Police in Iowa say that they are becoming increasingly frustrated with Democratic presidential hopeful Hilary Clinton's campaign over unpaid bills.
The Des Moines Police Department is still be waiting to reimburshed for the services they provided during a Katy Perry concert in October and the Marshalltown Police Department is dealing with a similar issue, according to WHO-TV.
Former President Bill Clinton was in Marshalltown on Jan. 15, and he requested and received security assistance from the department, while Hillary Clinton held a much larger campaign event in Marshalltown a few weeks later on Jan. 26.
"We have requested reimbursement from the Clinton campaign. We haven't received that payment yet," Marshalltown Police Chief Michael Tupper told the news station.
After not receiving any response from the campaign after several tries, Tupper sent a bill for both events on March 11 for expenses totaling just under $2,700.
The invoice for the concert in Des Moines is dated Nov. 19, 2015 and is for close to $1,800.
"I think the most frustrating part is these events cost a lot of money for our communities and it's not just law enforcement that's impacted by these events, but they're very costly, especially for a small town like Marshalltown with a small police force," Tupper said. "They distract us from the other duties of the day and we`re happy to help out, but we don`t have unlimited financial resources that can cover all these security requests."
Tupper said that Republican candidate Donald Trump also held an event in Marshalltown on the same day as Hilary Clinton. The cost of those services was about $3,600 and the check arrived on last Friday.
Bernie Sanders, who also had an event in Marshalltown in January, made arrangements to pay up front.
