The state's attorney general's office said officers would present to suspects documents with forged letterhead and contact information and, in two cases, a signature from a made-up employee.
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 DNA reports to force confessions or cooperation during interrogations, according to a statement from Virginia Attorney General Mark R. Herring’s office.
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 said.
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Official: Va. Police Used Fake DNA Reports During Interrogations | Since Then
