I really wouldn't give a lot of credence to the media saying their source is a "police officer involved in the case".
I simply cannot see any officer willing to lose his career just to give a newspaper a scoop.
Counld't agree with you more about the media "sources"...for example
more details of Williams' alleged confession to cops leaked out, including that he had allegedly admitted to several panty thefts from homes and that he kept the underwear catalogued in his home.
http://www.thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=2449517
That source is as likely as "I overheard someone say at Tim Hortons" even though this info could be true, alot of people are speculating this. Police officers would not provide media with such info.
Here is an example of what actually happened to an officer that did.News Release February 3 2010
OPP make arrest in breach of trust investigation
ORILLIA, ON, Feb. 3 /CNW/ - The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP),
Professional Standards Bureau, has arrested and charged an OPP officer
following an investigation into the disclosure of confidential information.
As a result of receiving information, the OPP Professional Standards
Bureau launched a criminal investigation into the actions of an OPP officer.
The investigation found that the officer released confidential information to
an unauthorized person. Constable Muharem KRDZALIC, age 28, a 2 year member of the OPP assigned to the 407 Detachment of Highway Safety Division has been charged with Breach of Trust, contrary to the Criminal Code.
The information released by the officer was not related to the operation
of Highway 407 or traffic enforcement on Highway 407.
Constable KRDZALIC has been suspended from duty and will appear in the
Ontario Court of Justice, Courtroom No.9, 491 Steeles Ave, Milton, Ontario on
March 17, 2010.
http://www.opp.ca/ecms/index.php?id=405&nid=138
I really do not think that an officer would jeapordize their job to give the media their 2 min of fame with new info.