Michael Gannon, 40, was arrested June 27, after his home security camera made video and audio recordings of detectives who had come to 26 Morgan St. looking for his teenage son.
Gannon was arrested on felony wiretapping charges after he brought the recordings to the police station to complain that a detective was rude to him. The case drew international ire, especially online, and police later opted to drop the charges. Police also concluded that Gannon rsquo;s complaint against the detective was justified.
Police later returned Gannon rsquo;s cameras and recording equipment, though he said the wiring was damaged when police pulled them from the mounts. Police refused to give back Gannon rsquo;s tapes, however, saying they were illegal recordings, and thus contraband. Gannon rsquo;s lawyer, Larry Vogelman of Manchester, said Thursday he rsquo;s still negotiating with the department to get the tapes back.
Gannon hopes the tapes will serve as evidence for a lawsuit against police, he said Thursday. Representative Dudley Dumaine, R-Auburn, wants to change that. Last week, Dumaine and five other sponsors introduced House Bill 97, which would add an exception to the law, letting property owners record their own premises, with or without warning.
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