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Saturday, May 31, 2008 10:24 PM

Albuquerque police officer rassles TV cameraman, cites him for failure to obey

A TV cameraman in Albuquerque was attacked, cuffed and cited by a police officer for allegedly not leaving a public street. The KOB-TV cameraman was covering a standoff Thursday and approached a blocked off area of the street. Police told him to go back
posted by DavidCuillier | 1 Comments
Saturday, May 31, 2008 10:15 PM

Tennessee to get better public records law

Tennessee will have a stronger open records law, including setting a seven-day time limit to respond to a public records request and creation of a records ombudsman office. The bill, which awaits signing by the governor, improves access in Tennessee,
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Saturday, May 31, 2008 9:27 PM

Police hide details of arrested jail guard to "protect the victim"

A county corrections officer in New York faces felony charges but officials won't release any details, and delayed a month releasing the officer's name. The reason for the secrecy? They said to protect the victim (see story). Interesting how the details
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