DRUG INVESTIGATION SNARES TWO OFFICERS ONE FAILED TEST; OTHER REFUSED ONE

Two Louisville police officers are under investigation and their police powers have been suspended after one failed a drug test and the other refused to take one, officials said.

Officers George Fertig and James Redmond were assigned to desk jobs in late November, pending the outcome of an internal investigation, said Officer Aaron Graham, a police spokesman.  When the investigation ends, the officers could be reinstated, reprimanded, suspended or fired, he said.

Fertig tested positive for drug use, Graham said.

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