DISCIPLINE Officer suspended for leaving rifle at high school

TRENTON, Ohio (AP) -- A southwest Ohio police officer who left his unloaded assault rifle in a high school parking lot was suspended for three days without pay.
Fairfield Township Officer Doug Lanier, 32, got distracted while talking to a SWAT supervisor Monday and drove off without realizing he hadn't put the rifle in his vehicle, said Police Chief Richard St. John.
Lanier had attended a training exercise for the Butler County Regional SWAT team at Edgewood High School in Trenton during a day off for students.
A student arriving for basketball practice found the rifle and alerted his coach.
Lanier, who has worked on the force for four years, began serving the suspension Wednesday. He also was suspended from the SWAT team until he receives further training, St. John said.
Trenton is about 30 miles north of Cincinnati.