Coverage dated November 5, 2026

Charges dropped against Pinellas deputy who ran 381 ALPR inquiries on woman

Headline from WFLA

The charges against a disgraced Pinellas County deputy were dropped after authorities found that Florida law does not support criminal charges for his reported conduct.

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  1. Tampa Bay Times

    Charges dropped against ex-Pinellas deputy accused of abusing license plate reader database (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Tampa Bay Times's feed description

    Prosecutors have dropped the criminal charges against a now-former Pinellas County sheriff’s deputy accused of querying the agency’s automatic license plate reader database some 300 times to track the car of a woman he wanted to date.

  2. WFLA

    Charges dropped against Pinellas deputy who ran 381 ALPR inquiries on woman (opens WFLA)

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    WFLA's feed description

    The charges against a disgraced Pinellas County deputy were dropped after authorities found that Florida law does not support criminal charges for his reported conduct.

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