LA Throws Mountains Of Cash At Hollow Police Force Fighting City Chaos
1 sourceUpdated Jul 1, 2026
Los Angeles spent a record-shattering $1.1 billion in overtime in 2024 while just 8,620 officers — the thinnest blue line since 1995 — grapple with nightly bedlam across the city, according to a new OpenTheBooks…
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