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"I advised him this is a legal document and you can't do that," [Steven Greenlaw] said while giving a statement to internal affairs investigators the next day, on Monday, March 30. "He came back to me maybe a half hour later on and said that he would fix it, what can I do. I'll, I'll just write something next to the signature. I said, 'Do not touch it,"' according to the report.
"Through a proffer authored to the State Attorney's Office, which Officer [Daniel Zavadil] testified was factual, and again during his compelled statement to the Office of Internal Affairs, Officer Zavadil's justification for having signed the official document was that the defendant's signature was only needed for administrative purposes," Internal Affairs Director Capt. Rick Maglione wrote in an Oct. 6, 2009 case summary."In summary, I found that Officer Zavadil falsified an official document. Officer Zavadil inscribed Mr. [Daniel Lee Roberts]' signature on the Notice to Appear without Mr. Roberts' knowledge or permission and his conduct was unacceptable, demonstrated a complete lack of integrity and was unbecoming that of a Police Officer," Maglione wrote.See the full content of this document
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Officer Who Forged Suspect's Signature Fired
FORT LAUDERDALE - A police officer who fozged a panhandling suspect's name on a court citation has been suspended without pay and is slated to be fixed.
Daniel Zavadil, a four-year veteran who is also a licensed attorney, is scheduled for termination effective Nov. 24.Zavadil admitted to investigators that he signed the suspecte name on a notice-to-appear document....See the full content of this document
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