The Brief
- Apache Junction Police say they have completed an internal investigation into one of their officers.
- The officer was accused of using Automated License Plate Readers to find a family member.
- Police in Apache Junction will hold a news conference on Aug. 10 to discuss the case.
APACHE JUNCTION, Ariz. – Officials with the Apache Junction Police Department say they will hold a news conference Monday afternoon to discuss an internal investigation over a police officer’s “improper use of Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) technology to locate a family member.”
The backstory:
In a statement released on Aug. 10, Apache Junction Police said they began an internal investigation into the matter, after they identified an officer who “accessed law-enforcement technology for a purpose that was not related to an authorized law-enforcement investigation or official police business.”…