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What the Dallas Police Dept. Will Never Tell You

By Josh Hixson |

I was in Dallas police headquarters the other day, doing some research for a story, when I got the rare opportunity to see the inside of a Dallas public information officer’s office. Public information officers are the men and women you see on TV or quoted in the newspaper when a crime happens in Dallas – they are the official voice of the Dallas Police Department.

Anyway, while discussing a case with the officer I happened to notice post-it note on the wall near the telephone. At the top of the note it read, “Never Mention” and went on to list four things:

  1. Confessions
  2. How or why suspect was identified
  3. Evidence
  4. Weapon type

I’m guessing here, but it’s safe to assume that these pointers are designed to keep information from leaking to the public that would tip off any at-large suspects.

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