California reporter vows to protect source after police raid

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A freelance journalist is vowing to protect his source after San Francisco police raided his home and office as part of a criminal investigation.

Bryan Carmody tells the Los Angeles Times that officers handcuffed him Friday as they confiscated items including his cellphone, computer and cameras. The newspaper reported Saturday that a judge signed off on search warrants, which stated officers were investigating "stolen or embezzled" property.

Authorities say the raid came during an ongoing probe into who leaked a confidential police report about the Feb. 22 death of San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi.

Carmody says investigators previously asked him to identify the source that provided him with the report. Carmody says he politely declined. He says he worked with three TV news stations on the Adachi story.