Still no press release

This morning's Northwest Herald carries an article on an inside page about Friday's arrest of Jeremiah Pedersen and refers to a "news release from the McHenry County Sheriff's Office." OK, what news release? Even as of 5:45AM today there is no press release on the sheriff's website

And this morning's article carries details differently than yesterday's TribLocal article. For example, today's article first says "...police stopped...", then reads "Pedersen fled on foot from deputies..."

"Police" are generally thought of as city police (e.g., Woodstock Police), not as deputies. To what extent, if any, were Woodstock Police officers involved in the traffic stop, chase or apprehension of Pedersen? Was it a Woodstock PD K-9 that was sniffed out the drugs or a MCSD K-9? This morning's story says "...43.5 grams of cocaine and $4,710..."

Yesterday's TribLocal article said "...43.5 grams of cocaine worth about $4,000..."

Know the old one about the story that gets repeated to ten people and how, by the tenth person, you can't even recognize the story?

When the sheriff's department gives out information to reporters and fails to post the official version on its website, this is what happens. Last week a reader suggested to me that CALEA has standards for press releases, possibly including that each one should bear a date and time, plus the name of the official releasing the information. I'll bet that someone's signature is to be on it, too. Perhaps a telephone call to CALEA this morning will result in helpful information.

How much did CALEA accreditation cost McHenry County taxpayers?