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DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) — An on-duty Dallas police officer has been arrested for suspicion of driving while intoxicated, the department said Sunday.

Officer James Covey, who has been with the Dallas Police Department since January 2008, was arrested around 4 p.m. on Saturday, the department said. The department said Covey was on duty at the time of his arrest.

The department said Covey was assigned to "third watch," or the 3 p.m. to midnight shift, for the Southeast Patrol Division.

Covey has been placed on administrative leave pending an internal investigation. He posted bond and was released from custody around 2:45 p.m. Sunday.

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