CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Police Superintendent Garry
McCarthy has posthumously restored the star of an officer who was allegedly beaten
to death by her grandson.
Officer Hester Scott was stripped of her police
powers in 2007 after her grandson, who is now charged with her murder, accused
her of abuse.
The Illinois Department of Children and Family
Services found no basis for the accusation. However, the police department
launched its own investigation. Scott was placed on desk duty pending its
completion.
Fraternal Order of Police President Mike Shields
said he discussed Scott's case with McCarthy on Monday and was told Tuesday of
his action.
Prosecutors say 15-year-old Keshawn Perkins beat
and stabbed his grandmother and dumped her body in the backyard after she
caught him skipping school. He is charged as an adult.
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2011 The Associated Press.
