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DeKalb deputy charged with Flock camera misuse; more Georgia officers fired
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DeKalb deputy charged with Flock camera misuse; more Georgia officers fired A DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been fired and also faces criminal charges after authorities said he misused the agency’s license plate reader system. Additionally, three Fayetteville police officers are out of a job after the department said Friday they looked up their own tag numbers or those belonging to people they know. They join a growing list of Georgia law enforcement officers who have recently...
DeKalb deputy charged with Flock camera misuse; more Georgia officers fired
A DeKalb County Sheriff’s Office deputy has been fired and also faces criminal charges after authorities said he misused the agency’s license plate reader system.
Additionally, three Fayetteville police officers are out of a job after the department said Friday they looked up their own tag numbers or those belonging to people they know.
They join a growing list of Georgia law enforcement officers who have recently been terminated or criminally charged for allegedly misusing the widespread surveillance technology.
In DeKalb, former Sgt. Kabiru Salawu, a nearly 17-year sheriff’s office veteran, was arrested Friday and charged with a felony violation of oath by a public officer and misuse of license plate data, a misdemeanor, according to the agency.
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