Waldwick Teen Charged With Drunken Driving

A Waldwick teen faces multiple charges after a traffic stop on Aug. 31.

Police said they observed a car being driven without illuminated headlights by a 17-year-old male on Franklin Avenue at 12:08 a.m. The teen also was allegedly swerving down the road, police said, prompting a stop at Franklin and Everett avenues.

The subsequent investigation led by Patrolman Brian Zivkovich determined that the teen, who had recently obtained his driver's license, was intoxicated, police said. He was charged with drunken driving, driving without his headlights illuminated, operating a motor vehicle in violation of a provisional license and driving on a provisional license without displaying the requisite red sticker on his license plate.

The teen was released to his mother and will answer the charges in Municipal Court on Oct. 7.

• A new office chair apparently thought of as trash was reported stolen from the Cedar Hill Avenue Medical Center.

New office furniture was being moved into the complex on the afternoon of Aug. 30, and an office chair was left on the sidewalk while other items were being moved inside, police said. The individual moving the furniture came outside to find the chair gone.

A witness told police that an elderly couple driving a dark grey or beige Toyota Camry with handicapped license plates took the chair. Police believe the couple assumed the chair was left out as trash.

• The owner of Nicky's Pizza reported a theft from his business on Aug. 30.

Police said someone pried open the door to the Greenwood Avenue shop overnight and stole computer equipment, cash and food products.

• An Oakland man was arrested on drunken driving charges on Aug. 28.

Police said Walter D. Kuebler, 24, was stopped on Monroe Avenue at 1:41 a.m. after being observed swerving down the roadway. Patrolman Zivkovich conducted field sobriety tests, and Kuebler consented to a breath test at headquarters.

Based on the results, the Oakland man was charged with drunken driving, failure to keep right and reckless driving. He was released to a friend and is scheduled to appear in Municipal Court on Oct. 7.

• A North Carolina man was charged with making false claims after authorities responded to a fire call.

Police said Adam Purcell, 31, of Banner Eks, N.C., called a 9-1-1 center in North Carolina to report a Nancy Lane home on fire. Wyckoff police and firefightes received the alert at 7:16 a.m. and responded to find the home intact.

Authorities contend that Purcell falsely reported a fire after an argument with local family members via telephone. He was charged with making a false police report and making a false report to a 9-1-1 center.