DENHAM SPRINGS, LA (WAFB) -
A Denham Springs police officer,
who was suspended, is now back on the streets.
Officer Jared Kreamer was serving
a 90-day without pay suspension for allegedly violating departmental policies.
But at an appeals hearing before the Denham Springs Fire and Police Civil
Service Board, the board overturned that suspension and reinstated Officer
Kreamer in a 3-2 vote.
Leaders at the Denham Springs
Police Department initially wanted Officer Kreamer terminated, but decided on
the 90-day suspension. Officer Kreamer and his attorney, Charlie Dirks, claimed
the police bill of rights was violated, which helped dismiss the case.
Investigators claimed the officer
remained idle for hours at time at the IHOP and a bingo hall in Denham Springs
and worked a second job without approval.
The officer had been serving his
suspension since April.
Kreamer will also receive pay for
the previously-unpaid suspension.