iors ▁wanted ▁to ▁send ▁her ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁a cademy ▁for ▁further ▁training . ▁She ▁frequently ▁had ▁to ▁go ▁through ▁super vis ory ▁review . ▁On ▁occasion , ▁though , ▁she ▁did ▁distinguish ▁herself , ▁winning ▁" O ffic er ▁of ▁the ▁Month " ▁awards ▁from ▁the ▁local ▁K iw an is ▁Club ▁for ▁her ▁work ▁in ▁the ▁community . ▁ ▁Rel ations hip ▁with ▁Rog ers ▁Lac aze ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁Frank ▁handled ▁an ▁incident ▁in ▁which ▁Rog ers ▁Lac aze , ▁a ▁known ▁drug ▁deal er , ▁had ▁been ▁shot . ▁An ▁investig ator ▁with ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety ▁and ▁Cor re ctions ▁( DOC ) ▁believed ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁contact ▁between ▁the ▁two , ▁although ▁in ▁her ▁statement , ▁she ▁claims ▁that ▁they ▁met ▁some ▁eight ▁months ▁before ▁the ▁mur ders . ▁Frank ▁had ▁taken ▁a ▁statement ▁from ▁Lac aze ▁after ▁he ▁was ▁shot ▁on ▁the ▁street , ▁and ▁initially ▁got ▁closer ▁to ▁him ▁in ▁hopes ▁of ▁turning ▁his ▁life ▁around . ▁However , ▁she ▁was ▁sm itten ▁by ▁Lac aze ' s ▁" bad ▁boy " ▁persona , ▁and ▁their ▁relationship ▁soon ▁turned ▁sexual . ▁She ▁kept ▁up ▁her ▁relationship ▁even ▁though ▁she ▁was ▁well ▁aware ▁she ▁was ▁je op ard izing ▁her ▁career . ▁ ▁The ▁association ▁between ▁Frank ▁and ▁Lac aze ▁became ▁notice able ▁after ▁other ▁police ▁officers ▁witness ed ▁Lac aze ▁driving ▁her ▁car , ▁and ▁even ▁observed ▁him ▁moving ▁her ▁police ▁unit ▁at