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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
