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New Rochelle police union continues push for more cops

New Rochelle police officers salute as part of

Photo credit: NEWS 12 | New Rochelle police officers salute as part of a ceremony honoring the city's police force. (May 16, 2012)

As New Rochelle officials prepare to enter into arbitration proceedings with the city's police union over several thorny contractual issues, union officials are pushing hard to get the city to put more cops on the street.

Ray Andolina, president of the Police Association of New Rochelle, said the police force has shed nearly 40 positions since 2010 and that staffing has reached a "critical...

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