Know, anywhere. Reporter protus is facing several charges tonight, including hate crime. Several dozen east Orange Police officers called out sick to work today. Was it a Mysterious Illness or Something Else . Reporter remember, were talking about east Orange Police officers, yet were here in bloomfield in front of a Doctors Office. Thats because more than 20 officers who were scheduled to be at work today are here at this Doctors Office getting a doctors note after calling out sick. The apartment is filled with many of their personal vehicles. One of the officers inside the Doctors Office says that hes a delegate for the police union. He told me more than 80 Police Officers in all have called out sick between last night and today. And the reason, because of officers and the city. Now, this Police Officer who didnt want to go on camera for fear of backlash, told us hes been with the Police Department for 15 years, but says officers havent had a contract for three years and are not bein
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