MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. — A Salisbury police officer resigned after being arrested and charged with DWI in Mecklenburg County Thursday, the Salisbury Police Department announced.
Officer Israel McCants was stopped by a North Carolina state trooper on Dec. 2. McCants was charged with driving while impaired in connection with the traffic stop.
McCants, who joined the Salisbury police force in November of 2018, resigned from his position as allowed by state law. Salisbury police did not release any further information related to McCants' arrest and resignation.
Any person with information about this incident or any other crime is asked to call the Salisbury-Rowan Crime Stoppers at 1-866-639-5245.
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