Breathalyzer officer fired after showing up for work drunk
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April 19, 2017
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — An Austin police officer whose duties included administering Breathalyzer tests has been fired after a self-administered test indicated he had reported for work drunk.
His supervising sergeant is suspended for 60 days.
A memo released Tuesday showed the officer reported for his shift one day last October, then drove his patrol car to the Travis County Jail for a self-administered breath test required by his certification. The results showed a blood-alcohol concentration of .064-0.65 percent.
The officer drove back to his substation and gave the results to his supervisor, w...
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