Chase Ends Safely

This crime article is different than the ones we looked at in class, instead of being about a fire or murder, it’s about a vehicle chase that ended without anyone getting hurt. The article depends heavily on using the police report, though the reporter was able to get an interview with the police. This interview may have been a short press statement or conference. They are not releasing the man’s name and I am unclear as to why, he is 29 and has been charged so his identity should be a matter of public record. The press may have been asked to refrain from printing his name, but there isn’t any indication that this step has been taken, nor is there a clear and present danger to the defendant if his identity were to become public knowledge. The only reason that I can think of that the police are not releasing the name of this person is because they are or are related to a public official, maybe even a police officer. Without a statement as to why they will not release the name, I think that I would have requested it from the booking sergeant at the Winnebago County Jail.