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PD PRANK

By "Captain Liberty" and "Rumpole"

This was the sum and substance of a April first email originating in the PDs office detailing a new program. A few separate sources forwarded to us the email and we ALMOST fell for it and ALMOST printed the following:PD KEYSTONE KOPS vs. METRO DADE HOMICIDEWhat two separate sources have told us is that in response to the belief that Metro Dade Homicide does not honor a suspect's request for an attorney,  the PDs office intends to station Public Defenders outside of the MDPD and follow homicide officers to the scene of homicides and thus be readily available if suspects request counsel. Sounds almost like something we should have published on April Fool's day. Rumpole says: Glad to know spirits are high on 14th Street. If this email was sent at the SAO we'd be doing a piece on a prosecutor being fired...continue to full post

Full post as published by Justice Building Blog on April 06, 2009 (boomark / email).