Body cam shows off-duty Elmwood Place police officer arrested for OVI, found asleep behind the wheel
By: Body camera footage shows an ofduty Elmwood Place police officer arrested for operating a vehicle while impaired.
Anthony Armbruster, 28, was arrested after St. Bernard police found him asleep behind the wheel on Township Avenue at around 4 a.m. Friday, July 14. Officers said they smelled an odor, and video shows Armbruster tell officers he had been drinking.
"Have you had anything to drink?" one officer asks.
"Yes," Armbruster responds.
"How much?" the officer asks.
"A couple," Armbruster said.
In the video, it appears the St. Bernard officers who responded to the scene know the Elmwood Place officer, with one officer telling another, "It's Armbruster."
Armbruster tells officers he was not going to work, but mentions that he has court "in like five hours."
According to court doents, Armbruster did not take a breathalyzer test, but did go through a field sobriety test. He was arrested, and his license was suspended.