some cops got suspended for just being smolbean watchers
https://nitter.perennialte.ch/ashtonhackmantv/status/2103229996521206205
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All five IMPD officers charged with abusing licsense plate reader technology are in custody.
Below is a breakdown of the allegations for each officer.
Matthew Binford:
- One count of official misconduct and one count of fraud
- Listed in documents as an IMPD officer
- Allegedly used another officer's saved Flock credentials to track his ex-wife's vehicle more than 1,000 times over roughly a year
- IMPD says Binford had four years of service before being suspended and recommended for termination.
Abigail Cramer:
- Six counts of official misconduct and six counts of fraud
- Listed in the documents as an IMPD officer
- Allegedly used the Flock camera network to track her wife's ex-wife, including hundreds of searches tied to vehicles connected to that family
- Cramer allegedly entered many of the searches as "work" despite having no law enforcement purpose.
- IMPD says Cramer had five years of service before submitting her resignation
Cassandra Crawley:
- Eight counts of official misconduct and eight counts of fraud
- Listed in documents as an IMPD officer
- Allegedly tracked police and civilian vehicles belonging to fellow IMPD officers, including a lieutenant investigators say she previously dated.
- IMPD says Crawley had seven years of service before being suspended and recommended for termination.
Michael Rogers:
- Three counts of official misconduct and three counts of fraud
- Listed in documents as an IMPD officer
- Allegedly used cameras to monitor his wife and an Indianapolis firefighter he believed was having an affair with her
- Investigators allege Rogers searched the firefighter's vehicle nearly 2,800 times and his own vehicle roughly 1,500 times
- IMPD says Rogers had 16 years of service before being suspended and recommended for termination.
Jonathan Schultz (pictured):
- 12 counts of official misconduct, 12 counts of fraud and two counts of stalking
- Listed in documents as an IMPD detective
- Allegedly conducted nearly 1,400 unauthorized Flock searches involving women he met through gyms and workout classes, his ex-wife
- Prosecutors say he used police databases to actively monitor at two women he was romantically interested in
- IMPD says Schultz had 12 years of service before being suspended and recommended for termination.
Especially if you count each violation separately, we've gotta be at the point that more crimes have been committed with the damn things than helped solved and/or prevented