Wilmington police union votes no confidence in mayor
A rift between Wilmington and its police force grew this week after the union representing the city's officers voted no confidence in Mayor Dennis P. Williams and his administration.
The vote Monday – followed by a statement from the Fraternal Order of Police Lodge No. 1's elected board of directors on Wednesday – sent a scathing message that the officers are fed up with working for five years without a contract or pay raise and do not agree with Williams' crime-reduction strategies that have failed to reduce the number of shootings in the city.
"As police officers ourselves, we cannot bear to watch our city sink deeper into a violence that threatens our citizens' safety while plan after failed plan produces zero results," said a statement from the union. "As union officials, we cannot rest while our members are treated less favorably than literally every other city employee while the mayor continues to throw the taxpayers' money at an issue that he alone has the power to resolve."
The move, which is a symbolic gesture on behalf of the city's approximately 310 rank-and-file officers, came hours before Williams was scheduled to attend a debate for the first time in months as he tries to hold onto his position in a crowded mayoral race.
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