article_snippet.sent: Residents of a tiny Missouri city say Residents of a tiny Missouri city have no idea why five of Residents of a tiny Missouri city six police officers and several other top officials resigned after Residents of a tiny Missouri city first black mayor was elected.
article_snippet.sent: Citizens rallied to Mrs Bryd's side, saying that the town didn't even need as many officers as the town had. '
article_snippet.sent: I think it was pretty dirty the way they all quit without giving his daughter a chance, but I don't think they all hurt the town with quitting because who needs six police for 740 people?'
article_snippet.sent: The run-down city, which is 175 miles south of St. Louis in southeastern Missouri, has suffered a spate of break-ins recently.
article_snippet.sent: Despite the surge in crime and the comparatively large police force, residents told the TV station that residents almost never saw cops patrolling the streets.
article_snippet.sent: his added that most of the officers are part time and work for other towns in the surrounding area.
article_snippet.sent: his added there is little crime in the city, aside from a spate or burglaries in recent weeks.
highlights_snippet.sent: Five of the six cops in the small city of Parma reportedly handed in their resignation .
  
highlights_snippet.sent: the small city of Parma's attorney, clerk and water treatment supervisor also quit .
  