A quadruple homicide rocked the quiet Idaho college hamlet of Moscow last year. But the financial repercussions are only now coming into focus.
There is a Bryan Kohberger update: The suspect in the Moscow, Idaho college murders is scheduled for arraignment Monday.
Now, overtime and other expenses are growing exponentially with the ongoing need for increased patrols and law enforcement work - and shouldered by a short-staffed force putting in long hours. SEE MORE: Grand jury indicts Bryan Kohberger in connection with murder of 4 University of Idaho students "We weren't prepared for this. This is such a horrific thing - how could you plan for this?" Moscow City Council member Sandra Kelly told ABC News.
Before the killings, the mayor said his team had already planned to hike taxes by the allowed 3 percent, due to inflation and planned city improvement projects. Little has stepped in with roughly $93,000 reimbursement for public information expenses, overtime, security costs and electronic data storage, according to the governor's office.
When fully staffed, MPD has 36 sworn officers' positions including the chief and command staff, Dahlinger told ABC News. They currently have 27 sworn and certified officers. "It calls into question - if budgets really begin to get rough, where do you cut?" he said. "The community suffers... sooner or later something has to give, and I don't know what that would be."
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