Maryland Officer Fired After Being Found Incapacitated and Intoxicated in Squad Car

An officer with the Baltimore (MD) Police Department was fired for being drunk on the job after he was reportedly found "passed out" in his squad car, according to the Baltimore Sun.

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An officer with the Baltimore Police Department was fired for being drunk on the job after he was reportedly found "passed out" in his squad car, according to the Baltimore Sun.

A Breathalyzer test reportedly showed that Officer Aaron Heilman had a blood alcohol level of 0.22 the Sun reported.

Baltimore Interim Police Commissioner Gary Tuggle fired Officer Heilman, saying in a statement, "I looked at the totality of the circumstances involved in this case and I made the decision to terminate this officer immediately. His actions represented a safety issue for himself and the community. I simply won't tolerate it."

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