An off-duty NYPD officer, Marlaine Cleveland, was arrested early Saturday morning for allegedly operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol or drugs. The 43-year-old officer was taken into custody at 3:06 AM within the confines of the 69th Precinct in Brooklyn.

Officer Cleveland, who is employed by the New York City Police Department, now faces charges related to impaired driving.

Marlaine Cleveland, the NYPD officer recently arrested for driving under the influence, has been with the force since July 2012. Currently assigned to the 106th Precinct, she has been active there since October 2022 and has previously served at the Intelligence Bureau and Patrol Borough Queens South.

Officer Cleveland, 43, has a service badge number 27796 and earned a salary of $99,400 last year. She has faced disciplinary actions in the past, with two substantiated allegations of abuse of authority from a single complaint in June 2013, involving a refusal to provide her name and shield number, and issuing a retaliatory summons.

Both allegations led to command disciplines, with the NYPD concluding that corrective instructions were sufficient.

The NYPD has not released additional details about the circumstances leading to Cleveland’s arrest. The case is expected to proceed through the legal system where the specific details and the evidence gathered will be further examined.

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