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Public critic cop suspended over mayor remarks in Chester
Joseph Bail Jr an 18 year Chester police veteran was suspended without pay after publicly criticizing Mayor Willie Mae Leake in a May 14 Daily Times letter. The suspension cited insulting language and conduct unbecoming a officer. A June 12 hearing before the city council will determine Bail’s fate with a grievance planned by the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No 19.
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Rose Quinn
Daily Times
Chester
Willie Mae Leake
Joseph M. Bail Jr
Leake
Bail
Floyd Sadler
Chester Police Department
Ae Leake
Thomas Ee
Fraternal Order Police
Lodge No. 19
Wes
Bright
Sen. Arlen