>that could have been reviewed by lower level officers for a fraction of the cost.
Did you read it? They are understaffed by hundreds of officers. What lower level officers are going to do it when it's all hands on deck to keep the ship afloat?
According to the cops they are understaffed. I don't believe them at all, they are US cops making more money than top level surgeons and doing overtime "reviewing traffic reports." It is no secret that US cops are corrupt and criminal as fuck.
Did you read it? They are understaffed by hundreds of officers. What lower level officers are going to do it when it's all hands on deck to keep the ship afloat?