Michael Ingalls of the East Longmeadow Police Department collected $35,000 in bonus pay he was not entitled to. That’s according to an 2024 investigative report the town commissioned and that The Republican recently obtained through a public records request. Ingalls and Police Chief Mark Williams said they were unable to comment and deferred questions to the Town Manager’s Office. The extra pay ranges from an additional 5% for an associate degree to 12.5% for a master’s degree. Ingalls was receiving extra pay for an associate degree in criminal justice, but he had not completed the degree.