Kings County jail records show 31-year-old Samantha Adney was taken into custody early Wednesday morning on a misdemeanor DUI charge and a charge of misdemeanor domestic violence battery.
Arrest records show she was released later that same morning.
A photo on the city of Visalia's facebook page shows Adney being recognized as the police department's 20-20 Officer of the year.
Visalia police officials say Adney was assigned to the violent crimes unit, and also served as a youth service officer to Valley Oak Middle School.
The circumstances surrounding her arrest have not been released.