Police: Jersey City lieutenant suspected of drunk driving

<p>A lieutenant with the Jersey City police was arrested by the New Jersey State Police early Friday morning.&nbsp;</p>

News 12 Staff

Dec 15, 2018, 9:38 PM

Updated 1,950 days ago

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A lieutenant with the Jersey City police was arrested by the New Jersey State Police early Friday morning.
News 12 is told that 50-year-old Michael Dillon of Neptune was pulled over on I-195 in Upper Freehold.
He was charged with moving violations and has since been released.
According to the Jersey Journal, Dillon had been at a police holiday party Thursday night and is suspected of drunk driving.


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