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Post by WaTcHeR on Mar 10, 2006 13:38:35 GMT -5
Officer Brandon Wilcox 03/10/2006 - ALBUQUERQUE -- An Albuquerque police officer has been arrested for allegedly driving drunk. Police say 25-year-old Brandon Wilcox was arrested at his home on Thursday. They say he was off duty when he crashed his patrol car into two curbs in northeast Albuquerque. He abandoned the car and walked just over half a mile to his home, where another officer found him passed out. A criminal complaint says Wilcox's blood-alcohol level was more than twice the legal limit of point-zero-eight. Wilcox is facing a criminal charge of aggravated DWI. He's on paid administrative leave while police conduct an internal investigation. Police spokesman John Walsh says the department has a zero tolerance policy when it comes to DWI. |
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Post by WaTcHeR on Mar 17, 2006 14:53:22 GMT -5
03/17/2006 - An Albuquerque police officer who last week allegedly drove his patrol car drunk has resigned.
Brandon Wilcox, 25, allegedly crashed his patrol car into two curbs before going home, where he was arrested. Police say his blood-alcohol level was twice the legal limit.
Wilcox’s resignation was announced Thursday, one week after his arrest.
He served on the Albuquerque police force for three years.
Another officer faces heat
A second APD officer is under investigation in the incident.
Sarah Harris, who was acting as a guard at a northeast Albuquerque nightclub, apparently took Wilcox home when she saw he was drunk. After he got home, he allegedly got into his squad car, where he crashed.
After Wilcox wrecked, investigators believe, Harris took Wilcox home before responding officers could get to the scene.
Harris faces disciplinary action on Friday. She could be fired
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