Reporting information, be it true or false, is not a crime. It is up to authorities to prove facts, and answer questions. Only honesty from our officials and full disclosure of the facts can disprove a news report. Not any departments "say so". This officer, and by his own admission, the federal government, is telling you, the public, that you are not intelligent enough to decide if a report is true or not. If these wanna-be tyrants attempt to prosecute ANYONE for reporting on this story, they will violate the freedom of the press right, cited in the first amendment of the constitution. If anything we report in any of our shows if found to be inaccurate, we will admit our wrongs, and always strive for the truth. But to be persecuted for asking questions of suspicious situations, or reporting the possibilities, or for that matter, speculating or expressing an opinion is the highest form of tyranny.
Allow me to refresh everyone's memories and note the first amendment right here: "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, OR OF THE PRESS; or the right of the people to peacefully assemble, AND TO PETITION THE GOVERNMENT FOR A REDRESS OF GRIEVANCES."
There is NO interpreting the words written here, or for that matter, the rest of the Constitution. The words mean what they say, just as they did when it was written. To tell ANYONE they cannot report a contradictory story under threat of prosecution, not only restricts the freedom of speech and the Press, but DENIES, in this case in particular, the right to petition the government for the redress of grievances. The police stated that this action was in cooperation with the federal government, and any reports contrary to what they have stated are subject to prosecution, therefore, by their own admission, ignoring our Constitutionally guaranteed right.