LAPD Should Honor Russell Poole Posthumously

This ​commission only exists because of Russell Poole who was the first whistle blower. Russell Poole is an American Hero and he was a dear friend.

Last Wednesday Russell was visiting the Sheriff's Department with information to solve the Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace cases. At the conclusion of that meeting he grabbed his chest and passed away.

For 19 years he served as a member of this institution. An Institution he believed in. He knew that most of the members of the LAPD are hardworking honest people who want to the truth to prevail.

When the Rampart Scandal Leadership tried to sweep corruption under the carpet Russell tendered his resignation. That decision caused great hardship on Russell and his family but he always believed that he did the right thing.

Russell died working on a case. He was doing what he loved. He gave his life to honor the Homicide Investigator's creed that all resources would be brought to bare in solving the death of any human being when their life is taken by another human.

I would ask LAPD to please honor the contribution of Russell Poole posthumously.

Thank you!

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Statement at The Police Commission About Tupac:187

Michael Douglas Carlin, Author of TUPAC:187

Statement at The Police Commission

1/27/2015

I recently collaborated with former LAPD Homicide Detective Russell Poole and RJ Bond on a book, Tupac:187. We poured over 15,000 pages of case files. LAPD has a tremendous opportunity to break with the past and come clean about corruption that once existed within the department. The Rampart Scandal rocked the City of Los Angeles when it was learned that off-duty cops participated in bank robberies, cocaine distribution, and worked off-duty for Death Row Records. When evidence began to surface that off-duty cops participated in the murder of rapper Christopher Wallace the LAPD and City of Los Angeles participated in a COVER-UP. Now Internal Affairs Case IA: CF NO 14-001995 into the LAPD leak of a confession letter in the murder of rapper Tupac Shakur by a Detective that has ties directly to the suspect implicated in that letter deserves to be fully investigated. Los Angeles has the best leadership ever assembled with Eric Garcetti, Mike Feuer, and Ron Galperin. Police Chief Charlie Beck has been part of the transformation to uproot corruption inside of LAPD and he must continue until all of the residue of the Rampart Scandal is swept out. Los Angeles Sheriff Jim McDonnell is also a no-nonsense partner to uproot corruption. Now I would simply ask that the City of Los Angeles and Law Enforcement treat the murders of rappers Tupac Shakur and Christopher Wallace seriously by appointing someone as the lead detective that doesn’t have a cozy relationship with the main suspect in both murders. Come Clean with the past by exposing all of the previous corruption to sweep it out and establish Los Angeles as the model for all police departments throughout the world.

Tupac:187 is available on Amazon

Read Russell Poole's final words on #Tupac & #Biggie murders 

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