A Bellingham Police sergeant is on paid leave and under internal investigation after being arrested for allegedly getting drunk while strapped with a gun — and crashing into a parked car.

Sgt. Kevin Heenan was arrested yesterday morning by police in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, on charges of operating under the influence and carrying a firearm while intoxicated after police there say he crashed into a parked, unoccupied vehicle.

“A comprehensive internal affairs investigation is underway, and the actions we are investigating will have consequences,” a Bellingham Police Department spokesperson wrote in a statement Thursday afternoon. “We remain fully committed to upholding the public’s trust and applying the law equally, without favor and without exception.”

The department placed Heenan on paid administrative leave pending arraignment on the charges, according to a memo issued by Chief of Police Kenneth Fitzgerald. Being on leave strips him of police powers and access to police property, systems or equipment. The department will reassess his status following that arraignment.

The internal review, Fitzgerald wrote, will be independent of the criminal process in Rhode Island.

“These allegations are deeply concerning and do not reflect the standards or values of this department,” Fitzgerald wrote. “The Bellingham Police Department is committed to transparency, integrity, and professionalism, and takes all allegations of criminal conduct — on or off duty — very seriously. We are fully cooperating with the Woonsocket Police Department and Rhode Island Judicial authorities as this matter progresses.”

Fitzgerald said the department will not make further comments as the investigation is underway. Heenan was promoted to sergeant on April 1 of last year, according to a department Facebook post from that day.