article_snippet.sent: Nearly 20 more dismissals expected.
article_snippet.sent: The arresting officers in the cases, which include burglary, cocaine possession and aggravated assault with a firearm, are no longer on the police force.
article_snippet.sent: Above, Fort Lauderdale Police Chief Frank Adderley (far right) speaks about three of four former Fort Lauderdale police officers firings at a press conference in March .
article_snippet.sent: We continue to review each case in which these former policemen were the principal officers involved in the arrest,' spokesman Ron Ishoy told the Sun Sentinel. '
article_snippet.sent: Chief Adderley (pictured) revealed the officers had told Chief Adderley (pictured) the officers had been just joking around. '
article_snippet.sent: Based on the investigation, the officers felt, in the officers words, that it was a joke,' Chief Adderley (pictured) said at a news conference in March .
article_snippet.sent: the officers are disputing the officers termination from the force and are trying to get the officers jobs back.
article_snippet.sent: the officers have arbitration hearings on April 15.
article_snippet.sent: Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler said in March that Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler was 'very disappointed, disgusted and shocked' by the inquiry's findings, describing the officers as 'a few bad apples' in a 'diverse' police department.
article_snippet.sent: Fort Lauderdale Mayor Jack Seiler added city and department leadership had agreed that the multiple sackings were appropriate.
article_snippet.sent: FOP President Jack Lokeinsky said everyone is entitled to due process, and the officers have the right to a fair review of the facts.