Had a little excitement in the neighborhood today. Evidently three kids stole and rolled a Jeep Cherokee at the end of my street. Two were taken away by ambulance, and the third escaped on foot. I went outside to see what why an ambulance, three cruisers, and a wrecker were doing by my house. I asked an officer what happened. He told me what happened and told me I can't take pictures. I explained that I didn't have a camera and asked why I can't take pictures. He told me that this was a crime scene and my camera and pics would have to be confiscated. I didn't want to make a scene, so I thanked him, left the scene, and watched the cleanup from my porch.
Is this correct? Or is this officer misinformed? Is it really illegal to take pics of an accident scene?
