On-duty NYPD officer accused of driving with blood alcohol 3x the legal limit

BUSHWICK, Brooklyn (PIX11) — An officer from the New York City Police Department was arrested shortly after clocking into work early Thursday morning, authorities tell PIX11 News.

According to officials, the 37-year-old arrived at work and immediately realized she didn’t have her ID card, badge, or firearm. When she said she would go retrieve them, other officers noticed the faint smell of alcohol on her breath, authorities say.

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A camera outside the 83rd precinct also caught the 37-year-old officer driving into work, police tell PIX11.

The woman was taken to the 70th precinct where a member of the highway patrol administered a test and found that she had a blood alcohol reading of .282, officials report…

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