Huntersville police officer showed up to work impaired, chief says

A Huntersville police officer was arrested Wednesday after he appeared to be impaired when he showed up to work, police officials said.

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Officer Michael Ciarleglio was charged with driving while impaired, according to a police news release.

Police Chief Brian Vaughan recommended to town management that Ciarleglio immediately be fired.

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Ciarleglio is free on a $5,000 unsecured bond and has a first court appearance Aug. 10, court records show.

“Any time a law enforcement officer is accused of breaking the law, it damages the trust that is essential to our profession,” Vaughan said in a statement in the news release. “Our community deserves officers who uphold the law, and when those standards are violated, we will act decisively and appropriately.”

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