Georgia police chief charged with using license plate readers to stalk and harass people

GA police chief arrested, allegedly used license plate cameras to stalk people

A small-town Georgia police chief abruptly resigned Wednesday, hours before his arrest on charges connected with the illegal use of automated license plate recognition cameras to stalk and harass multiple individuals. Michael Steffman, 49, had served as the chief of police since April in Braselton, about 45 miles from Atlanta.  The Georgia Bureau of Investigation (GBI) revealed in a press release that Steffman had been charged with stalking, har…

Ga. PD chief resigns, is charged with using LPRs to stalk, harass people

The GBI charged former Braselton chief Michael Steffman with stalking, harassing communications, misuse of automated LPR systems and violating his oath

Georgia police chief charged with using license plate readers to stalk and harass people

The town manager expressed disappointment over the situation.

Georgia police chief arrested on stalking charges hours after announcing retirement

A police chief in Georgia was arrested for allegedly misusing his department's technology to stalk and harass people mere hours after he announced his retirement from the force he served for more than two decades.

Georgia Police Chief Charged With Using License Plate Readers to Stalk and Harass People

BRASELTON, Ga. (AP) — A police chief in suburban Atlanta has been arrested on charges that he used the city’s automated license plate recognition cameras to stalk and harass multiple people. Michael Steffman, 49, had been the police chief since April in Braselton, about 45 miles (73 kilometers) northeast of Atlanta. He had worked as […]

Braselton chief arrested, accused of using police cameras to stalk people

Chief Michael Steffman resigned hours before he was arrested on stalking and harassment charges.