Highest earning NYPD cop with OT-fueled $400K salary retires following News expose

Lt. Special Assignment Quathisha Epps, with a salary of $406,515, was the highest earning cop in the entire NYPD in fiscal year 2024, city payroll records show, even though she worked in an administrative capacity for Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey. Sources say her earnings are under review, and late Wednesday Epps was suspended from her position.

Those earnings were detailed in The News’ report, which also reported a significant number of the top 400 overtime earners have administrative assignments as opposed to patrol responsibilities. For example, 13 of the top 400 earners were assigned to the police commissioner’s office.

Police sources say since The News’ Nov. 16 report, the department has embarked on a crackdown on administrative overtime. In addition, precincts are under increased pressure to track overtime. Borough commanders held meetings on Dec. 11 and Dec. 12

Lt. Special Assignment Quathisha Epps, with a salary of $406,515, was the highest earning cop in the entire NYPD in fiscal year 2024, city payroll records show, even though she worked in an administrative capacity for Chief of Department Jeffrey Maddrey. Sources say her earnings are under review, and late Wednesday Epps was suspended from her position.

Those earnings were detailed in The News’ report, which also reported a significant number of the top 400 overtime earners have administrative assignments as opposed to patrol responsibilities. For example, 13 of the top 400 earners were assigned to the police commissioner’s office.

https://www.nydailynews.com/2024/12/18/highest-earning-nypd-cop-ot-400k-retires-following-news-expose/