Chandler officer quits over Flock camera misuse

If a Chandler police officer has resigned after admitting to using flock technology camera technology for personal reasons Chandler police says a routine audit discovered an anomaly of unusual usage Fox 10 investigator Justin Lum first broke the news of this man's Resignation and he joins us live in the studio with the latest Here's what we know Chandler PD says this officer submitted their resignation But was placed on administrative leave once this quote unusual usage was found earlier today We confirmed through two sources within the city including councilmember Odie Harris that the officer had resigned Hours later the official statement says the unnamed officer used flock Technology to locate an older family member who had previous health concerns Chandler PD says it verified the misuse which is allegedly linked to a family member and not the public CPD public information officer Ryan Cody says the resignation happened before a formal investigation Could take place But I can tell you that Chandler PD provided an internal affairs case number to me just yesterday When I asked about the employment status of the officer Cody said that information is part of the internal investigation The city spokesperson also confirmed an open investigation now today's statement says this formal investigation Never even started, but here's Chandler police chief Brian Chapman last Friday speaking to the press about the probe As a result we immediately launched an internal investigation to determine exactly what happened Part of that investigation will be to determine if flock was used Inappropriately and if so discipline will follow Again, the initial announcement came out last Friday, but due to the resignation Chandler PD is closing the case We have filed the records request for it to learn as much as we can now I did speak to Chandler PD spokesperson Ryan Cody over the phone after we asked him to clarify the difference between internal and formal for an Investigation he says the internal part was underway, but the fact-finding mission had not started He would not tell me when the officer was placed on administrative leave, but that the resignation was submitted soon after I'm Foxton investigator Justin long