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Officer suspended after unauthorized trip


Officer suspended after unauthorized trip

July 11, 2012 13:11 GMT

HINDMAN, Ky. (AP) -- An eastern Kentucky police officer has been suspended for three days after driving a work vehicle to Tennessee and parking it in a spot for disabled people.

Knott County Homeland Security Director Greg Mullins told WYMT-TV (http://bit.ly/LHBz6K) that officer Nelson Reynolds did not have authorization to take the vehicle outside county lines.

Mullins said Reynolds drove to Kingsport, Tenn., due to a family emergency and had a disabled person with him when he parked in the spot, but he broke regulations by not getting approval for the trip from a supervisor.

Mullins says Reynolds turned in a personal gas receipt, but he will also be required to pay the county back for mileage in addition to the unpaid suspension.