I'm still trying to catch up this evening so this may have already been addressed. Last night the news lady (forget her name, and the channel - the one standing in front of the house at dusk, when it was snowing) specifically said that they (the news folks) have a copy of the surveillance video but that LE ask them not to share anything about it until they (LE) give their approval. [all of that paraphrased]
Since info about it was shared today, I can only suspect LE gave the go ahead. Otherwise, I suspect charges could be filed against the station for interfering in a police investigation. I doubt the station went ahead without permission, and I doubt the neighbor did either. He seems like a legit stand up guy, not a media hound.