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Sarasota officer placed on administrative leave amid criminal investigation

The officer, employed since 2023, was placed on paid leave after police learned of alleged misuse of law-enforcement-only search databases and began an audit.

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A Sarasota Police Department officer was placed on paid administrative leave during an ongoing criminal investigation involving the alleged misuse of agency technology. On Aug. 6 the agency became aware the officer allegedly misused law enforcement-only search databases, according to a statement issued by the SPD. An internal affairs investigation was immediately initiated and the officer was placed on leave on Aug. 7.  The officer was not ident…

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WPTV broke the news on Thursday, August 13, 2026.
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