The Athens-Clarke County Police Department says it fired an employee after an internal investigation into improper use of the automated license plate reader system.
The department announced Friday it started the investigation on Thursday after receiving a complaint from the employee’s ex-wife.
The initial investigation found that Nick Barker, a criminal intelligence analyst supervisor, used the police department’s Flock Automated License Plate Reader system to search his ex-wife’s vehicle license plate numerous times over several months in 2025…