Police officers are being held accountable for using their database access to stalk women

TL;DR

Former Norwalk Police Officer Taranjit Singh resigned in 2021 before he could be punished after his department tracked down four women who he either pulled over and threatened to give them a ticket unless they gave him their cellphone number or obtained their names and addresses through the same database system Zarbo allegedly used, documents said.According to the warrant, Zarbo sent a text message to a dispatcher while working a Black Friday holiday event shift on Nov. 25 at an Old Saybrook Walmart, requesting a woman's license plate be checked to get her name and personal information.Investigators construed Zarbo's response to mean he was seeking to contact the woman for a date, which would be an improper use of the system, the warrant said.The dispatcher and Zarbo exchanged quips and crying with laughter smiley face emojis by text before the officer announced over the radio he needed the woman's license plate to be checked, the warrant said.“The Old Saybrook Police Department takes our responsibility to ensure that department employees are adhering to workplace expectations and the law very seriously,” Police Chief Michael Spera said in a statement about Zarbo's arrest."

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