Employee Arrested
By Michael Chitty
Posted on January 06, 2020, January 06, 2020

The Arlington Police Department responded to a report alleging a domestic assault on Sunday, December 15, 2019 in the 400 block of Bardin Greene Drive. Responding officers determined that an Arlington police employee was involved in the incident. The employee, identified as Frank Vacante, has most recently been assigned as a sergeant in the Support Operations Bureau. He has been employed for 12 years by the department. Immediately following the allegation and officers taking the offense report, the employee was placed on administrative leave pending the outcome of the criminal and administrative review.

On Monday, January 6, 2020,  Mr. Vacante turned himself in at the Tarrant County Jail on one charge of Assault - Family Violence/Impede Breath Circulation. He will remain on administrative leave pending the outcome of the internal and criminal investigations. 

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