A state Inspector General's report questioned
whether police overtime was used improperly to conduct the searches and whether officers should have used official databases to conduct them.
Not exact matches
Officials are looking at
whether work rules can be changed to cut
overtime costs,
whether higher - paid, veteran workers are receiving a disproportionate amount of
overtime and
whether it makes sense to hire more
police officers rather than paying so much
overtime.
The news that the
police officer involved in Eric Garner's 2014 chokehold death had received tens of thousands in
overtime pay while on modified duty has reopened wounds and left some asking
whether Mayor Bill de Blasio has kept his campaign pledge to transform the
police department.