[Army Air Corps]

Police released a surveillance photo of him before they realized who it was

That seems to imply that the Police would not have released the video had they known that the perp was a fellow cop.

[ETL]

Re: Police released a surveillance photo of him before they realized who it was

That seems to imply that the Police would not have released the video had they known that the perp was a fellow cop.

Or perhaps they knew where to find him and didn't want to tip him off ahead of time.