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Salisbury police officer arrested, charged with DWI, department says

SALISBURY, N.C. — A police officer was arrested and charged for driving while impaired, the Salisbury Police Department announced Friday.

Israel McCants was arrested and charged Thursday in Mecklenburg County by the state highway patrol, the department said.

He has worked at the department since November 2018, police said, and resigned from his position per state statute.

No further information was released.

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