It costs more to train and equip new police officers than it does to pay them. That’s why veteran police officers are a valuable commodity. But in Florida, a 4-year deputy being honored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving for making more than 100 DUI arrests was too intoxicated to pick up his award. Pinellas County deputy Michael Szeliga
Florida Deputy Too Drunk To Receive Mothers Against Drunk Driving Award
The deputy was suspended for one day and wrote an apology to the Gulfport police chief.