Prior DWI Arrest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3-DuY4XDn0 Around 3:19 AM on February 21, 2026, Patrolman Miller with the Belleville Police Department observed a gray 2023 Kia Forte traveling at a high rate of speed while headed westbound on Greylock Parkway. Other officers began a canvas for the suspect vehicle, and they eventually located that vehicle as the driver turned left onto Joralemon Street from Passaic Avenue. Patrolmen Michael Ancey and Marco Giardina activated their emergency lights to initiate a traffic stop, and driver pulled over at the intersection of Garden Avenue and Dawson Street. They exited the patrol car and made contact with the driver, who was identified as 27-year-old Emily Castillo-Rivera. As Patrolman Ancey was speaking with Emily, he detected the odor of alcohol and observed other indicators of impairment. Emily mentioned that her aunt Jamilly Rivera was a police officer with the Belleville Police Department, and continued name dropping her aunt throughout their interaction in an effort to gain favorable treatment. She claimed that she was coming from her friend’s birthday celebration in New York City, and admitted to consuming 1 or 2 drinks earlier that evening. Based on the officers’ suspicion of impairment, Emily was eventually asked to perform field sobriety exercises after additional officers arrived on scene to assist. However, Emily refused to perform any field sobriety exercises. Based on her erratic driving, her lack of coherence, the odor of alcohol, and unwillingness to perform the field sobriety exercises, Emily was placed under arrest for DWI. A family member responded to the scene and took possession of her vehicle. Patrolmen Ancey and Giardina transported Emily to the Belleville Police Department for further processing. At the station, the Standard Statement for Motor Vehicle Operators was read to her, but she refused to submit breath samples and she was charged with a refusal. After the officers finished processing Emily, she was eventually released to her cousin Jacqueline Rivera pending her court appearance after she signed the Potential Liability Warning form on Emily behalf. Patrolman Giardina issued Emily the following traffic tickets: -Operating under the influence (39:4-50) -Consent to take samples of breath (39:4-50.2) Court records indicate that as of August 2, 2026, Emily’s DWI case from Belleville, New Jersey is still pending in court. Emily has previously been arrested for her first DWI in Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey on July 8, 2024. ---------------------------------------------- Please LIKE, SUBSCRIBE, and consider supporting this channel (email us for more information). Our content is shared for educational and news gathering purposes. We are in compliance with YouTube's Fair Use Policy because we edit several long clips into a concise story. This is similar to other law enforcement channels on YouTube. All videos and case documents were obtained pursuant to the New Jersey Open Public Records Act, N.J.S.A. 47:1A-1 et seq. (P.L. 2001, c. 404). Defendants are considered innocent until proven guilty. The New Jersey Supreme Court has previously affirmed in Salzano v. North Jersey Media Group, 993 A.2d 778 (2010) that “The fair-report privilege reflects the judgment that the need, in a self-governing society, for free-flowing information about matters of public interest outweighs concerns over the uncompensated injury to a person's reputation.” This video advances a compelling public interest. The summary of events was based on records that are “open to public view through open access to public records” as defined in the Salzano case. In Ramos v. Flowers, 429 N.J. Super. 13, the Appellate Division of the Superior Court has also affirmed the right to film law enforcement interactions.

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