Police Work: Breaking an honest cop
Chapter 6 In December 1992 I was the chief witness for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia at the trial of Donald Moore and three other defendants, in United States District Court in Alexandria, Virginia. […]
Police Work: Breaking an honest cop
By Doug Poppa
Chapter 6 In December 1992 I was the chief witness for the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia at the trial of Donald Moore and three other defendants, in United States District Court in Alexandria, Virginia. […]
Police Work: Breaking an honest cop
Chapter 5 Less than two weeks after I testified at the second hearing things got progressively worse for me. Whatever thoughts I was entertaining in the back of my mind
Police Work: Breaking an honest cop
Chapter 4 The Loudoun County Commonwealth Attorney’s Office had come under scrutiny in the past for withholding exculpatory evidence in other cases. The chief investigator in the Carter case, that wasn’t
Police Work: Breaking an honest cop
Chapter 3 It all started in the spring of 1987. I had taken a few months off during my divorce. At that time I was living with a friend. Ed was
Police Work: Breaking an honest cop, Chapter 2
Chapter 2 After my honorable discharge from the US Army in 1979 I had applied to and was accepted by the Herndon Police Department in Virginia. Maybe I should have returned
Police Work: Breaking an honest cop
Chapter 1 Truth, oath, honor, and integrity. Simple but powerful words. The definitions that mold the character of an honest cop. Corruption, deception, misconduct and cover-ups. Those words we should never