Tag: Overtime Pay: Page 3

Patrol

Bills for Extra LE Response for Ferguson, Mo., Coming Due

Now that the unrest in Ferguson, Mo., apparently has subsided, the bills soon will come due. No one doubts the cost is well into the millions, and every agency is looking to the state to pay for it.

August 29, 2014

Patrol

Homicide Rate Drops 18% in Chicago

Homicides dropped 18 percent in Chicago last year and crime overall was down 16 percent, according to statistics released by the Chicago PD on Wednesday.

January 1, 2014

Patrol

Whistleblowers Say Overtime Fraud Rampant in Border Patrol, DHS

The letter details the overtime abuse as an ongoing and pervasive problem at Border Patrol, Customs and Border Protection and other agencies in the giant Department of Homeland Security.

November 6, 2013

Patrol

Chief Begs for Burial Plot for Boston Bomber

The Worcester (Mass.) Police chief issued a public plea to state and federal officials to help bury accused terrorist Tamerlan Tsarnaev to rescue his agency from a $10,000 a day cost of providing security for a funeral home.

May 7, 2013

Training

13 Ill. Cops Suspended In OT Scheme

The Des Plaines (Ill.) Police Department handed out suspensions today to 13 officers who the department said were found to have violated department rules and regulations in connection with an internal investigation into misreporting of DUI arrests to obtain overtime pay from a federally funded grant.

April 17, 2013

Training

Homicides Down, Police Overtime Up In Chicago

Hundreds of Chicago police officers are hitting the streets on overtime every night in dangerous neighborhoods, the latest tactic by Mayor Rahm Emanuel's administration to reduce killings in a city dogged by its homicide rate.

March 20, 2013

Training

L.A. Supervisors Attack Sheriff for 'Stealing' Police Resources

Los Angeles County supervisors Tuesday said Sheriff Lee Baca's suspension of deputy overtime has dramatically reduced patrol operations and jeopardized public safety.

January 22, 2013

Patrol

Vt. Trooper Resigns, Denies OT Fraud

A Vermont trooper has resigned and will face charges that he padded his time sheets. Sgt. Jim Deeghan, a 22-year veteran of the Vermont State Police, has pleaded not guilty to two charges of false swearing.

July 15, 2012

Special Units

Video: Chicago's Top Cop Explains Rising Murder Rate

The rash of shootings and spike in murders in Chicago this year can be attributed to the city's 59 gangs and more than 600 gang sets, Police Superintendant Garry McCarthy told CBS News.

June 18, 2012

Careers

Take Time Off To Recharge Your Battery

You're the hardest working cop on the shift in the precinct, and you're determined to make your mark on the department. Whoa! Let's talk about the long-term effects on you, if this pace continues.

March 18, 2012

Patrol

L.A. Pays Fired Cop $3.2 Million In OT Claim

The Los Angeles City Council on Wednesday agreed to a $3.2 million settlement for Officer Richard Romney, an 18-year veteran who alleged he had been forced out of the department through retaliation.

November 2, 2011

Patrol

NYPD's Costs Reach $2 Million on Wall Street Protests

The New York Police Department so far has spent almost $2 million, mostly in overtime costs, to patrol lower Manhattan in recent weeks, as Wall Street protesters gear up for another week.

October 10, 2011