Top cop - Detective raises money for March of Dimes

Loudoun County detective Mike Hall has lived in the county since 1989. He has investigated financial crime for five years. Previously, he did other work in the sheriff’s office. Before entering law enforcement, he officiated minor league hockey. He graduated from Towson State (now called Towson University) in Baltimore. He is married with one child and is 38 years old.

What do you do as a financial crime investigator?
I investigate credit card theft, credit card fraud, identity theft, embezzlement — anything to do with money loss from individuals and companies. I get video, copies of checks, actual checks, and I find the employee who enabled them to do that [commit fraud]. I enjoy solving crimes and making people whole.

How is your family involved with March of Dimes?
My daughter, Katelyn Marie, (age 5) was born extremely premature at 25 weeks, and she weighed less than a pound. We found out in 2004 that the March of Dimes funded life-saving research that ultimately saved Katelyn’s life. We got involved with raising money to assist with their research and development. To date, [our family] has raised over $200,000. In 2009, Katelyn was selected to be the national ambassador for the March of Dimes. It lets us travel the country, spread the word and thank our sponsors. We’ve gone to 80 different cities and 50 different states. From the end of January to the end of May, we’ve been gone two to four days every week.

How were you named March’s Dad of the Month by iparenting.com?
Through all the media notification about us as the national ambassador family, they called and interviewed me about my work. It just kind of shows my community support in reference to my job and my personal life. I just do it in hopes to assure that everyone else’s kids are born healthy and don’t have to go through what we went through.