Burlington police suspended two officers without pay for three weeks for drinking beer confiscated during a car stop.

The two officers will also be put on probation for a year, Chief Brandon del Pozo said in a statement Friday afternoon. Any additional misconduct during that year will lead to them losing their jobs.

Del Pozo's statement did not identify the two officers.

"This incident remains a city of Burlington employee personnel matter, and it is the city's longstanding policy that it does not routinely name the subjects of employee discipline," del Pozo said Friday evening.

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The two officers stopped a car on Dec. 7. During the stop, they found minors in possession of alcohol. They issued civil tickets and confiscated the beer -- and then drank some of it and improperly disposed of the rest.

Other officers reported the misconduct, triggering an internal investigation. The two unnamed officers were placed on paid administrative leave.

Del Pozo told the Burlington Free Press earlier this week that the officers took two 30-packs of domestic beer.

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In his announcement, del Pozo said the two officers were "contrite" about what they had done and understood the impact that their actions had on the reputation of the police.

“Even beer destined for the sewer must be handled with integrity by police officers," del Pozo said.

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