Judge Rules Some South Bend Police Department Recordings Violated Wiretap Act

Judge Rules Some South Bend Police Department Recordings Violated Wiretap Act

A federal judge has ruled in a police tape controversy that has dogged South Bend for several years. Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen of the US District Court in Hammond ruled that the recordings of a police officer’s phone line made prior to February 4, 2011 did not violate the Wiretap Act because they were…