Rolling in toilet paper: Alabama Sheriff buys 24K extra rolls of TP

GUNTERSVILLE, Ala. � Officials in an Alabama county have a financial mess to wipe up after the sheriff�s department mistakenly ordered 24,000 extra rolls of toilet paper.

WAFF-TV reported the Marshall County Sheriff�s Office mistakenly spent $22,000 on toilet paper and another $9,000 for 450 cases of trash bags. That�s a big problem, because its entire budget for janitorial supplies for next year is only $15,000.

County commissioners have negotiated a bill of more than $30,000 down by about half, but there�s another problem: Storing an extra two years� worth of toilet paper.

While the sheriff�s office isn�t commenting, Commission Chairman James Hutcheson said workers realized the mistake when a notice came in from the vendor.

The newly elected sheriff, Phil Sims, said he will work with commissioners to address the problem.