Five West Palm Beach Police Officers placed on paid administrative leave for more than 15 months collectively made close to $1 million last year without working a single shift, according to records WPTV obtained from a public records request.
WATCH: 5 police officers collectively made $1 million on paid leave
5 West Palm Beach officers made $1M on paid leave
The officers were placed on paid administrative leave, one day after Police Chief Frank Adderley was fired in October, over allegations they worked overtime details during their regular scheduled hours. Each of the four captains and one assistant chief was part of the last administration’s command staff, which the new department’s deputy chief criticized for creating a divide between themselves and other rank and file officers apart of the department.
Kat Joy, a spokesperson for city administration and the mayor’s office, told WPTV the city couldn’t comment on potential timelines on the officers either returning to work or being removed from the department because of a legal challenge filed against the city…