CLEVELAND, Ohio – A Cleveland police officer was arrested on misdemeanor charges of contributing to the delinquency of a minor and improperly handling a firearm in a motor vehicle, police said.

Patrolman Mario Lozada, an officer in Cleveland’s Second District, was arrested Wednesday by the Garfield Heights Police Department. The Cleveland police department did not offer any information about the incident that led to the arrest.

A Cleveland police spokeswoman directed questions to the Garfield Heights police department. Garfield Heights police did not immediately return phone calls Thursday afternoon.

Lozada, who was hired in January 1992, will be placed on restricted duty until the Garfield Heights case is adjudicated, police said.

This is a developing story that will be updated when more information is available.

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