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Week 5 Preview: Top-25 matchups in SEC; ACC title rematch
Read full article: Week 5 Preview: Top-25 matchups in SEC; ACC title rematchincluding the Deep South's Oldest Rivalry, highlights the fifth week of the college football season. 4 Georgia on Saturday night as the second month of the season starts, but only the second week of SEC play. The first of three games that decide the Commander-in-Chief's Trophy might have sneaked up on college football fans. The Falcons will play six conference games to go along with Navy and Army. ___Follow Ralph D. Russo at https://twitter.com/ralphDrussoAP and listen at http://www.westwoodonepodcasts.com/pods/ap-top-25-college-football-podcast/___More AP college football: https://apnews.com/Collegefootball and https://twitter.com/AP_Top25
Female Orlando police officer says termination felt like 'court-martial’
Read full article: Female Orlando police officer says termination felt like 'court-martial’Veteran Orlando police officer Elizabeth Waba-Daniels said her termination Thursday morning felt like a court-martial when her only options were termination or an extended 12 weeks without pay. “I’m very sad, I felt hollow inside,” the veteran mounted police officer told News 6. The injuries were extensive including a labral tear, “a broken back and a prolapse to her bladder.”“A male (officer) has a broken finger, they get permanent disability,” she said. Orlando police released a statement on the situation:The Orlando Police Department has been required to serve several officers with Notices of Termination this year, all following the same provision in the FOP Collective Bargaining Agreement. The Orlando Police Department is a professional organization that following applicable laws and the FOP approved Collective Bargaining Agreement when addressing the employment of its members.
Orlando police officer terminated after injury
Read full article: Orlando police officer terminated after injuryORLANDO, Fla. – Veteran Orlando police officer Elizabeth Waba-Daniels received a formal letter of termination Thursday morning following a meeting with OPD brass stemming from a fall from a police horse that left her on light duty since May 2018. Daniel’s attorney, Jeff Appel, told News 6 the officer’s injury has become the foundation for an “ad hoc application of OPD’s accommodation of officers injured in the line of duty.”Appel is convinced the termination violates the American’s with Disabilities Act. Appel’s partner, Joe Cline, said his client was told to return her police property. Daniels has remained silent because of a gag order issued by the department but is expected to comment now that she has been relieved of duty. According to a letter obtained by News 6, she was granted an alternative duty assignment and received full salary and benefits since last year.