Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputy Accused of DUI and Hit-and-Run, Seemingly In Their Own Patrol Car

Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputy Accused of DUI and Hit-and-Run, Seemingly In Their Own Patrol Car

It’s probably not the best idea for a sheriff’s deputy to drive to a bar in their patrol car, get intoxicated, and then drive with the dashcam recording, a lesson that one Mendocino County sheriff's deputy is currently learning all too well.A Mendocino County Sheriff's Office sergeant realized something was amiss last Thursday, upon arriving to work and finding one of the department's patrol cars pretty badly damaged on the passenger’s side. Acc…

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Mendocino County deputy allegedly drove to Willits bar, crashed patrol car - MendoFever – Mendocino County News

A Mendocino County Sheriff’s Deputy is under investigation after allegedly taking a county-owned patrol vehicle to a Willits bar while off duty, crashing it into a guardrail, and then continuing on to spend the night drinking before driving the damaged vehicle home.As per a press release obtained by MendoFever, the incident came to light on April 24 when a sheriff’s sergeant arrived at the Willits substation and noticed damage to a patrol vehicl…