Occupy Wall Street NYPD overtime hits $3.4M
Photo credit: Charles Eckert | Approximately 10 Occupy Wall Street demonstrators, dressed in donated suits, march south on Broadway to hold a farcical protest in front of the Charging Bull sculpture. (Oct. 24, 2011)
Demonstrators at Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Wall Street demonstrations
Notable moments from Occupy Wall Street
If there's anyone cleaning up on Wall Street these days, it's the NYPD.
Police overtime costs have soared to at least $3.4 million in response to the ongoing Occupy Wall Street demonstrations that began last month, city officials said Tuesday, and findings released Tuesday by the nonpartisan Independent Budget Office show police have been earning even more for working extra hours.
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