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Miami-Dade Officer Arrested on DUI Charges in Marked Police Car in Hollywood

A Miami-Dade Police officer was in his marked car when he was arrested on DUI charges in Hollywood, officials said.

Leopold Louis, 42, was arrested Sunday on charges including DUI and DUI with property damage, Broward County jail records showed.

Louis appeared in court Monday where a judge granted him a $1,000 bond. He later bonded out of jail but didn’t speak with reporters.

In a statement, Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo Ramirez said was in a marked police car at the time of the arrest.

“This officer placed the public in danger in the same vehicle that the community has entrusted as a symbol of protection. I will not tolerate any representative of the Miami-Dade Police Department to jeopardize the community’s trust,” Ramirez’s statement read. “We will allow the Hollywood Police Department to conduct their investigation with complete transparency and have complete faith in the judicial process.”

According to an arrest report, police had responded to a call of a drunk driver on Pierce Street near U.S. 1.

The report said officers found Louis, who had been involved in a hit-and-run just before being approached by the officer.

Louis was hardly able to stand, stumbled through a field sobriety test, then blew a blood alcohol level well over Florida’s legal limit, the report said.

“He did not realize he was involved in an accident,” the report read. “The arrestee continued to state his friend, in the marked unit was waiting on him. The marked Miami-Dade Police unit in the area was his.”

Officials said Louis, who has been with the department since July 2017, was relieved of duty with pay.

Source; NBC Miami

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer charged with DWI while in marked police car

A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police officer was arrested after being accused of driving while intoxicated while in a marked car.

Peter Lombardo was arrested early Wednesday morning, according to CMPD. He was found by another CMPD officer while parked on a grassy area off Interstate 277 near 12th Street.

Lombardo, who was hired by the department in 2008, was not working at the time and was dressed in plain clothes, but was driving a take-home, marked car, according to CMPD.

He was given a breathalyzer test and blew a .17, officers say.

He was charged with driving while intoxicated and placed on unpaid leave. Lombardo was also cited for termination, according to officers.

Chief of Police Johnny Jennings released the following statement:

“This officer endangered the public in the same vehicle that our community entrusted us to serve and protect in. It is a symbol of trust. I will not tolerate any representative of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department who jeopardizes the community’s trust in what we do every day and the standards we are sworn to uphold. We will allow Internal Affairs to conduct its thorough investigation, and I have complete faith that the outcome of this situation will be just.”

Source; WBTV

Armed robbery suspects struck by truck at University Place intersection while fleeing from deputies

Two suspects accused of robbing a Walmart in Lakewood were hit by a truck while fleeing from deputies on Tuesday, according to the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department.

Dispatchers alerted University Place deputies of the armed robbery at the Walmart on Bridgeport Way at 11:17 a.m.

According to PSCO, the suspect vehicle was headed towards University Place when deputies located it on Bridgeport Way and 27th Street West.

Deputies attempted to stop the vehicle, but it continued south on Bridgeport Way.

The suspect vehicle was then T-boned by a pickup truck traveling south on 67th Avenue West, as they failed to stop at a red light at the intersection of 35th Street West and 67th Avenue West.

Paramedics were called to the scene and the two suspects had to be cut out of their vehicle.

Both suspects were transported to the hospital with serious injuries.

The 66-year-old driver of the pickup truck was up and walking following the collision, but he was transported to a hospital for a medical condition.

The roadway was closed except for southbound traffic while traffic deputies responded to the scene of the crash.

Pierce County and University Place Maintenance and Operations also responded to the scene to repair a traffic signal which was knocked out after a power box was hit in the collision.

The Lakewood Police Department will be leading the investigation into the armed robbery.

Source; Yahoo!

‘Bad idea, Brad’: Florida man accused of stealing from Walmart full of deputies

A Florida man got into trouble with the law after he allegedly tried to make off with stolen goods from a Walmart full of law enforcement, according to the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office.

The sheriff’s office wrote on Facebook that the would-be thief, only identified as “Brad,” tried to steal from a Walmart in St. Cloud.

Thing is, Brad decided to conduct his botched heist at the same time the Walmart was holding a Shop With a Cop event — where deputies were spending time with some local children, according to the Facebook post.

“The store was full of deputies, almost 40, beside the forensics team, the community services team, the CSOs, the OCSO Majors, and Sheriff Marcos R. Lopez.,” the post said. “Bad idea, Brad.”

Source; WFLA

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