LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – Metro Council President David James has introduced a resolution calling for an internal audit of the Louisville police department’s spending of overtime funds over the last two years.
The proposed resolution follows testimony earlier this month from Louisville Metro Police Chief Steve Conrad acknowledging there were “some abuses” by officers of $1.2 million in overtime funds the city gave police in December 2016 to boost patrols in high-crime areas.
Conrad said there is a criminal investigation ongoing into officers “that were accused of obtaining overtime they didn’t actually work.”
In November, a WDRB News story described how several officers worked up to 21-hour days, every day for weeks or months, including weekends, and racked up enormous amounts…
