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Savannah officer fired over Flock login shared with ICE husband

Amber Harpe's account ran nine hundred eighty-three searches on ninety-seven plates between January and July, and ICE says it is investigating; Savannah police say they never shared Flock data.

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  1. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWelcome back. Next, Savannah, Georgia, where a police officer has been fired over a login she shared with her husband.

  2. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe Verge reports Amber Harpe was fired in August after an investigation found she gave her Flock login to her husband, Tyler Harpe, an ICE agent.

  3. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentFlock runs license plate readers. The department's investigation found her account was used for nine hundred eighty-three searches involving ninety-seven plates between January and July.

  4. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorGizmodo reports South Carolina plates accounted for seven hundred eighty-eight of those searches, and most of the owners flagged were Hispanic, according to investigators.

  5. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentTyler Harpe said in an interview, quote, "Every name that I ever ran was an ICE target."

  6. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentHe reportedly said he had no Flock account through Homeland Security.

  7. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorSavannah police say they do not share Flock data with ICE. ICE says it is investigating because of its agent's involvement.

  8. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentFour other fired employees were later charged by the Georgia Bureau of Investigation. She wasn't one of them, and she canceled a civil hearing.

  9. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIn television, we call that a long week for Savannah. Also tonight, Dancing with the Stars.

  10. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorPro dancer Val Chmerkovskiy was suspended for one week, the show announced Saturday. USA Today says he has now addressed it.

  11. Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentPer Today, it started with a status saying, "You almost saw Fresh Prince enter the ballroom last night." Posting got him benched.

  12. Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorAlan Bersten, eliminated in Week 2, steps in to dance with Jenna Dewan on Dedication Night.

  13. Dr. Nina Byte · Tech & Science CorrespondentA comeback after elimination. That's more than most science fairs offer.

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