▁in ▁reality . ▁ ▁Because ▁of ▁the ▁exception al ▁disp ens ation ▁end owed ▁by ▁police ▁press ▁passes , ▁they ▁are ▁issued ▁with ▁dis cret ion – some ▁juris dict ions ▁require ▁an ▁in - person ▁interview ▁with ▁all ▁pros pective ▁applic ants , ▁complete ▁set ▁of ▁finger print s , ▁and ▁a ▁background ▁check . ▁ ▁Gener ally , ▁only ▁rep or ters ▁who ▁cover ▁breaking ▁news ▁are ▁el ig ible ; ▁other ▁journal ists ▁( feature ▁writers , ▁edit ors ▁and ▁editor ial ists , ▁fre el ance ▁writers , ▁and ▁blog gers ) ▁are ▁not . ▁ ▁Police - iss ued ▁passes ▁do ▁not ▁grant ▁access ▁to ▁government ▁press ▁con ferences ▁or ▁any ▁other ▁such ▁privileges : ▁they ▁are ▁only ▁recognized ▁by ▁emer gency ▁response ▁personnel , ▁and ▁only ▁valid ▁within ▁the ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁issu ing ▁ag encies . ▁ ▁Park ing ▁perm its ▁Police ▁par king ▁perm its , ▁issued ▁in ▁some ▁juris dict ions , ▁ex empt ▁news ▁vehicles ▁from ▁certain ▁par king ▁restrictions ▁while ▁on ▁the ▁job . ▁ ▁They ▁may ▁be ▁offered ▁to ▁any ▁news - g ather ing ▁organization ▁that ▁covers ▁breaking ▁news ▁for ▁use ▁in ▁company ▁vehicles ▁employed ▁by ▁full - time ▁rep or ters , ▁photograph ers , ▁and ▁camera ▁operators . ▁O ften , ▁these ▁perm its ▁are ▁only ▁granted ▁to ▁journal ists ▁who ▁already ▁carry ▁a ▁police ▁press ▁card . ▁ ▁When ▁consp ic u ously ▁displayed , ▁these ▁perm its ▁may ▁allow ▁the ▁bear er ▁to ▁park ▁in