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From what I can find, It is not illegal to do what the young man in the first story did. In most states you are allowed to take photographs of anyone in a public place for personal use. NOW the laws come into play when you intend to use it for commercial use. Then in most states you are required to have the subject of the photo sign a release form in order for you to publish the photo. Law enforcement are no different than any other person.
The only exceptions to this is if you were to be taking photos with a zoom lens from the street into someone's house or bathroom, or taking photos of a government facility where usually there are signs posted (no photography of video taping) but those are exceptions. I think I would be safe to say that neither of these came into play in the first article.
As for the second article - I would like to hear, from a neutral party, that the house actually did have signs posted announcing the use of cameras. The family says it does but the police didn't mention it. Are the labels in fine print on the back door only? Where are the labels, are they in clear view, and did the family actually remind the officers that they were using videos surveilance? I'm sceptical because there are gaps in that story.
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