SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) - The Savannah Police Department terminated 4 sworn officers and 2 civilian labor pursuing an soul investigation into misuse of the department’s Flock Safety License Plate Reader system. All six cases are besides nether independent criminal investigation by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation.
The six labor were placed connected administrative time off past week aft a proactive reappraisal of strategy activity identified searches that appeared to person been conducted for purposes unrelated to morganatic rule enforcement activity.
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SPD started an soul investigation July 27 and referred each six cases to the GBI for independent criminal review.
What the investigation found
SPD’s administrative investigation wished the labor violated section policies governing the authorized usage of rule enforcement exertion and departmental resources. Investigators recovered that labor were moving searches connected individual acquaintances and family members. One serviceman was recovered to person fixed personification from an extracurricular rule enforcement agency entree to SPD’s Flock Safety system, which they weren’t authorized to do.
How the activity was detected
The activity was identified done the departments auditing and oversight of the Flock Safety system, including usage of the Flock Safety Audit Assist program, which became disposable successful April.
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Every hunt tally done the Flock Safety level is automatically logged — who ran it, when, and the logic they gave for doing it. SPD said they besides person different safeguards successful place, including mandatory training, role-based entree controls and supervisory oversight.
Oversight changes pursuing investigation
Following the findings, SPD implemented recurring play audits conducted by the Office of Professional Standards. Those reviews are designed to guarantee compliance pinch section argumentation and place irregular aliases perchance unauthorized activity.
What comes next
The soul investigation is wrapped up — the six labor person been terminated. But the GBI’s criminal investigation is still ongoing, and SPD said it will support cooperating fully.
The names of the fired labor aren’t being released correct now. The metropolis and SPD said that’s because of the ongoing GBI criminal investigation and an worker appeals process still underway. They said much accusation will beryllium made disposable erstwhile it’s legally permissible and won’t interfere pinch either process.
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