User:Derek.snow

Derek Snow (Raymond Derek Snow) born Abilene, Taylor County, Texas February 15, 1951 son of Raymond Earl Snow and Diona (Donna) Mayhall-Snow. Educated in Abilene Public Schools and a graduate of Abilene Christian College ('73,'78). Snow spent his career in law enforcement beginning in Wichita County (Wichita Falls Police Department) and Dallas County, Texas (Carrollton Police Department and Grand Prairie Police Department). Snow gained national prominence in law enforcement circles in the mid 1970's for his revolutionary work in the field of Juvenile Justice. Latter Snow became a prolific writer of police policies and procedures, many which revolutionized patrol practices nationwide and are still evolving today. Among the most prominent contributions are policies regarding police chases and administrative directives (code of conduct). Snow medically retired from Law Enforcement in 1995 concurrent with a local scandal involving the Chief of Police, several of his staff, the City Personnel and Manager's Office and members of the Dallas County District Attorney's Office. Snow had taken a position against the Chief of Police and found himself facing disorderly conduct charges involving the adult daughter of an attorney friend of the Chief. Snow was supported by the police union after passing a polygraph test and after never being arrested on the charge, Snow appeared before a Dallas County Grand Jury and was exonerated of any wrongdoing.

The Chief of Police used pressure on a member of the Special Crimes Unit to obtain a secret, misdemeanor charge by another Grand Jury where Snow was not permitted to testify. After 11 months, Snow whose physical and fiscal condition had been deteriorating, plead guilty to a single charge after having been refused when filing felony Perjury charges against his accuser. Snow was given one year of probation and not forced to do community service as the Judge in the case doubted the evidence of a single complainant friend of Snow's enemy.

The Chief of Police was later fired. His Deputy Chief who was the go-between the police department and district attorney's office, committed suicide. The prosecutor was fired. The City Manager was fired. The Human Resources Director was fired. The Personnel Director was fired. There are three other members of the police department of lesser ranks, including the investigator in the case who perpetrated the fraud that have not yet seen serious repercussions.

Snow is retired to his home on the Tropical Sea Shores of far South Texas.