The Aurora police detective who led the investigation into dentist James Craig, convicted of poisoning and killing his wife, was targeted for an unpaid suspension by her own police chief after criticizing her department during a speech to law enforcement officials.
But Aurora’s Civil Service Commission recently concluded that the proposed 10-hour suspension was “excessive” and inconsistent with discipline imposed in comparable cases. The commission reduced the punishment for Agent Bobbi Jo Olson to a written reprimand.
The disciplinary action stemmed from a speech Olson delivered in April at the Minnesota Chiefs of Police Association Law Enforcement Expo. Olson was on duty and being paid by the Aurora Police Department at the time…