GoKawiilSavannah police officer fired for sharing Flock camera login with ICE agent husband
Savannah Police Department fired officer Amber Harpe after an internal investigation found she gave her Flock license-plate reader login to her husband, Tyler Harpe, an ICE agent, violating department security rules against sharing such data with ICE. Using her credentials, he ran 983 searches tied to 97 license plates, most registered to Hispanic drivers, according to local station WJCL. The couple said the searches were for law-enforcement purposes only, not personal use.
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The case highlights how local police surveillance tools like Flock cameras can be accessed by federal immigration agents despite official policies barring such sharing, raising concerns about data misuse and racial profiling. It also shows internal disagreement within SPD over discipline, since a lighter suspension was overruled in favor of termination, suggesting leadership viewed the breach as serious. The pattern of searches skewed toward Hispanic drivers could fuel broader scrutiny of how license-plate data intersects with immigration enforcement.
- Amber Harpe was fired for sharing her Flock login with ICE agent husband Tyler Harpe.
- 983 searches tied to 97 license plates were conducted, mostly linked to Hispanic drivers.
- Harpe was one of six SPD employees fired in the probe, though unlike four others, she was not arrested.
Source: theverge.com — Terrence O'Brien, 2026-10-18
Published there as: “A Savannah police officer gave her Flock login to her ICE agent husband”
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