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No Honor Among Cops

By Shawn Matlock

I have a client that hired me over a year ago because she felt that her former employer would try to retaliate against her for making claims of improper behavior in the workplace.  So, over the last twelve to fifteen months, I have tried to either curtail any potential criminal charges being filed, or at the very least try to find out exactly where the "investigation" was, so as to advise my client accordingly.Despite dozens of phone calls to the so-called detective who was supposedly handling the "investigation," I could never get an official, straight answer.  I finally spoke with another detective who assured me the police would have no problem with a "walk-through" to take care of any potential warrant that might issue for my client.A walk-through is where, when there is an active warrant for someone, the police agree to allow that person to turn themselves in to the local police to take care of the active warrant...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Matlock Blog on December 10, 2008 (boomark / email).