QuoteInternal Affairs chief sends scathing memo warning cops against making arrests just to earn overtime.
Chief Reznick points out that someone caught smoking marijuana in public can get a summons, suggesting too many offenders were put through the system, leading to cops spending hours of overtime processing the paperwork.
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/nypd-internal-affairs-warns-cops-making-arrests-earn-overtime-article-1.1757248
http://www.fox23.com/news/news/local/operation-lights-out-leads-dozens-arrests-tulsa-co/nkKRW/
The real story is that TCSO indiscriminately stopped anything that moved, according to the radio station located there.
Despite the spin from the mouthpiece, if you shake down a neighborhood for two weeks solid you are going to find enough petty stop-and-frisk offenses to fill your quota.