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In the summer of 2010, Windsorite Dorothy Nesbeth returned from a trip to Detroit with undeclared alcohol: 102 cans of beer, two five-litre boxes of wine and two bottles of rum.

Ms. Nesbeth, a constable in the Windsor Police Service, was caught, and soon suspended with pay as her bosses began the process of stripping away her badge.

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After collecting more than $400,000 while off the job — and undergoing a much-delayed review process that cost upwards of $500,000 — the constable was thrown off the force just before Christmas.

But now, after she filed an appeal, Ontario law has required that Ms. Nesbeth be returned once again to the payroll.

“The circumstances surrounding these allegations were so serious that dismissal was warranted,” said Windsor Police chief Al Frederick on Dec. 19, 53 months after the officer was first suspended.

In a 31-page ruling prepared by Retired Supt. Robert Fitches, Ms. Nesbeth was described as no longer being trustworthy as an officer and beyond hope for rehabilitation. Aside from a tearful apology at the misconduct hearing, Mr. Fitches doubted that she knew she had done anything wrong.