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eluding injuries suffered or property damaged, and the investigating officer’s name.
The amendment as drafted also would request, but not require, police to disclose the identity of a victim, witness, undercover officer or anonymous person providing a tip, and investigative techniques used.
Ed Jones, chairman of the Virginia Press Association’s Freedom of Information Committee, credited the legislative group for “ending up with a fairly reasonable compromise that is long overdue in Virginia.”
But a coalition of sheriffs, police chiefs and state police so far have resisted compromise of any sort.
Police representatives such as State Police Lt. John Quinley argue that most police departments have adopted reasonable guidelines for dealing with, the media and that most of the information being requested is already being released.
Many of the media’s gripes stem from police procedures, and won’t be resolved by the proposed changes, said Warren C. Carmichael, head of public affairs for Fairfax County Police.
For instance, Carmichael said the policy of not releasing names of persons killed in an accident until relatives are notified wouldn’t be affected, meaning the press wouldn’t obtain that information any sooner
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