An agent with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration conducted unauthorized immigration-related searches of the city’s license plate data in February and March of this year, Louisville Metro Police announced Tuesday.
Following an investigation, Louisville Metro police determined the agent was able to access the database because an LMPD detective shared his password because they were working on narcotics cases together.
The searches were discovered and revealed by the Kentucky Center for Investigative Reporting, and prompted LMPD Police Chief Paul Humphrey to open an internal investigation…