New Orleans ? Four New Orleans police officers have been cleared of allegations they used a five-finger discount at a Wal-Mart after Hurricane Katrina. But each was suspended 10 days for not stopping civilians from looting the store, the department said.

The probe stemmed from an MSNBC report that showed the officers filling a shopping cart with shoes, clothes and other items.

When a reporter asked the officers what they were doing, one responded, “Looking for looters” and turned her back.

Assistant Police Chief Marlon Defillo, commander of the Public Integrity Bureau, said the officers seen on the video were recently cleared of looting because they had received permission from superiors to take necessities for themselves and other officers.