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DPD investigating after officer told to falsify info
The conversation took place at 5:30 a.m. Thursday morning involving Detroit Police Precinct 4 in Southwest Detroit.
DETROIT (FOX 2) - An eye-raising instruction was sent out over the Detroit police scanner overnight Thursday, suggesting an officer intentionally alter information in their report.
What they're saying:
The conversation took place at 5:30 a.m. Thursday morning involving Detroit Police Precinct 4 in Southwest Detroit.
Here is what was said:
OFFICER 1: "You’re doing the UD-10 for (unintelligible) accident?"
OFFICER 2: "Yes, sir."
OFFICER 1: "Alright, when you enter her driver’s license number in, just accidentally change one digit."
OFFICER 2: "Okay."
DPD has confirmed to FOX 2 that this audio is authentic and is related to a crash investigation. Sources tell FOX 2 it’s related to an on-duty crash. Those same sources say that it is possible this was done to circumvent an on-duty crash affecting the officer’s car insurance rates.
It’s unclear as of Thursday what the circumstances were of the crash. Meanwhile, DPD is now investigating the scanner traffic.
Dig deeper:
At the start of that clip, the officer mentioned what’s called a "UD-10."
A UD-10 is a form that must be completed by law enforcement on all reportable crashes in the state of Michigan.
Those stats are then pulled by the Secretary of State.
There are still a lot of unsettled questions, and FOX 2 is working to get the facts.