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Police union presses Richmond leaders to return Detective Hodgeges and settle contract
Summary
Multiple speakers representing the Richmond Police Officers Association urged the council to return Detective Hodgeges to duty and to approve a competitive, market-rate contract, saying prolonged delay harms morale, recruitment and public safety.
Several members and leaders of the Richmond Police Officers Association used the meeting’s public-comment period to press the council to return Detective Hodgeges to work and to speed negotiations on a new police contract.
"At some point it stops being an issue and becomes an issue of leadership," said a caller identifying himself as Benio, president of the Richmond Police Officers Association, criticizing the…
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