He said that the department had suspended its own investigation until the grand jury made its determination.

In such a case the department can suspend the doctor's license immediately.

The department suspends licenses for less serious violations or for ignoring summons.

The department has not suspended payments to its contractors.

In the last three years, according to police statistics, the department has suspended 162 officers without pay for domestic violence, and fired 13.

But today, in light of the crash, the department suspended it from doing business with the military for up to 30 days.

The department had suspended Firefighter Silvestri for 30 days without pay.

The department suspended all work for Rothstein on Nov. 2, 2009.

Officer Gray's resignation came on the same morning that the department suspended another officer charged with drunken driving.

The department suspended the policy briefly, then reinstated it after giving assurances that officers would apply the rules evenhandedly.