7/5/2011 – New Orleans, LA — A New Orleans police officer was arrested last week after he reportedly solicited another undercover officer posing as a street prostitute during a vice sting.

According to published reports, Marc Galbreth, 24, drove his personal vehicle up to a woman he thought was a prostitute, flashed his NOPD credentials and solicited her. He then apparently sensed something wasn’t right with the woman’s demeanor and quickly drove away.

The undercover officer was able to see Galbreth’s license plate and reported the incident to detectives who then tracked Galbreth down.

Galbreth has been placed on suspension without pay while an internal investigation is completed. Galbreth has been with the NOPD for almost three years and was assigned to the NOPD’s Fifth District.

The sting Galbreth was caught up in reportedly netted 29 arrests in 8 days.