The St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department has been short-staffed for years. With the new administration taking office, those vacant positions could be cut for good.
Attorney Jane Dueker says the problem is, the budget money for those positions goes to pay overtime.
READ: Long unfilled SLMPD positions could be cut from the city budget
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