Providence police clocked over half a million in overtime costs after Brown shooting

A Providence police cruiser is seen parked on Brook Street about a block north of the Barus & Holley building on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, the day after a gunman killed two students and injured nine others at Brown University. (Photo by Christopher Shea/Rhode Island Current)

Providence Police clocked over $500,000 in overtime hours in the 10 days they investigated last month’s shooting at Brown University.

More than 7,250 overtime hours were logged between Dec.13 and Dec. 23 by patrol officers in cars and canvassing the campus and surrounding areas on foot along with detectives, Kristy Dos Reis, a spokesperson for the department, confirmed Friday…

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