just dumping these
on camera. It's fine.
headquarters.
>> Mike, just hang on a second.
Best recommendation I would Yeah.
Whatever.
Yeah.
And then once we get it.
>> Yeah.
>> The keys are in it. Are they?
>> I don't know.
Nothing else. Just the Jameson.
>> Yeah, that's all I found.
>> There was one tucked away in a brown
paper bag.
>> Back windows, too.
>> Yes. Roll the back windows, too.
>> I'll come in. I mean,
>> God's work out here.
You want me to go in now?
>> Who's seated wise? Yours?
>> Yeah. Jump in. We'll bring you back.
>> Come in.
entrance.
>> Justin
All right,
>> stand up for me.
>> Stay there. Take the cuffs off in a
second. And when I do, I'm just going to
have to wand you. Okay,
>> that's fine. You can wander.
>> I have nothing on me. I promise you,
guys.
And we have a vape. Actually, I don't
have a vape.
>> 103.
>> Stay right there for me. Okay.
>> Yep. I'm not moving.
>> Cam's on again, just so you're aware.
>> Yep. That's fine.
>> All right. I'm just going to wand you.
>> Don't reach for it. Don't reach for it.
>> You can pull my shirt up.
>> I have nothing.
>> Maybe my belt.
Moto1
with a metal wire in it.
>> I do. Yeah.
>> My belt is velcro, so there shouldn't be
nothing in my belt.
>> All right. Now, take a seat.
>> Oh. Uh, yeah. Hold on. Turn around and
go back.
Oh, I have my um wallet. Can I have my
wallet? Can you take my wallet off?
>> Just hang out a second.
>> Female officer is going to search you.
Make it easier.
>> All right. I'm not going to freaking
hurt you guys. Like,
>> go ahead.
>> You could just turn around for me. I
just
scared of me. [laughter]
>> I have nothing. He took my gun.
>> All right. I just got to check anyway,
right? Okay, just in case.
>> You guys are [ __ ] wussy.
>> I have a a wallet here.
>> You have a wallet?
>> I have a wallet with not it's not it
doesn't have a knife. It's a wallet.
[laughter]
>> No, it's in it's in here. Can I grab it?
It has the
>> Which one? In this one.
>> Put your hand on the wall.
>> You can stay on the wall. It's fine.
>> There's something flat in this pocket. I
don't know. It's a wallet.
>> It's a wallet. I'll loosen my belt and
you can grab it.
>> I got it.
>> Thank you. It's a wallet.
>> That's your wallet.
>> No,
>> there's another one, right? [laughter]
>> Yes.
>> I'm on you. What can I say?
>> Yeah, probably shouldn't.
It's just that stuff there. I get it.
>> Glasses [snorts] and the thing and your
ring off your weapon
attached to the duty belt.
>> You You'll get it back after. Don't
worry.
>> I'm not taking it. Just put it on.
>> I'm not taking my ring off. I don't have
to take my ring off.
>> Yes, you do.
>> No, I don't.
>> Yes, you do.
>> Mhm. All jewelry.
>> Take your ring off, please.
>> Look, I don't got no jewelry on either.
>> Take your ring off. I don't have
earrings. Are you taking my earrings?
>> You have to take them off, too.
>> Of course. You didn't say that
>> before I said it.
>> Can you give me a little plastic bag,
please? Well, if you put it in there,
>> can I use the bathroom?
>> Not right now.
>> Can I please use the bathroom?
>> Not right now.
>> Got a little bit of something. So,
>> I have to pee. Can I please use the
bathroom?
>> Not right now.
>> I don't have to take my I don't have to
take my ring off.
>> You got to take your ring off.
>> Take your ring off.
>> Come on. I'll put it with these.
>> You'll get it back after.
>> Can I use the bathroom, please?
>> In a minute. Take your ring off, please.
>> Come on. I I won't let it go nowhere.
>> You're being an [ __ ] I don't have
>> I don't want to do this anymore than
than you're making me do this. So, this
is
>> I'm not making it do this. You're being
an [ __ ] because I don't I actually
don't have to take my ring off.
>> Come on. Take your take your ring off,
please.
>> Can you just have your ring first? Can I
use the bathroom? [laughter]
>> Perfect. So, watch. I'll go put it in a
little baggie.
>> Can I use the bathroom?
Can I use the bathroom?
>> Look, you can. But look, everything's
going to go in here. Look.
>> Can I use the bathroom?
>> Yeah. Hold on. Glasses. And look, ring,
earrings,
>> have to take my I know. Hold on. Can I
use the bathroom?
>> Let me talk to them. I'm not I'm not
their arresting officer. I don't have I
don't have
>> You guys will not
>> Let me We're not telling you you can't.
You just got to give us a minute.
All her stuff is in that plastic clear
pocket on the back.
>> Am I Where's OT? I'm still on. Hold on.
Am I still making her take her boots
off?
>> Officer Politzo issued Sandy the
following citations. Operating under the
influence 39450,
reckless driving 39 to 4296. Leaving the
scene of an accident involving property
damage. 39 to419B. A failure to report
an accident. 394130.
Consuming an alcoholic beverage inside a
motor vehicle. 39 to451A.
Open container. 39 to451B.
As of October 5th, 2025, court records
indicate that Sandy's case is still
pending before the South Planefield
Municipal Court.
>> Everything.
Listen, Lieutenant said just wander.
>> I did. And now she now see she she
searched her but there's procedure.
Kenny.
>> Yeah. Oh, whatever we normally do.
That's what we do.
>> That's what I asked.
>> Yeah, we do.
Every flip. I know you flip them.
>> Every arrest clear
off.
Afterwards.