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A Tucson police sergeant arrested on an extreme DUI charge has retired from the department after an internal investigation determined he was drinking and gambling on duty.

Sgt. Robert Lund, a 21-year veteran, retired March 18 along with Officer David Haggerty, a 22-year vet, who admitted to drinking and gambling with Lund on the clock, police said Monday.

Their retirements stem from an incident Jan. 29 when a citizen called 911 around 11:30 p.m. to report a motorist's car had struck a curb near South Harrison Road and East 22nd Street and that the driver was possibly impaired.

Officers found a 1999 Ford Taurus — an unmarked city police car — in a parking lot on the corner, police said at the time.

A DUI investigation began when officers noted signs and symptoms of intoxication. A breath test on Lund, 44, yielded results of .202 and .183 — the legal limit is 0.08, causing him to be arrested.

According to documents released Monday, an internal affairs investigation determined Lund was drinking beer at the beginning of his shift. Witness statements indicated Lund was seen drinking alcohol and gambling on dog races later in the day.

He also admitted to drinking a bottle of tequila while on duty in his unmarked police car, the documents say.

"Sergeant Lund has no memory regarding his actions later in the shift," the documents state. "Sergeant Lund's attendance is confirmed by video cameras at the business."

After the incident, the department's investigation found that Haggerty was also drinking with Lund.

During an interview, Haggerty said Lund invited him to eat, so he had a beer, cheeseburger and a Coke, the documents say. He said he had nothing further to drink that day and only saw Lund for a brief period of time.

Haggerty, 46, said that he later got a call from Lund saying he was having car trouble.

He went to where Lund was stopped by patrol officers, began yelling at the officers conducting the investigation and was asked to leave, documents say.

Haggerty later requested another interview with internal affairs during which time he said he was "not as forthcoming as he should have been," the documents say. He admitted to drinking alcohol and betting on dogs with Lund and said he did not have only one beer as he stated in the first interview.

Both Haggerty and Lund were served with notices of intent to terminate and were to go before the Administrative Termination Review Committee March 19, where they could have given their sides of the story and offered evidence. But instead they submitted their retirement papers the day before, said Lt. Claudette Gross, a department spokeswoman.

"Neither one of them are proud of their actions, but once again, we have to remember that these police officers are human and make human mistakes," said Mike Storie, an attorney who was representing Lund and Haggerty while they were still with the department.

Lund was the supervisor of the Community Response Team in Operations Division East. Haggerty also was assigned to the CRT. Both were plainclothes men and both used unmarked cars.

Lund had received a number of reprimands from the department during his career, according to agency documents.

In 1996, he received a major-violation written reprimand after using a mobile data terminal in his patrol car for private business, records show. The document goes on to say that he had received reprimands in 1994 and 1989.

"Your continued disregard for departmental rules and procedures is disturbing," the document said. "Your unprofessional conduct results in a negative effect on your work and on the work of others. Your continued disregard for rules and procedures brings your character and professionalism into question."

In the 1989 incident, Lund stopped a vehicle occupied by two women but allowed the contact to become "too personal," documents state. It says that the following day, he left his area of assignment to visit one of the women for personal reasons.

Performance reviews over the years for Lund stated that he met or exceeded standards.