Do undercover cops sometimes have to stay completely undercover for months at a time?

Question

My online b/f is a cop in England. He said he has to be away for a couple of months or longer working on a case that he can't tell me about. He promises to tell me about it later.

He's never given me any reason to doubt him before. I do know for sure he is a cop. And, I truly get the feeling he is being honest with me.

Still...I've been known to be too trusting.

He said that sometimes he has to get "arrested" just to communicate with his fellow officers.

Does this sound legit to you?

Btw...I am POSITIVE he is a cop. I researched him online and saw on his dept. newsletter... and even on a google search.....where he'd gotten a special award.

Plus I've seen his sexy butt in his uniform. Yowsa!

Answer 1

I have family members and close friends in law enforcement.
That is a bunch of bull crap. No officer is going to let security lapse put a operation;his self ; or fellow officer in danger by talking. Loose lips can get you killed.
Lady my radar is going off. I would be very surprised that he is even a security guard at the mall He sounds like a player.A wanna be anything but what he says;
Think about it.How many on line lady friends do you think he has. I just about bet you he is married.
Why would anybody have a on line boyfriend....
Sorry I need more to hold than a telephone.
Listen to your instinct.
He has been watching to much television and yes you are too trusting. How old are you?
There is a great book that you need to read by doctor Phil called Loving smart........ .Boundaries in dating by John ma cloud. Read the books ; ok; God bless

p.s. good cops are closed mouth about their work.They are like a band of brothers(sisters to) especially undercover.Braggarts with loose lips are a danger to their selves and other officers. any way child I hope I am wrong about him. God bless and take care................ I think you are being a gullible fool and this is going to blow up in your face and hurt you.

Answer 2

Well the first problem you have is that this is an online boyfriend. Second what makes you think he is a cop? If he is undercover is he suppose to be telling anyone he is a cop?
I worked undercover for 2 1/2 years. Never had to go anywhere for months on end...and sure didn't go around telling people on the internet I was an undercovercop.
I think you both watch too much tv. No this does not sound legit at all. Sounds like total BS. As for the whole bit about being arrested to talk with his other officers. This is 100% BS. When you are in a covert role you always assume that a bad guy could be watching you. Bad guys don't like to associate with people who are being contacted by the police for any reason. If you were the kind of person that always draws the attention of the police and you want to be involved with a bad guys criminal activity and bad guys knows you're a cop magnet. Bad guy is not that stupid.
You are amazingly gullable. I have some ocean front property in the desert, as well as a few bridges I own that I would be willing to sell to you at a very reasonable price.
Grow up, your "online boyfriend" is total scam artist. I did u/c work for local, and fed. I have met guys who do this stuff in a deep cover capacity. I can tell you that your alledged b/f does not follow any accepted standard as a uc and is certainly not a deep cover agent. If he was you sure as hell would have no knowledge of it.

Answer 3

After reading the other responses, I'd agree with the ones who doubted he was a deep undercover cop. Perhaps a uniform, but not undercover. He's getting rid of you, online.

And hon? I hate to bring this up, I'm not trying to hurt you more, but stand back and look at it from a different perspective. Even if he's telling you the complete truth, does a man with a good heart take on an online girlfriend when he knows he's going to perhaps go undercover and not see her for months? Even if he's 100% on the money, he's not a nice guy to hurt you this way.

Answer 4

I wouldn't believe anyone who I knew only online who said they were a cop without some other proof to back it up.

There are people who have to go that far under cover, but I'll say this:

If his cover is so deep that he has to "get arrested to communicate with his fellow officers" and he is telling you this online, his operational security is ZERO, and he will probably end up getting killed.

He's either lying, or a complete tool.

Answer 5

Extortion to build or maintain a spot in a criminal organization is victimless in that the money is returned and the victim gets to be safe from the bad guys forever once the UC's work is done. In my local jurisdiction UCs give bribes to cops and city employees, they use cannabis and appear to use most pills. They appear to inject drugs, not that hard when you know or think that you wil need to and they commit certain misdemeanors and non physically harmful and correctable felonies.

Answer 6

Why does he have to go away for this? Is he some kind of special force? Is he going to Iraq? You don't even know if he is really a cop. This guy is lying through his teeth to you. If you an afford it, have him followed by a private investigator. None of it sounds legit to me.

Answer 7

This is what cops do. Some have infiltrated organized crime or subversive organizations and have stayed there for years, not just months.
But telling you about it online? Eeeh?

Answer 8

how do you know it's his photograph and that he won an award. he could be impersonating some poor officer. i bet he's a scam artist from Nigeria posing. i'm not sure how you would find out. ask to meet him in person. see more pics.

Answer 9

yes this can be a "mission" of some sort that he cannot speak of because his comp may be tapped or something to that nature this happens all the time when you are a detective depending on what you investigate

Answer 10

since he is on-line, you have no way to tell if he is lying, and he probably is.