Noted: According to UWPD spokesman Marc Lovicott, more officers means higher price tags.
“It’s a holiday, you’re talking about double pay for officers we call in, in addition to the double pay that the officers are getting for working that day. So it’s an expensive event for us and the city of the Madison Police dept who brought many officers in as well so when you’re talking dollar amount wise, it costs us quite a bit of money,” added Lovicott.
However, the bigger issue lies not within the dollar amount, but within operational costs. This means fire fighters and paramedics can’t respond to other 911 calls while they deal with false alarms.