Miranda Lambert‘s husbandBrendan McLoughlinhas taken a leave of absence from the New York Police Department, PEOPLE confirms.
A representative with the NYPD’s Office of the Deputy Commissioner Public Information tells PEOPLE that “Police Officer Brendan McLoughlin is on an authorized leave of absence.”
Though the NYPD could not discuss specifics of McLoughlin’s situation, officers can take leaves for various reasons, many of which are personal in nature.
Brendan McLoughlin and Miranda Lambert.John Shearer/ACMA2019/Getty
McLoughlin, a 28-year-old Staten Island native, has appeared on the NYPD’s social media accounts several times, including a March 2018 tweet from the Midtown South Precinct, which praised his work.
“PO McLoughlin apprehended [the] perpetrator in a bank robbery in progress,”they wrote in the tweetalongside a photo of the cop.
In a 2015 tweet, McLoughlin is featured in full blue uniform posing next to a canine comrade. “Officer McLoughlin with Kybo at today’s doggy diving event,”read the tweetshowing a beaming McLoughlin crouched next to Kybo.
Another 2015 tweet shows a uniformed McLoughlin working in Times Square. “Community policing with Officer McLoughlin in #TimesSquare #nypd #Community” the NYPD Midtown Southwrote.
Besides keeping New York City safe, McLoughlin has also been featured on their Twitter showing off his athleticism. After winning a 5K race in August 2015, the officer was pictured holding up his new trophy.
“Officer McLoughlin wins 1st place for#NYPDKeith Ferguson Memorial 5k Brooklyn Bridge Run!” the tweet reads.
His leave of absence comes just two months before Lambert, 35, is expected to kick off herRoadside Bars & Pink Guitars Tourin September. It is currently unclear if McLoughlin plans to tag along for the nationwide tour, which begins in Connecticut.
Reps for Lambert did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
The couple firstmet in New Yorkin November when Lambert and her band, the Pistol Annies, performed onGood Morning America.
At the time, McLoughlin was assigned to the South Midtown Precinct, which includes Times Square, where the morning show is filmed.
In January, the pair secretlytied the knotand have been splitting their time between New York City and Nashville since then.
“We have the best of both worlds,” LamberttoldExtrarecently of their blended lives. “We spend time in New York, we get to see our adorable nugget [McLoughin’s8-month-old son from a previous relationship], then we get to come back to the farm and have the quiet life. I’m enjoying the balance.”
Miranda Lambert and Brendan McLoughlin.Jason Kempin/ACMA2019/Getty
Earlier this week, Lambertjoked that her husband was perfect “house husband” materialin a saucy video of him doing laundry shirtless, which was shared on Instagram.
“Come on, really?” McLoughlin said in the clip as he realized Lambert was videotaping him, but not before the musician zoomed in on the NYPD officer’s six-pack.
Lambert cheekily captioned the photo with the name of her new single, adding a reference to her husband’s impressive washboard abs. “It All Comes Out In the Wash (board)’. Tomorrow 6am ET#putthatsuckeronspin 💙😂🙋♀️👏😜,” she wrote.
She jokingly added, “house husband shirtless promo vol 1. #NYPD #ihadto #hotcop #NEWSONG #yourewelcome.”
source: people.com
