28 Santa Monica cops took home more than $200K

Santa Monica Daily Press reports:

Twenty-eight members of the Santa Monica Police Department made more than $200,000 last fiscal year, according to documents provided by City Hall.

Santa Monica consistently has some of the highest paid police department members in Los Angeles County, according to State Controller’s Office records from the past several years.

Four captains, five lieutenants, 12 sergeants, five officers, the deputy police chief, and Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks make up the list.

The top paid member, a sergeant, made $314,360. Next in line, another sergeant, made $268,817.

This will not be part of Barack Obama's next speech on inequality. In Barack Obama's world: the public sector is beyond self-interest.