As it turns out he was on duty (reporting to court to testify), it's a LODD for a public servant. That deserves news IMO. And who cares if it got extra attention because he's a cop honestly? If it makes just one phone-texting asshole put the phone down, look up, and save one of our lives as a result, then a little air time is worth it. Worst case, OMG you "had" to listen to it get reported a couple extra times. If your time was that valuable you wouldn't spend it in front of a TV anyway.