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A New Orleans police lieutenant who lied about where she lived in order to claim a take-home vehicle should get her job back, the Civil Service Commission has concluded, because the internal police investigation took too long.
If upheld, the decision will reinstate one of the most prominent women on the force, former 2nd District Commander Jennifer Dupree, and grant her more than a yearâs back pay from the time of her firing.
Until seven months ago, Lt. Jennifer Dupree was in charge of the officers patrolling the New Orleans Police Departmentâs 2nd District, which c…
The unanimous decision from a three-person Civil Service panel didnât hinge on whether Dupree lived at her parentsâ house in Metairie, as she maintained; commissioners agreed with the Police Department that she actually resided in Ascension Parish, beyond a 40-mile limit for take-home vehicles. Instead, commissioners found Dec. 18 that internal investigators missed by months a deadline for com
Fired former NOPD commander on path to getting her job back
Jennifer Dupree, who had been in charge of the Second District, was demoted while under investigation. She was fired in November 2019. Share Updated: 5:30 PM CST Dec 21, 2020
Fired former NOPD commander on path to getting her job back
Jennifer Dupree, who had been in charge of the Second District, was demoted while under investigation. She was fired in November 2019. Share Updated: 5:30 PM CST Dec 21, 2020 The New Orleans Civil Service Commission has ruled that a former NOPD commander who was fired last year for violating the department’s take-home vehicle policy should get her job back. Unless the city successfully appeals last week’s decision, Jennifer Dupree would be allowed to rejoin the department.Dupree, a 20-year veteran of the force, was in charge of the 2nd District before Superintendent Shaun Ferguson replaced her in spring 2019 and demoted her to the rank of lieutenant. Dupree ha