{
  "id": 3472588,
  "title": "Savannah Police audits 39,000 Flock searches; 6 employees fired, 4 arrested",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/26/savannah-police-audits-39-000-flock-searches-6-employees-fired-4",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-26T08:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/us/savannah-audited-39000-flock-searches-and-found-34-unjustified-6-employees-were-fired-and-4-have-now-been-arrested/articleshow/133531276.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Savannah Police Department has conducted an audit of 39,000 searches carried out using the Flock Safety license plate reader system. Six former employees have been fired as a result of the investigation, with four of them subsequently arrested. The four arrested former employees are former police officers Marquis Dillard, Donald Phillips, Matthew Rich, and current community service specialist Calandic Thomas. According to prosecutors, all four had run searches on personal acquaintances and family members, with some using the system unauthorised. The Savannah Police Chief and Mayor have condemned the actions, stating that the trust of the public was breached.",
  "summary": "Four former Savannah Police Department employees have been arrested over alleged misuse of the Flock Safety license plate reader system. The arrests followed an internal audit of 39,000 searches, which flagged 127 for review and found 34 were unjustified. Six employees were fired, while the Georgia Bureau of Investigation continues to investigate the case.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}