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St. Louis County PD detective arrested for DWI

County police say she's been suspended with pay.

ST. LOUIS COUNTY – A St. Louis County Police Detective is on the other side of the badge tonight-- after Creve Coeur Police say she crashed into a street sign and a tree while intoxicated.

Katherine Simmons was arrested by Creve Coeur Police early Saturday morning. She wasn't hurt in the crash.

County police say she's been suspended with pay.

St. Louis County Police Chief released the following statement about the incident:

“Recent actions by a very few of our officers have brought discredit to our police department. We take a hard line on this, with discipline up to and including possible termination. I’m confident my command staff, along with our first line supervisors, are reinforcing expectations of our police officers while they are on and off-duty. We are, and should be, held to a higher standard.”

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