 As most of you have noticed, the recent media reports have not included the names of the victims or the incident locations. The change was made after several victims voiced concerns about their privacy. Their concern was their info being made available to the suspect or associates of the suspect. We felt their concerns were legitimate enough to warrant the change. After the changes were made, we realized the impact it was having on keeping the community informed about events in their neighborhoods. While we do not want to ignore the concerns of crime victims, we feel that the public is better served by having access to the information that we had traditionally sent out. Because of that, we will be returning to our original format.
There will still be certain information redacted as there always has been. Those cases include death investigation victims, sexual based offense victims, juvenile victims, and individuals involved crisis intervention incidents. The information made available when you request a report will remain the same.
I have included an updated report for today
Sgt. Jason Cullum
This is welcome news indeed. Thanks for clearing things up CCO and Sgt. Cullum.
Good policy reversion. Where a crime occurred, especially if a pattern is forming, would seem to be important from a public safety standpoint and good information for the public to have.
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