Sad news today for fans of dedicated detectives who investigate vicious sexually-based offenses: Christopher Meloni, aka Detective Elliot Stabler, announced that he will not be returning to the next season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. Will justice ever be the same?
Say It Isn't So: Christopher Meloni Quits Law & Order: SVU
Hotheaded Cops Being Trained To NOT Lie On The Stand
The NYPD is trying to end the days of Det. Elliot Stabler losing his cool on the witness stand: the Police Department has created a handbook for cops with tips on testifying at trials...because it seems there are still a few cops out there who need to be told, "Do not concoct answers or explanations - just state that you do not know." The NYPD is responding to several recent cases where cops were caught blatantly lying on the stand; the DAs have even provided staff to act as prosecutors and defense lawyers in order to grill the cops in mock trials, teaching them to avoid "testilying." Let's take a look at some more of their advice:
Video: Law & Order SVU Fan Who Cracked Robbery Case
It couldn't have been scripted better: A cute receptionist helps catch a career criminal—thanks to her deep love for Law & Order: SVU—and then appears on the Today Show and gets props from Detective Olivia Benson herself!

