The 'blue flu.'

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Cincinnati Police Officers Calling in Sick


Many Cincinnati Police Officers Calling in Sick

Cincinnati Police confirm to Local 12 an unusual number of officers calling in sick Friday and Saturday night.

Privately, it's being referred to as a case of the 'blue flu.'

This comes as City Manager Milton Dohoney proposed laying off 138 officers as a part of a way to close the city's $28 million budget gap.

Cincinnati Police tell Local 12 the community can expect the same service, because the Vortex Unit is covering areas where they're short.

http://www.local12.com/news/local/story/Cincinnati-Police-Officers-Calling-in-Sick/Df3iu21txE6K0S8KKo7Lng.cspx

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As the economy dwindles, so do services like policing. It happened in cincy back in 83. Most got hired back again within the next year as the economy picked up. A sure sign on economic difficulties is lay offs of police. A blu flu is just an example of how they are going to have to deal with not having those laid off cops on the street.