[Steve_Seattle]

"The pretense, and it seems reasonable, is that if detailed faces of perps is shown publicly they might flee."

Police routinely show security camera photos or police sketches of suspects in all sorts of crimes. The expectation is that they might ALREADY be fleeing, and that releasing the photos will allow the public to hinder their escape by reporting their whereabouts.

[MrB]

She already helped one guy flee back to Saudi Arabia.