Off-duty PGPD officer accused of driving police cruiser while impaired in Laurel
PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY, Md. () — A Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD) officer was charged early Saturday after they were allegedly driving their police cruiser while impaired overnight.
According to the Prince George's County Police Department (PGPD), at around 2:15 a.m., officer Simeon Daramola was driving on Fourth Street in Laurel when officers from the Laurel City Police Department stopped him. He was off-duty at the time but was driving his marked police cruiser.
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Officers issued Daramola, who joined the agency in 2023 and is currently assigned to the Bureau of Patrol, DWI-related citations.
The officer's [Daramola's] police powers have been suspended,' said PGPD. 'The PGPD's Internal Affairs Division has opened an administrative investigation into this incident.'
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