A Savannah police officer gave her Flock login to her ICE agent husband
Now, former Savannah police officer Amber Harpe was fired in August following a department investigation that found she had shared her Flock login information with her husband, Tyler Harpe, an ICE agent. SPD does not share its Flock data with ICE and said sharing access to the system violated the department's security protocols. While he […]
Savannah police officer Amber Harpe's career came to an abrupt end after she was found guilty of sharing her Flock login credentials with her ICE agent husband, Tyler Harpe. The department's investigation revealed that Tyler had conducted 983 searches on the system, predominantly targeting Hispanic drivers. Despite the Harpes' claim that their actions were strictly for "law-enforcement purposes" and not for personal gain, the Savannah Police Department (SPD) suspended Harpe for merely eight hours.
However, this lenient punishment was overridden by Interim Major Max Nowinsky and Major Michelle Halford, who decided to terminate her employment. Harpe was not the only one to face termination; five other SPD employees were fired due to Flock misuse. Of these, four were subsequently arrested, but Harpe did not share their fate.
The department emphasized that sharing access to the Flock system violated its stringent security protocols and was strictly prohibited.
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