Fort Wayne, Indiana: Fort Wayne Police Dept. officer Benjamin D. Shinneman arrested for drunk driving in Wells County

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FWPD officer arrested for drunk driving in Wells County

21 March 2022

They found it suspicious to see a Fort Wayne Police squad car parked and still running on the side of the road in the early morning hours of St. Patrick’s Day. When they walked up to the window, the man inside appeared to be asleep with his hand still on his squad car’s computer. They knocked to wake him up, but he passed out within seconds. Soon thereafter, Wells County Sheriff’s deputies were transporting a Fort Wayne Police officer – whose blood-alcohol-content was at roughly .163-percent – to jail on drunk driving charges. Benjamin D. Shinneman, 31, is now facing ...

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Disciplinary History, Commendations, etc.​

OFFICER: Benjamin D. Shinneman​

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DATE OF HIRE: June 28, 2019​

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DISCIPLINARY ACTION:​

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DATE ALLEGATION DISCIPLINE​

2020 Subpoenas/Court Appearances Letter of Reprimand 2021 Subpoenas/Court Appearances Letter of Reprimand​

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COMMENDATIONS: DATE REASON None​

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TRANSFER RECORD: 6/19 — Commission Date 12/19 — Assigned to A-Shift Operations 8/20 — Assigned to C-Shift Operations 11/20 — Transferred to B-Shift Operations, Southwest Division 7/21 — Temporary Assignment to Bike Patrol 10/21 — Temporary Assignment Concluded; Returned to B-Shift Operations, Southwest Division​

 

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FWPD officer arrested after driving drunk in squad car, documents say

21 March 2022

Court documents say a Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) officer was arrested for drunk driving on St. Patrick’s Day after he was allegedly found passed out in his squad car in Wells County. According to an affidavit, a Wells County sheriff’s deputy said he was headed to Markle around 2:30 a.m. on March 17 when he saw a fully-marked FWPD car stopped on the shoulder of S.R. 116. The deputy approached the car and said he found 31-year-old Benjamin Shinneman passed out with his hand on his computer as if he was working on something. He said he knocked on ...

FWPD officer arrested after driving drunk in squad car, documents say

Court documents say a Fort Wayne Police Department (FWPD) officer was arrested for drunk driving on St. Patrick’s Day after he was allegedly found passed out in his squad car in Wells County.

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FWPD officer on leave after arrest for alleged drunk driving

22 March 2022

A Fort Wayne police officer is on paid administrative leave after being arrested for OWI. Benjamin Shinneman was in his marked Fort Wayne Police Department squad car on St. Patrick’s Day in Wells County. Deputies say Shinneman failed field sobriety tests and had a blood alcohol content level of .163% The FWPD released. thefollowing statement as well as Officer Shinneman’s record: Fort Wayne Police Officer Benjamin Shinneman was arrested March 17th, 2022 in Wells County for Misdemeanor Operating a Vehicle While intoxicated. Officer Shinneman has been with the Department for 3 years. Officer Shinneman is currently on Restricted Administrative Duty ...

FWPD officer on leave after arrest for alleged drunk driving

Benjamin Shinneman was in his marked Fort Wayne Police Department squad car on St. Patrick's Day in Wells County

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