(AP) A detective suspended over a newspaper advertisement the city objected to returned to work after disciplinary action against her was rescinded.

The Hammond police department suspended Detective Sgt. Wendy Gardner because her name appeared on the ad that offered a $50,000 reward for the arrest and conviction of the killer of Hammond Patrolman Lawrence Pucalik in 1980. The ad included information related to the arrests of Larry Mayes and James Hill in a separate case.

Gardner and Detective Capt. Michael Solan were suspended because of the ad itself and because its content made it appear to represent the city of Hammond, said attorney Joseph O'Connor, president of the Hammond Board of Public Works and Safety.

Solan was scheduled to retire on Aug. 2 and was on a 60-day leave routinely taken by retiring officers. He said Gardner had no role in creating the content of the ad, and her name was on it because she was expecting to receive calls about it after his retirement.

"Any disciplinary matters concerning Gardner have been rescinded," O'Connor said of the detective who was back on the job Wednesday, less than a week after being placed on leave.

Solan said Police Chief Brian Miller approved the ad and it was to be paid for out of the police department budget. A letter from Miller recommending Solan's administrative leave was expected to be presented to the safety board Thursday.

"If I'm leaving under a cloud, I can't think of a better cloud to live under," Solan said. "The only thing I'm interested in is the murder of that police officer."

Mayor Thomas McDermott Jr., said last week that he put up half the money for the reward but that the city did not approve it. He also said the city felt the item was attacking Larry Mayes and Solan was instructed not to place it.

The city and Solan are facing a $9 million judgment won by Mayes in a wrongful conviction lawsuit. Solan was a chief investigator in the robbery-rape case for which Mayes was convicted in 1982.

Telephone calls made to the Hammond Police seeking comment from Miller by The Associated Press rang unanswered Thursday morning.