[tanknetter]

Yes, what is strange is the police told WTOP the name of the female detective who was murdered, but WTOP won't release the name

Not necessarily. Chances are that the local stations are going to find out somehow, so it's better to give them the information up front, with the condition that they don't release it until given the ok. It also allows them to prep their stories and have them ready to run when the ok is given.

It reminds me of an incident that happened with General Patton, right before Operation Husky iirc. Patton called in the press, showed them the invasion maps and walked them through the operation ... before it happened. He then admonished them about what was on the line if they talked (let alone ran the story), and allegedly later remarked that it was probably the only night of the war that the press actually stayed sober.

[Romanov]

"It reminds me of an incident that happened with General Patton, right before Operation Husky iirc. Patton called in the press, showed them the invasion maps and walked them through the operation ... before it happened. He then admonished them about what was on the line if they talked (let alone ran the story), and allegedly later remarked that it was probably the only night of the war that the press actually stayed sober."

Yep, but that was back in the days when the American press was actually pro-American! Can you imagine a similiar situation today? I shudder at the thought.