2 Officers in Weapons Probe Return to Duty

Two Irwindale police officers who were placed on administrative leave returned to duty this week after an internal investigation found no evidence to support allegations that they possessed illegal firearms, authorities said.

Irwindale Police Cmdr. Chuck Crawford said the officers, whom he refused to identify, were placed on paid leave last month after Los Angeles police said they may own illegal firearms.

The LAPD conveyed the information after Irwindale reserve Officer Glenn Yee was arrested last month on suspicion of possessing automatic weapons as part of a probe of an alleged militia group. Yee will be arraigned Tuesday.

Crawford said an Irwindale investigation found no evidence that either of the unidentified officers possessed automatic weapons. But the probe remains open, he said.