04-06-2007, 11:45 PM
Most information the public provides for Police / Sheriff reports would be public. Anyone could file a Freedom of Information Act request and access it. Reporters often visit Law Enforcement offices and review these public records (without the need of FOI act paperwork). They then report "interesting" cases / info (the more space they need to fill, the more that gets reported). Certain "confidential" information would be difficult or impossible to access without a court order.