🌱 Patch AM: Mauldin officer fired after 166 Flock searches on ex’s vehicle

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In today's newsletter:

• Mauldin officer fired after 166 Flock searches on ex's vehicle
• Greenville debates Flock cameras after Mauldin officer's alleged misuse

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• Tuesday: Intervals of clouds and sun, with a high of 88 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Wednesday: Humid; an afternoon t-storm, temps: high: 84, low: 68.
• Thursday: Humid; a p.m. t-storm or two, with a high of 86 and low of 67 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Fired Mauldin officer used Flock 166 times to track ex, documents show (wspa.com) — A Mauldin police officer was fired after city officials concluded she repeatedly misused the city's Flock license-plate camera system to track a former significant other's vehicle. City documents say she ran 166 searches over several months, calling the conduct a serious breach of public trust and incompatible with continued employment in Mauldin.
   

• Public presses Greenville leaders to act on Flock cameras (wyff4.com) — Greenville residents are pressing city leaders to reconsider or remove Flock camera surveillance after several Upstate officers, including one in Mauldin, were fired over alleged misuse. During Monday's council meeting, members heard concerns but took no action, while one councilwoman emphasized existing policies and the need for more public information about how Flock is used and regulated.
   

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🗞 Nearby News

Simpsonville

• Fitness so easy you can do it while tailgating with ACAC Fitness & Wellness in Five Forks (wspa.com)
• Man tries to cash in stolen scratch-off tickets at QT gas station (wyff4.com)
• Learn about heart failure, Rotary Golf Tournament, Business News – In The Know 8-23 (greenvilleonline.com)

Greenville

• Greenville advances 135-acre Woodruff Road annexation: City Council notes (greenvillejournal.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: If you weren't so sweet, we wouldn't be in this jam! (Thank you Patti F. for sending it in!)
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