New officer accused of drunk driving one day after graduation, Nevada cops say
A new officer lost his badge one day after graduating from the police academy following a drunken driving arrest, Nevada authorities reported.
The 34-year-old man was hired in September, the Henderson Police Department told KVVU.
He graduated from the academy Thursday, March 21, as a probationary officer, along with 13 other officers, Police Chief Hollie Chadwick said in a letter to the community.
In the evening hours of Friday, March 22, Henderson police arrested the man on a charge of driving under the influence, KTNV said.
“This probationary officer was promptly terminated and is no longer a member of the Henderson Police Department,” Chadwick wrote.
Chadwick said the department has “zero tolerance for this behavior.”
No other vehicles or injuries were involved.
Henderson is about a 15-mile drive southeast of Las Vegas.
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