Sandy Hook Prosecutor: Releasing 911 Calls Could Aid Crimina

[Bruce]

Sandy Hook Prosecutor: Releasing 911 Calls Could Aid Criminals

September 18, 2013
Source: Courant

State prosecutors seeking to block the release of 911 calls made during the attack at Sandy Hook Elementary School say a preliminary order to disclose the calls could put police "at the mercy" of criminals eager to determine what evidence investigators had collected.

Prosecutors will make their case Sept. 25, when the state Freedom of Information Commission considers a proposed order that tapes of the calls be made public. The Associated Press asked Newtown police for copies of the 911 tapes on Dec. 14, the same day Adam Lanza shot his way into the school and killed 20 children and six women.

Danbury State's Attorney Stephen J. Sedensky III ordered Newtown not to release the tapes. But last month, Kathleen K. Ross, a lawyer with the Freedom of Information Commission, ruled that the tapes were public records and there was no exemption in the state's Freedom of Information Act that would permit police to withhold them.

FULL TEXT: www.courant.com/news/connecticut/hc-newtown-shooting-foi-911-calls-20130916,0,3562970.story



Well, I guess I am considered a "criminal" too, for wanting to know what evidence has been collected! Something stinks here! There is something they do not want the public to hear on these tapes. I would guess the audio contains ballistic data of the gunshots that could be analyzed by members of the public.

Bruce

[Bruce]

By Associated Press, Updated: Wednesday, September 25, 4:34 PM
HARTFORD, Conn. — Connecticut’s Freedom of Information Commission has ordered the release of the 911 tapes from last year’s shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School.

The commission ruled Wednesday in favor of an appeal by The Associated Press for access to the records withheld by investigators.

Prosecutors have argued that releasing the recordings could harm the investigation into the Dec. 14 massacre. The commission’s ruling can be appealed in Connecticut’s courts.

The AP requested documents, including copies of 911 calls, in part to examine the response of law enforcement to one of the worst school shootings in U.S. history. Twenty-six people, including 20 children, were killed inside the school by the gunman, Adam Lanza, who committed suicide as police arrived.