According to court filings, Gannon and his wife, Janet, had videocameras set up at both the front and rear entrances of their home. During an interview with police, Janet Gannon told investigators that the couple bought the cameras from Wal-Mart because there had been some criminal mischief in the parking lot in front of their home.
Michael Gannon came to the police station Tuesday with a videotape that he said showed the officers being ?discourteous.? The tape included a recording of a conversation Gannon had with officers and a second conversation the police had when they were alone. While Gannon waited in the lobby of the station, police reviewed the tape. When they discovered the officers did not know they were being recorded, they arrested Gannon.
Yesterday, Nashua Police Sgt. Detective Jeff Maher said that although the cameras were not hidden and police officers were on Gannon?s property when the recording allegedly occurred, Gannon never told the police officers that he was recording their actions and conversations. That makes it a crime, he said.
?Just the fact this recording occurred, a crime was committed,? Maher said.