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Pritchett

John Pritchett: Cookie Jar

A new audit of the Honolulu Police Department found that overtime excesses are a financial strain on the city and raise concerns about officer fatigue. 

By John Pritchett

June 5, 2022 · 0 min read

John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2022

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John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

pritchett May 2022 HPD OT

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About the Author

John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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Doesn’t overtime have to be approved first? Who is allowing this to happen? Maybe that is who should be questioned and reprimanded?

jthoepfel · 3 years ago

Reminds me of a 4 finger dip into the poi bowl.

jminitera · 3 years ago

When I lived in Boston the local news media would publish annually the total remuneration of the 10 highest paid members of each municipality's constabulary.Some of those public servants earned nearly half a million dollars in salary, overtime and unused vacation and sick days.It would be interesting if Civil Beat would compile similar data for the various Hawaiian law enforcement agencies. What say you Civil Beat?

Peter_Bishop · 3 years ago

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