Tag: Drunk Driving: Page 7

Vehicle Ops

Mo. County Sets Off-Duty Alcohol Policy

St. Louis County (Mo.) Police officers must have a blood-alcohol level of 0.04 or less when driving a take-home patrol car under a new policy set by the county.

May 1, 2012

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Dallas Cop Allegedly Fired at Car While Drunk

An off-duty Dallas police officer was arrested Sunday in Mesquite after authorities say he drove along Interstate 30, fired at a car with his handgun and continued to drive on the highway with the weapon held out his window.

April 29, 2012

Patrol

Sheriff: Drunken Grandparents Towed Child In Toy Car

Two grandparents are accused of getting drunk and using their SUV to tow their 7-year-old granddaughter in a toy plastic car.

April 29, 2012

Patrol

N.M. Sheriff To Deputy: Release DWI Suspect

A New Mexico sheriff's deputy refused his sheriff's order to release a drunk-driving suspect, causing an angry brawl that was captured by another deputy in an audio recording.

April 24, 2012

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Ind. Officer Blocks Drunk Driver To Save Injured Partner

Officer Christin Rudell of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department stood in harm's way and fired her weapon on a drunk driving suspect to prevent the woman from running over her beat partner with a car again.

April 17, 2012

Patrol

Ind. Chief Resigns Over Mishandled Evidence In Cop's Crash

The Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department's chief resigned on Tuesday, following news that a key piece of evidence was mishandled in an officer's crash case.

April 16, 2012

Patrol

DUI Amanda Bynes Strikes Deputy's Cruiser

Actress Amanda Bynes, 26, was arrested early Friday for drunk driving after she struck the black-and-white patrol car of a Los Angeles Sheriff's Department deputy.

April 5, 2012

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Man Gets 7 Years for Running Down Iowa Cop

Keith Terry, a communications tower worker whose life plummeted after a drunken trip to the Iowa State Fair last year, will spend up to seven years in prison for drunkenly running down a Des Moines police officer.

April 4, 2012

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Campus Officer on Leave for Stealing Party Bus

A campus police officer from Patrick Henry High School in San Diego was placed on paid leave Tuesday after she allegedly stole a shuttle bus and drove it drunk at the end of a St. Patrick's Day party.

March 20, 2012

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Kansas Cop Has Recorded 10,000 DUI Arrests

Kansas City (Kan.) Police Officer Kenneth Garrett made more than 400 arrests for DUI in 2011 and has racked up more than 10,000 in his 20-year career, making him one of the most prolific drunk-driving enforcers in the country.

March 18, 2012

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Amish Buggy Crashes Into N.Y. Deputy's Cruiser

Four young Amish adults were charged with illegally possessing alcohol Sunday evening, after their buggy collided with a Chautauqua County (N.Y.) Sheriff's patrol car.

March 11, 2012

Patrol

DUI Suspect Tries To High Five Pa. Officer

A Tyrone, Pa., police officer turned away a "high five" from a drunk-driving suspect he flagged down for driving without headlights. The officer instead gave him several field sobriety tests.

March 4, 2012