"Screw you guys, we're going home"

The entire staff of a small North Carolina police department has suddenly resigned, citing a 'hostile' work environment created by the town’s newly elected manager.

The mass exodus transpired Wednesday, and saw five cops, including the force's chief of 20 years, hand in resignation letters to the town manager and city council.  

The maneuver left the town of Kenly, home to about 2,000 residents, with just three part-time officers to man the waning force.

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