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ALL WORK, NO CASH: LAPD Worked $40 Million Worth Of Overtime During Riots And Protests. They’re Not Getting Paid Fully For It.

Hank Berrien
ALL WORK, NO CASH: LAPD Worked $40 Million Worth Of Overtime During Riots And Protests. They’re Not Getting Paid Fully For It.
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On Monday night, a reporter for Fox News tweeted that he had obtained a memo from LAPD Police Chief Michel R. Moore that indicated the police offiers who had worked incredible amounts of overtime during the fiery protests in Los Angeles would not be paid for their time for time they served after June 7.

Bill Melugin tweeted, “LAPD officers racked up $40 million in overtime during the recent protests, but won’t be paid for it, and will instead be given comp time, according to a memo sent out by Chief Moore I obtained. Budget is out of cash. LAPD sources tell me morale is at ‘rock bottom.’”

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