Five officers face charges after Indiana police department finds ALPR technology misuse
The reported misuse happened before the department’s new ALPR policy, police say
INDIANAPOLIS (WNDU) - Four suspended officers and one former officer with the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department (IMPD) were accused of fraud and official misconduct after reportedly misusing automatic license plate reader (ALPR) technology.
Michael Rogers, Cassandra Crawley, Matthew Binford and another unnamed officer were all suspended and recommended for termination. The unnamed officer’s identity has not been released because the warrant is sealed.
Abigail Cramer resigned from IMPD after the officers were placed on administrative duty following the investigation’s preliminary findings.
In August and September, internal audits found potential ALPR misuse, according to IMPD. The police department investigated, and all five officers were placed on administrative duty with no police powers or access to ALPR systems.
According to IMPD, the reported misuse happened before the department’s new ALPR policy, which requires every ALPR user to sign the policy to keep access.
IMPD said it has implemented stronger auditing to more quickly identify and investigate potential license plate reader misuse.
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