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N.C. officer arrested, accused of using ALPR database to give undercover vehicle information to 'drug target'
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officer has been arrested after being accused of using ALPR and other technology to help the subject of a drug investigation, WBTV reported.
An arrest affidavit obtained by WBTV shows that Seth Daniel Elliot, 25, was contacted by “drug target” in July.
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Elliot is accused of searching for the plate in a Flock Safety database, as well as in the Criminal Justice Law Enforcement Automated Data Services portal and providing the information to the drug target, WBTV reported.
“Misusing law enforcement technology or accessing confidential information for non-law enforcement purposes is a betrayal of the public’s trust and a violation of everything this profession stands for.