Fort Worth Officer Arrested On Suspicion Of Drunken Driving
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FORT WORTH (AP) -- The Fort Worth Police Department says an officer suspected of drunken driving has been placed on restricted duty.
The 28-year-old officer was arrested on suspicion of DWI after officers responded to a single-vehicle accident early Tuesday in east Fort Worth.
Police say his gun and badge have been confiscated and that he can't act as a peace officer in any capacity pending the investigation's outcome.
It's the second alcohol-related arrest since 2010 for the officer, a 7-year veteran of the police department.
He was arrested in June 2010 for public intoxication after wrecking his SUV and abandoning it on a railroad tracks in Fort Worth. He pleaded no contest to the Class C misdemeanor and was suspended from the department for three days.
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