Officer Guadalupe Ayala of the San Benito Police Department was asked to be evaluated by doctors to determine if he’s fit for duty. (Photo by Joe Bocanegra)
By JOE BOCANEGRA
Special to the NEWS
A veteran San Benito police officer currently in remission after suffering a long, arduous battle with stage IV colon cancer now faces a new challenge: keeping his job.
The San Benito Civil Service Commission unanimously voted to allow Officer Guadalupe Ayala, a 20-year veteran of the San Benito Police Department, 30 days to prove he’s fit for duty by submitting a medical evaluation from his doctors clearing him.
The action was taken at a Civil Service meeting Tuesday morning at 7 a.m.
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