Crime & Safety
Officers Attacked After Driving Drunken Man Home, Police Say
Mount Laurel Police say they gave a township man a ride—and he wasn't particularly grateful.
He could have just said "Thank you."
Mount Laurel Police say they arrested a township man for allegedly attacking two officers after they gave him a ride home earlier this week.
Police say they were called to the Lukoil station on Route 73 Tuesday for a report of an intoxicated disorderly person. Officers came across Gary F. Piserchia, 56, of the unit block of Edinburgh Lane, and gave him a ride back to his house.
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Once they arrived at his residence, police say Piserchia became disorderly, resisted arrest and assaulted the officers while being taken into custody. He was charged with aggravated assault on a police officer, resisting arrest and driving while intoxicated.
Piserchia was committed to Burlington County Jail in lieu of $12,000 bail.
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No officers were injured.
Information provided by Mount Laurel Police. An arrest does not indicate a conviction.
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