Philadelphia cop charged with being drunk on duty, faces firing

The Police Department didn't need another black eye, not this soon.

On Sunday - just two days after one of the department's top brass was indicted by the feds - a patrol cop named William Haviland was caught allegedly drunk on duty.

Haviland, 42, who joined the force in November 2003, was suspended yesterday for 30 days with the intent to dismiss, said police spokesman Lt. Raymond Evers.

Haviland worked in the 26th District, which covers Kensington, Fishtown and part of North Philly.

Evers said police officials believe that Haviland "was on duty, in uniform and operating a patrol car while he was intoxicated."

He was visibly impaired when he walked into the district's headquarters, on Girard Avenue near Montgomery, at one point during his shift Sunday, Evers said.

"One of the supervisors saw that he was impaired and made the officer take a [breathalyzer] test," Evers said.

The test determined that Haviland was intoxicated, he said.

No criminal charges have been filed against Haviland, who will be the 12th cop to be fired this year. The 11 others have been charged with a litany of offenses that include murder and drug theft.