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Selma Police officers call in sick for third straight day
A group of Selma Police Department patrol officers called in sick Saturday morning as they continue a stand for pay raises.
Selma Police Chief John Brock said four officers called in sick Saturday before the morning shift, and he expects those in the night shift to do the same. This is the third straight day officers have called in.
“The night shift hasn’t called in yet, but I expect that they will,” Brock said.
The officers calling in sick Saturday are different than the ones who called in sick Thursday and Friday. Brock said Friday that officers typically work two days are off two days, so this is a new group.
Read more: http://www.selmatimesjournal.com/2016/08/13/selma-police-officers-call-in-sick-for-third-straight-day/