In other cases, it's impossible to determine whether a detective worked the hours he claimed. Detective David Hawkins, of internal affairs, taught classes at SPJC on nine days from 8 a.m. to noon, then claimed on each of those days that he worked eight hours for the city. But there is no documentation to show the change. Everything was above board with that. Luke Williams of internal affairs said detectives in his division are not required to keep records of when they worked.
Confusion exists in other police divisions.
Officer John B. Dressback, who retired in July, was assigned to the SPJC campus as a city liaison to the school's police academy. Dressback said that on paper, he worked an 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. shift for the city. But according to SPJC records, his city shift conflicts with 10 classes he taught at the school from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. There was no travel time for me. St. Petersburg Times.