South Bend Police Tapes ordered to be destroyed after more than a decade-long case
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Recorded phone conversations at the South Bend Police Department have been part of an ongoing legal battle, ever since the South Bend Common Council tried to have the tapes released to the public more than a decade ago.
A St. Joseph County judge ruled the recordings violate the Indiana Wiretap Act and the Federal Wiretap Act.
On the final page of the court order, it states, "Accordingly, all recordings and cassette tapes must be suppressed, destroyed, and prohibited from any future use or disclosure."
In the meantime, the Administration of the City of South Bend has been ordered to preserve and protect all of the recordings until all appeals have been exhausted, according to the court order.
ABC57 will continue covering the outcome of this long-standing case.
You can read the full court order below:
