Police officer busted for DWI resigns

By Elizabeth Bynum
POSTED: 4:09 PM Nov 26 2012   UPDATED: 4:11 PM Nov 26 2012
WILLIAMSTON -

A Williamston police officer resigns following a DWI arrest.

The Highway Patrol says 22-year-old Synthia Bowen was driving near the US-64 Alternate in Edgecombe County when she ran through a stop sign and ended up in a ditch.  When troopers arrived on scene to investigate, they found that she had a blood alcohol content of .17, more than twice the legal limit of .07.  The incident happened on November 17th.  Bowen was charged with DWI and a stop sign violation.

The Williamston Police Department confirmed that Synthia Bowen was an officer with their department for a couple of months; her resignation was effective on Monday, November 19th.  The police department did not release the cause of the resignation.

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