Another TPD officer arrested for driving drunk...

keep it classy toledo

Unfit police officer in Toledo? Ops Normal.

He fled the scene, that is just great. I guess Carty has passed the torch of city embarrassment to TPD.

What next? A prostitution ring in the jailhouse?

Why only put on suspension? He doesn't deserve to protect Toledo when he is putting people in potential danger. and don't get me wrong I have no problem with going to the bar and getting drunk but get a DD damn it. But in my opinion people given a 'position of power'(TPD) deserve to be held to a higher standard.

Bravo Officer Parra!

Following the story of the 4 murdered police officers I had sympathy for police how they put themselves at risk to serve others. In toledo however, the police seem more likely to do whatever they can to avoid doing actual police work and they don't uphold the laws they are charged to enforce.

Wow, some harsh crits here. At least this ended up being a <i>charge</i> and therefore a public record, unlike what happens to some politicians (e.g. Czarty's now infamous and vanished domestic abuse case). We'll see what happens to the officer in court.

For my own record of opinion, I don't believe the officer should lose his job, but there are restrictions here. If he loses his license, then he cannot retain his patrol-car duties for the period of the suspension. We have bike patrols, so maybe he can be temporarily assigned there. He could also "drive a desk", since we still have desk jobs that uniformed officers are filling.

I'm basically saying that once he's punished and serves his punishment, he fulfills his duty to us and should not be thrown out (with all his knowledge and training going with him) with a termination of his employment. In fact, this should apply to every one of us, once we serve time or pay fines in restitution for our crimes.

Bike patrols are awesome--don't turn that into a punishment, GZ.

I disagree completely GuestZero.

Any public servant should be held to a higher standard. They have powers that many of us will never have. Their mistakes can cost lives.
Lose the job completely, maybe no, but something significantly more than a slap on the wrist.

Cops are human too, same human vulnerabilities as the rest of us. He was off duty, so shouldn't lose his job I hope.

Cops may be human, but they drive cop cars, carry guns, are required to respond even when off duty.
Simply put, if you can't obey the rules and higher standards of being a cop, be a mall guard.
Better yet, have the simple discipline to wait 10 minutes to get home before you get drunk. And when drunk, stay there or get someone to drive you.

Paul Blart, Mall cop positions are now available.