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Raleigh police officer charged with DWI
Sgt. Greg Palczak, 43, a 14-year veteran of the Raleigh Police Department, was pulled over on Lead Mine Road Monday.
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RALEIGH, N.C. — A Raleigh police officer was arrested Monday on a charge of driving while impaired.
According to the arrest report, Sgt. Greg Palczak, 43, a 14-year veteran of the Raleigh Police Department, was pulled over on Lead Mine Road. He smelled of alcohol and had bloodshot eyes and slurred speech, the arresting officers wrote.
Palczak's breath alcohol concentration registered as 0.14, the report states. Under state law, a driver is considered impaired with a 0.08 breath-alcohol level.
Palczak is scheduled for a first court appearance on the DWI charge Jan. 19.
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