Overtime pay cases against three officers dropped
Prosecutors dropped the remaining overtime cases after a judge denied them more time to gather evidence.
What happened
After the first officer in the overtime case was acquitted in May 2018, three others still faced the same accusation of claiming overtime for hours they did not work.
The outcome
In September 2018 a judge denied the prosecution’s request for more time to gather records. The Circuit Attorney’s office then dismissed the cases against all three officers. At the time, the office said it intended to refile them.
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