[weegee]

I'm not slagging the talkback on FR, I'm saying that details are being withheld and it is like pulling teeth to get the authorities to reveal more details.

Is there information that would jeopardize the case? Is there information of importance to national security?

If the bank robber had not been apprehended, the footage would have been released already ("help us catch him").

Even the Tampa teen and John Lihnd Walker had non-crime photos released (there is always a yearbook photo and driver's license even if the family doesn't want to share)

[Cboldt]

I'm saying that details are being withheld and it is like pulling teeth to get the authorities to reveal more details. Normal behavior on the part of public officials when their performance is in the limelight.

It's as much protection of ego as it is protection of the case. (I do the same thing in private life).

The goal of the media is to maximize revenue. Sometimes being stingy with details facilitates that objective.