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Current Events » in reply to are police reports released for publication, prior to a trial?

They are here, but not in detail.

More like the "Police Blotter" kind of thing: a list of people who were arrested or cited, time, date, place, and the bare bones charge. Ignoring a traffic signal, harrassment, noise ordinance violation, simple assault, sexual assault (to be defined specifically at trial, usually), arson, and so forth.

If it's especially juicy, reporters will find the time to interview potential witnesses, family, and sometimes even the accused.

More often, crimes themselves, which are also reported in the same fashion, are followed by the press, who will then report an arrest in a case that has excited public interest.

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