[Jack]

THE NYPD’S HIGHEST PAID EMPLOYEE … UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF OVERTIME PAY THAT CONTRIBUTED TO A MORE THAN 400-THOUSAND-DOLLAR SALARY … IS NOW RETIRING EARLY.

LUTENIENT QUATHISHA EPPS CLAIMED TO WORK MORE THAN 16-HUNDRED HOURS OF OVERTIME …
A STAGGERING TOTAL UNCOVERED LAST MONTH BY THE NEW YORK POST.

IT ALLOWED EPPS TO PULL IN MORE THAN 204-THOUSAND DOLLARS IN OVERTIME PAY … ON TOP OF HER BASE SALARY OF AROUND 164-THOUSAND DOLLARS – PLUS FRINGE BENEFITS WHICH PUT HER PAST THE 400-THOUSAND DOLLAR MARK IN 20-24. 

ACCORDING TO PAYROLL RECORDS HER BOSS MADE AROUND 292-THOUSAND DOLLARS.

SOURCES TOLD THE POST THAT EPPS’ OVERTIME PAY WAS CAPPED AFTER THE REPORT CAME OUT. NYPD OFFICIALS TELLING HER AT THE TIME SHE’D BE PUT BACK ON PATROL … INSTEAD OF JUST WORKING HER CURRENT DESK JOB.

NOW THE POST HAS LEARNED EPPS FILED FOR RETIREMENT THIS WEEK WHEN SHE WAS JUST SHY OF 20 YEARS WITH THE DEPARTMENT.

THE EARLY EXIT WILL IMPACT HER PENSION AND COST HER A 12-THOUSAND DOLLAR A YEAR ADD-ON FOR OFFICERS WHO REACH THE TWO DECADE MARK. 

THE DEPARTMENT HAS NOW OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED AN INTERNAL AFFAIRS PROBE INTO EPPS, WHICH INCLUDES LOOKING INTO ALLEGATIONS OF FALSIFIED OVERTIME HOURS, SIGNING OFF ON TIME SLIPS HERSELF AS WELL AS COMPLAINTS OF HER COMING INTO WORK LATE, LEAVING EARLY OR NOT SHOWING UP AT ALL.

DESPITE THE INVESTIGATION, EPPS SEEMINGLY HAD A POSITIVE HISTORY WITH THE N-Y-P-D.

IN 2019, THE DEPARTMENT CONGRATULATED EPPS FOR BEATING CANCER THREE TIMES – POSTING ON SOCIAL MEDIA FOR WORLD CANCER DAY.

THE YEAR BEFORE THAT IN ANOTHER POST TO SOCIAL MEDIA … EPP’S PRECINCT WELCOMED HER BACK TO FULL DUTY FOLLOWING CANCER TREATMENT.

THE DEPARTMENT ALSO FEATURED HER IN A 20-17 VIDEO TITLED “WOMEN INSPIRING WOMEN IN THE N-Y-P-D”.

i’ve had two bouts with ovarian cancer and my latest challenge with brain cancer.. I’m going to be a three time cancer survivor. I dont have to remind myself of this .. this blue family of mine doesnt even allow me the space to remind myself because they keep me showered in love. 

FOLLOWING HER RECENT RETIREMENT ANNOUNCEMENT, EPP’S LAST DAY WAS SCHEDULED FOR JANUARY 14TH … BUT THE NYPD HAS NOW SUSPENDED HER WITHOUT PAY AMID THE INVESTIGATION.

THE DEPARTMENT HAS 30 DAYS TO INVESTIGATE BEFORE HER PENSION GOES INTO EFFECT.

EPPS HAS NOT COMMENTED ON THE INVESTIGATION. 

FOR SAN – I’M JACK AYLMER. 

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