Officer Morton Gallagher Taken Into Custody
INDIANAPOLIS -- An Indianapolis Metro Police officer was arrested on Friday on suspicion of operating a vehicle while intoxicated, officials said.
About 9 p.m., IMPD supervisors were notified of an IMPD officer driving his cruiser from a location of off-duty employment while in uniform.
IMPD supervisors said they suspected Officer Morton Gallagher had consumed alcohol after another IMPD officer alleged smelling alcohol on his breath.
IMPD’s Professional Standards Division and DUI Unit was called to conduct an internal investigation.
Gallagher cooperated with internal investigators and voluntarily submitted to a test for chemical intoxicants. Based on test results, he was preliminarily charged with operating a vehicle while intoxicated, officials said.
He was taken to the Marion County Arrestee Processing Center where he posted bail a short time later.
Officials said a decision to file formal charges will be made by the Marion County Prosecutor’s Office.
Gallagher has been a member of IMPD since 1991. He was suspended with pay pending the outcome of an internal investigation.