Blue Island Mayor Stands by Move to Shut Down Police Force
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We speak with Blue Island Mayor Domingo Vargas.
Blue Island Mayor Domingo Vargas took an unorthodox approach last month when, after learning that one of the city’s police officers had contracted the coronavirus, he had the entire force stand down. Amanda Vinicky has more on this story.
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Blue Island Mayor Stands by Move to Shut Down Police Force
Clip: 4/20/2020 | 6m 9sVideo has Closed Captions
Blue Island Mayor Domingo Vargas took an unorthodox approach last month when, after learning that one of the city’s police officers had contracted the coronavirus, he had the entire force stand down. Amanda Vinicky has more on this story.
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