This sounds to me like hearsay. Can't this information clerk speak for herself? Does Maria Moncayo speak English as a first language? This smells to me like the typical cop CYA operation where "We made a mistake" is not in their lexicon.
Honestly ask yourself when was the last time you heard any government agency own up to a f up?
A cop reproting the testimony of a witness to the press is not "hearsay" Perry Mason, it is a cop briefing the press.
Careful, your bias is showing.