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Richmond residents and police association press council to return three officers and approve a marketable contract
Summary
Multiple speakers representing the Richmond Police Officers Association urged the city council to return Officers Remick, Stocking and Hodges to duty and to approve a competitive contract, arguing prolonged administrative removals have damaged morale and exposed the city to legal risk; supporters and some residents urged caution pending investigations.
At a special Richmond City Council session, multiple members of the Richmond Police Officers Association and family members pressed the council to restore three officers to duty and to negotiate a more competitive contract to stem mounting staffing losses.
"These officers have not been disciplined. They have not been terminated," said the speaker who identified himself as president of the Richmond Police Officers Association, urging the council to act. "They remain removed from duty indefinitely with no timeline, no resolution, and no justification grounded in any legal requirement." (speaker identified in the record as Ben Gario.)
The appeals were repeated by several officers who spoke at the podium and on the phone, including John McKinney and…
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