Tafaro v. Department of Police

LOBRANO, Judge.

Joseph Tafaro, a police officer with the New Orleans Department of Police, appeals *459a decision of the Civil Service Commission which affirmed his demotion from Sergeant to Police Officer I effective May 20, 1987 and his suspension for sixty working days.

On March 30, 1987, Tafaro was working a paid detail during the Final Four Basketball Series in the Louisiana Superdome. At the end of the championship game Tafaro, who had originally been assigned to the Plaza area, was assisting with crowd control trying to prevent fans from running onto the court. He went to the aid of Sergeant…