(La Porte County, IN) - More funding was approved last night to cover overtime costs at the La Porte County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff Ron Heeg told the La Porte County Council the $120,000 in his budget for overtime this year is not enough to get through the end of the year.  He said a lot of overtime has been paid to fill shift openings created by a variety of reasons like officers on extended medical leave and having military related obligations.

Heeg said some of his detectives have been filling scheduling gaps on patrol shifts to help stretch money reserved for overtime pay as much as possible.

“We’ve been readjusting some personnel,” he said.   

The county council approved his request for $90,000 to cover the additional overtime costs.