Overview
- Bloomington police arrested a 61-year-old part-time Chatfield officer after a speeding driver crashed on Lyndale Avenue and officers identified the driver in full uniform on police video.
- A subsequent breath test recorded a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.28, more than three times Minnesota’s legal limit of 0.08.
- Court records charge the officer with two counts of driving while intoxicated and one count of carrying a pistol while intoxicated.
- The officer had left an off-duty job at the Minnesota State Fairgrounds about an hour before the incident, and his arraignment is scheduled for 9:30 a.m. on Friday.
- Bloomington police released images and video of the arrest and local media have sought comment from the Chatfield Police Department as the case moves through criminal and possible internal review.