North Carolina detective charged with misusing automated license plate reader system
By Marisa Sardonia
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HARNETT COUNTY, North Carolina (WLOS) — A former detective in North Carolina was indicted on charges related to the misuse of government computer systems, state officials confirmed.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation said 45-year-old Jayne Louise Holland, a now-former detective with the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office, was indicted by a grand jury.
Holland faces the following charges: one felony count of unlawfully accessing a government computer and one misdemeanor count of an automated license plate reader system violation. She was taken into custody at the Wake County Detention Center on Tuesday and given a $5,000 bond, the SBI said.
This comes after the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office and the Harnett County District Attorney’s Office asked the SBI to investigate.
A number of law enforcement officials in North Carolina have faced investigations for alleged misuse of automated license plate readers.
In June, an officer with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department was arrested after state authorities accused him of illegally accessing Flock Safety cameras and running an unauthorized data request.
In August, an officer with the Mooresville Police Department was charged after being accused of using license plate readers to track her boyfriend’s ex-wife.
In September, an officer with the Wrightsville Beach Police Department was arrested after being accused of misusing an automated license plate reader system.
In October, a former deputy with the Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office faced more than a dozen charges after he was accused of misusing Flock Safety cameras.
Also in October, a Macon County Sheriff’s Office deputy was fired over reported misuse of license plate readers.
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