2 officers accused of drinking, ignoring calls while on duty in Conn.
By News 12 Connecticut staff | February 18, 2021 at 11:46 AM CST - Updated February 18 at 11:46 AM
NORWALK, Conn. (NEWS 12 CONNECTICUT/CNN) - Two police offers accused of drinking and ignoring service calls appeared in court Wednesday.
They were found at a hotel together when they were supposed to be on patrol, authorities said.
Michael Dimeglio and Sara Laudano are accused of drinking at Donovan’s in south Norwalk just before starting their shifts Oct. 9.
Once on the clock, police said they drank more alcohol in the department’s parking lot, where Laudano also took a hit of THC from a vape pen.