An ongoing homicide investigation is driving up officer overtime at the City of Norwich Police Department, prompting city reps to consider the fiscal hit it’s taking to the department’s budget.
The investigation so far has cost NPD nearly $14,000 in expenses. The department invested $2,300 on new laptops to interface with New York State Police technology, and another $220 on hard drives and USB storage to help manage an electronic paper trail, according to Police Chief Reuben Roach.
But the biggest expenditure, says Roach, has been the more than $11,000 paid out for officer overtime while city police work in conjunction with state authorities and the county sheriff.
https://www.evesun.com/news/stories/2023-08-08/38762/Homicide-investigation-driving-up-expenses-for-Norwich-police