To answer simply, they can. Just like they can lie, deal/sell real drugs, show false information for evidence(like if you hired a hitman and create a fake pic to prove the person was wacked) or just whatever they need to do that's in the boundaries of the department policies. Will they is a different story. I'm sure if anything they may not use copyrighted photos, but then again what is going to stop them, I doubt the owner will find out little Beaumont TX used their photos for a short amount of time for a sting. My answer isn't from Google, as much is it may scare people off, I know plenty of LEO. Alot of my family and extend family are LEO.
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