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 had unauthorized access to the system, Tyler Harpe conducted 983 searches…
Key points
- Former Savannah officer Amber Harpe was fired in August for sharing her Flock login with her ICE agent husband.
- Tyler Harpe ran 983 searches on 97 license plates, mostly registered to Hispanic drivers, according to WJCL.
- The Harpes said the searches were for law-enforcement purposes, not personal reasons.
A former Savannah police officer, Amber Harpe, was fired in August after a department investigation found she had given her Flock login information to her husband, Tyler Harpe, who is an ICE agent. The Savannah Police Department does not share its Flock data with ICE and said the access violated its security protocols.
Searches conducted
With unauthorized access to the system, Tyler Harpe carried out 983 searches involving 97 license plates, Savannah's local ABC affiliate WJCL reported. The plates were overwhelmingly registered to Hispanic drivers.
The Harpes defended their actions, saying they did not use the access for personal reasons and that the searches were strictly for "law-enforcement purposes."
law-enforcement purposes
— the Harpes
Discipline and dismissals
Interim Major Max Nowinsky first recommended a light eight-hour suspension for Harpe. Major Michelle Halford and Assistant Police Chief Robert Gavin disagreed and removed her from the force.
Harpe was fired along with five other SPD employees after an internal investigation uncovered Flock misuse. Four of those employees were later arrested, but Harpe was not among them.
