City authorities will issue a statement Thursday morning on the status of Alesha Robinson-Taylor, the Durham Police officer who improperly claimed $60,000 worth of overtime.

"We're not really ready to release anything on that," City Manager Tom Bonfield said Wednesday afternoon when asked about an unconfirmed tip that Robinson-Taylor has been fired.

City officials had withheld comment on her status, citing state personnel regulations, since announcing Sept. 30 that an audit showed Robinson-Taylor's claim was "not justifiable or reasonable."

The audit also found that the police administration had been lax in oversight on overtime pay and that high-level officers, including Chief Jose Lopez, failed to adequately respond when they learned in April how much Robinson-Taylor was claiming.

Deputy Chief B.J. Council is on leave until her early retirement Jan. 1. The State Bureau of Investigation has been investigating whether criminal charges should be brought in the case.