Off-duty police officer detected drink driving

An off-duty police officer has been detected allegedly drink driving in Connewarre on Friday night (9 July).

The 37-year-old male constable from Western region was intercepted on Barwon Heads Road just after 11.30pm.

He tested positive to a preliminary breath test before undergoing an evidentiary test, where he returned an alleged reading of .11.

Professional Standards Command has been notified as per standard procedure.

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