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Flint Officials Plan to Lay Off 57 Police Officers
By myFOXDetroit.com Staff
FLINT, Mich. (AP) - Officials plan to lay off 57 police officers in Flint by the end of the month, a move that has some people concerned about public safety.
Flint police sergeants union president Rick Hetherington says police will have their hands full just dealing with day-to-day crime, and he wonders what will happen when officers have to call for backup.
The Flint Journal reports the layoffs set for March 25 would leave one officer for every 900 residents. The national average for cities the size of Fl