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Dallas DA reviewing cases from 'quarterback' of Garland drug cops

Tanya Eiserer at the Dallas News has the story of court testimony by fellow officers that an 18-year veteran narcotics detective, described as the "quarterback" of Garland PD's drug unit, allegedly lied to support an informant's story and implicate a defenant ("Garland drug officer's cases re-examined after credibility questioned," March 18):An undercover informant opened the motel room door, letting four police officers rush in for the drug bust. They quickly arrested a man who had already spent 10 years in prison for dealing dope and burglary.It was just one of many scores for star Garland narcotics detective Dennis Morrow. But what followed the July raid was unusual: Two of the officers told their boss that Morrow's written report about the raid misrepresented what happened ? and last week, in court testimony, they swore that the inaccuracies were part of a pattern...continue to full post

Full post as published by Grits for Breakfast on March 18, 2010 (boomark / email).