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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Camden, New Jersey, the nation's most crime-ridden small city, on Friday welcomed back 55 police officers and 31 firefighters laid off in January because of lack of funding.
Mayor Dana Redd was able to rehire the 86 public safety workers after receiving $2.5 million in state and federal funds.
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