Highlights
- A Goodyear officer was placed on administrative leave after a July 21 Flock ALPR audit flagged a possible criminal violation.
- Glendale Police Department is conducting the criminal investigation to ensure an impartial outside review.
- Goodyear operates 33 Flock cameras and says it will keep using them despite similar scandals in Chandler, Apache Junction, and Tempe.
- The officer's identity and the specific alleged violations will not be disclosed until the criminal investigation concludes.
A Goodyear police officer is on administrative leave after an internal affairs audit of the department's Flock automated license plate reader system flagged what investigators describe as a possible criminal violation, Goodyear Police announced Tuesday.
The audit began July 21 as part of the department's regular internal affairs review process. The following day, investigators identified concerning activity suggesting a potential department policy violation. The officer was immediately removed from duty and cut off from department computer systems. When investigators determined the conduct may also constitute a crime, the department handed the criminal probe to Glendale Police Department to ensure an independent review, Goodyear Police said. The department's own internal investigation into policy violations will resume after Glendale concludes its work.
Goodyear Police Chief Brian Issitt, in a written release, said the audit performed as designed: "The public trusts us with powerful law enforcement tools, and that trust requires both strong policies and meaningful oversight." Issitt added that when investigators found a possible criminal component, the department requested an outside inquiry. "Accountability applies to every member of this department,
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