Sixteen Detroit police officers failed to finish their scheduled shifts on Friday. The unannounced work-stoppage was an apparent protest against the Detroit mayor’s planned reductions in pay for police, one part of a larger package intended to address the city’s financial crisis.
The apparent protest was a “concerted effort isolated to one shift at one district,” Detroit Police Chief Ralph Godbee Jr. explained in a statement. The police officers left during their 4-8 pm shift on Friday, according to the Detroit News.
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