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Officers donate off duty time to cover patrolman hospitalized
In Middletown, 20 officers including one sergeant and 19 patrolmen sign up to work Patrolman Cecil Short’s beat while he is hospitalized for ulcers, drawing no pay so his sick leave can be restored by colleagues. Chief Blackmore approved the plan, noting the city is better protected with replacements and that Short’s family faces medical bills. Short, on the force nine years, expressed deep gratitude and hopes to repay the gesture. Short’s family includes four children and they reside at 613 Malvern St.
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Middletown
Cecil Short
Sgt
William Brewer
Delman Whitt
Melvin Barker
Lloyd Brewer
Carl Am
Joseph Blackmore
Short
Malvern St
Blackmore