Police Chief Robert White fires detective Crystal Marlowe

NOT THAT I'M A BIG QUOTER OF POLICIES, BUT I LOVE HOW THE SUPERVISORS ARE SO QUICK TO HAVE YOU WRITE A MEMO OR A DISMISSAL FORM. ACCORDING TO POLICY IF YOU THE OFFICER REQUESTS THE DISMISSAL THEN YOU FILL ONE OUT. NOT IF THE PROSECUTER OR IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE LOOP. QUIT FILLIN THEM OUT YOU ARE NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH POLICY!!!!

DISMISSING CRIMINAL CASES

LMPD has a direct interest in ensuring court cases are handled appropriately and are not needlessly dismissed,

because LMPD members failed to appear or adequately assist in prosecution, used poor investigative

techniques or lacked probable cause for the initial arrest. In some situations, it is appropriate and necessary for

an LMPD member to request that a prosecutor consider dismissing a case. Examples of appropriate dismissals

may include the dismissal of criminal cases where a defendant has already been indicted on the same charges,

the defendant is deceased or witnesses refuse to cooperate with the prosecution.

Any officer who requests for any reason to have a felony case dismissed where they are the primary arresting

officer, shall obtain the approval of his/her immediate supervisor prior to requesting the dismissal. If the

member's immediate supervisor is unavailable, the officer may proceed with the dismissal request but will be

required to justify the appropriateness of the dismissal during the monthly audit of dismissed cases. The officer

should retain notes regarding the dismissal so they can fully explain the reason the case was dismissed.

Nothing in this policy prevents an officer from completing a Felony Case Dismissal form (LMPD #09-0006) at the

time the case is dismissed.

If the officer intends to pursue a direct indictment of the defendant, prior to dismissing the case in

District Court, the officer must present his/her case to a prosecutor from the Office of the

Commonwealth's Attorney in the Rocket Docket Division, as required by the Office of the

Commonwealth's Attorney. If the prosecutor from the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney approves

the case for Rocket Docket status, the officer shall have the prosecutor from the Office of the

Commonwealth's Attorney indicate his/her approval by writing it on the case jacket. For this type of

dismissal request, the officer should check By Agreement of Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney on the

Felony Case Dismissal form (LMPD #09-0006).

If the officer wishes to use the defendant as an informant, but would like to reserve the right to present

the case to the Grand Jury at a later date, the officer must have the case reviewed by a prosecutor from

the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney and obtain his/her written approval on the case jacket prior

to dismissing the case in District Court. In the event the informant fails to work with the officer as

agreed, the officer shall contact the Office of the Commonwealth's Attorney and request to proceed with

submission to the Grand Jury. Officers using defendants as informants must follow the procedure

outlined in SOP 8.23, Informants. For this type of dismissal request, the officer should check By

Agreement of Assistant Commonwealth's Attorney on the Felony Case Dismissal form (LMPD #09-

0006).

The CLO staff will audit felony case dismissals on a monthly basis by using reports of dismissals generated by

court officials. Dismissals of specific classes of misdemeanor charges may also be audited (e.g. Domestic

Violence and DUI charges). The purpose of the audits is to determine whether the actions of LMPD officers

were appropriate and within policy guidelines. After each calendar month ends, the CLO staff will receive

dismissal reports from court officials and will compile a listing of dismissals from the previous calendar month by

primary arresting officer, division/section/unit and information regarding the specific case(s). Reports of

dismissals and available supporting documents will be forwarded by CLO staff to the appropriate

division/section/unit commanders for review. Division/Section/Unit commanders or their subordinate

commanding officers shall meet with the member who will complete a Felony Case Dismissal form (LMPD #09-

0006).

1. Any officer who requests for any reason to have a felony case dismissed where they are the primary arresting

officer, shall obtain the approval of his/her immediate supervisor prior to requesting the dismissal

(OFFICER REQUESTS IS THE KEY POINT HERE)

2. dismissals from the previous calendar month by

primary arresting officer, division/section/unit and information regarding the specific case(s).

(DISMISSALS BY THE PRIMARY OFFICER IS THE KEY POINT HERE)

SO AGAIN NOT TO BEAT A DEAD HORSE BUT, IF YOU ARE LET'S SAY RELEASED BY PROSECUTER. PROSECUTER DISMISSES CASE OR AMENDS DOWN YOU DON'T FILL OUT FORM. IF YOU INITIATE (I.E. WANT A CI) THEN YOU FILL ONE OUT.

ANOTHER EXAMPLE OF NOT KNOWING THE POLICY, EVER PUNCHED IN AFTER 9 TO DISTRICT? WELL ACCORDING TO POLICY WE CAN BE LATE TO DISTRICT. WHY ARE WE THEN GETTING AN EMAIL THAT SAYS RE-FAMILIARIZE YOURSELF WITH COURT POLICY. IN THE E-MAIL IT EVEN STATES IT'S EXCUSABLE FOR DISTRICT. MAYBE THE PERSON SENDING THE E-MAIL SHOULD RE-FAMILIARIZE THEMSELVES!

I DONT THINK WE SHOULD HAVE MANY MORE "DISMISSED" CASES IN 301 ANYMORE AFTER THEY FIRED THE FEMALE PROSECUTOR.

Somehow I doubt that. You probably put something along the lines of "Officer not subpoenaed - unknown" and than run your mouth here thinking it makes you look cool. Is it really that hard to fill out a form that takes less than a minute to complete? Get over yourself.