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Article: Bid to 'lock up' Sweeney report described; State Police created alternate 911 document lacking details and removed original from files, source says.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- November 17, 2006
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Byline: BRENDAN J. LYONS and JAMES M. ODATO - Staff Writers
ALBANY - State Police took steps to "lock up" a 911 report about a call to Congressman John Sweeney's home last year by creating an alternate version that lacked key details, an informed source said Thursday.
The full report on the domestic incident was concealed because of concern it could be used against Sweeney during his re-election campaign this fall, the source said.
Since the emergency call did not result in any arrest - Sweeney and his wife, Gaia, called off the alert - State Police officials created a less specific version to guard against leaks of the original, according to ...