Not only have all the protests in the Albuquerque area put a strain on the relationship between the community and law enforcement officers, they have also put a bit of a strain on police department budgets.
Campus police officials say each protest is costing their department about $400 in overtime. So far, non-salary employees of the department have only turned in payroll forms for two days that protests occurred on, but the total amount of overtime for the two was between $750 and $800, said UNM Police Department Lt. Michael Omtvedt.
