Police Chief Robert White fires detective Crystal Marlowe

The FOP can't get anyones job back for them. Terminated officers can appeal to the police merit board, which will make a final determination.

Nope - they are already looking at major liability. If anything, prosecuting might actually help. Look at the major lawsuit payouts in recent years - almost FOUR MILLION on a case (another suspect ID case) where the officers involved continued to work, and in fact, the major guy is working for a different agency. 800K on a fatal wreck, no criminal charges.

The fop doesn't decide if she gets her job back. She bought legal insurance like everyone else in lodge 614. So she can fight her termination. Even if the lodge voted not to back her, she still paid her insurance and gets legal representation. Its just like car insurance. You buy insurance, you get drunk and have a wreck, and your insurance still has to cover your stupid stunt.