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Off-Duty California Cop Hit with DUI After Blowing Past Naval Base Security

Sgt. Michael Cruz drove through the Naval Air Station North Island base without stopping for security, leading them to open fire and call a lockdown.

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By Alec Karam

An off-duty San Diego sheriff’s deputy has been charged with a DUI after he drove past security without stopping at the main gate of a California naval base. Security at Naval Air Station North Island shot at the deputy, Sgt. Michael Cruz, and placed the base on lockdown, although no one was injured as a result of the incident. Cruz, who’s worked with the San Diego County Sheriff’s Department since 2006, has been placed on paid leave while the department investigates the matter internally.

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