The city says the department has ended the 'very limited ... though legal' practice that wasn't 'in the spirit of what the community expects.' The outgoing state DA says the idea was to encourage confessions.
Virginia Beach police used forged documents that linked people's DNA to a crime to get them to confess or cooperate with investigators, Virginia's outgoing attorney general announced Wednesday.
"This was an extremely troubling and potentially unconstitutional tactic that abused the name of the Commonwealth to try to coerce confessions," Herring said. ,"The badge is supposed to be a symbol of trust. … The findings under this investigation will take a hit on the Virginia Beach Police Department public trust."
The terms of the agreement will remain in effect for at least two years, the state said. The Office of Civil Rights will notify the people who were interrogated with forged documents.
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