The Robbinsville Police Department is seeking $140,000 for overtime expenses, nearly double the $75,000 it had two years ago. According to Police Chief Martin Masseroni, the increase is needed in part to cover increased salaries and overtime pay. Time-sensitive investigations can result in overtime work and when there are more investigations, like investigating bomb threats made at township schools, more money is needed to pay for the time to work on these cases. Other factors cited as reasons for the increase are: growing duties, high school security, armed court escorts, increased state requirements regarding school incidents, and new or upgraded computer hardware and software. Robbinsville currently has 27 police officers.

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