2013 is only 1/3 done but Chicago Police overtime budget is 2/3 spent..... OOPS!

The Sun Times reports the Chicago Police Department burnt through two-thirds of its overtime budget in just the first three months of this year.

Some of that money went toward a new policing tactic called “Operation: Impact.”

In February, 200 officers were assigned to work overtime at some of the areas with the city’s highest crime rates.

Officials say it worked, but it was just part of a comprehensive strategy.

The president of Chicago’s police union says overtime pay is a “Band-Aid solution,” and the department needs to hire more officers.

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