The Brief
- Unless an investigation reveals nefarious intent, a Detroit police sergeant heard instructing an officer to falsify information on a crash report likely will not be fired.
- After an officer backed into a pole, the sergeant gave an order to purposely change a driver’s license number on the report.
- Detroit Police Chief Todd Bettison said that he believes the instruction was given to avoid an insurance premium increase.
DETROIT (FOX 2) – Though a concerning order heard over a Detroit police scanner last week is still under investigation, Police Chief Todd Bettison said the officer likely won’t lose his job.
Early Oct. 16, a sergeant was heard telling an officer to “accidentally change one digit” when entering a driver’s license number on a crash report after an officer backed into a pole. Bettison said he has an idea what the sergeant was trying to accomplish when he gave that order.
What we know:…