{"id":2687150,"date":"2026-10-18T11:16:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-18T15:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-hides-identity-of-high-ranking-cop-who-abused-confidential-state-database\/"},"modified":"2026-10-18T11:16:58","modified_gmt":"2026-10-18T15:16:58","slug":"california-hides-identity-of-high-ranking-cop-who-abused-confidential-state-database","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-hides-identity-of-high-ranking-cop-who-abused-confidential-state-database\/","title":{"rendered":"California Hides Identity of &#8216;High-Ranking&#8217; Cop Who Abused &#8216;Confidential&#8217; State Database"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcalifornia-hides-identity-of-high-ranking-cop-who-abused-confidential-state-database%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2687150&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>A state law enforcement officer used a confidential police database to dig up information on coworkers, relatives and local officials.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The unnamed \u201chigh-ranking\u201d officer searched the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (CLETS) for the home addresses and vehicles of six other employees without a legitimate business need, California State Auditor Grant Parks\u2019 office found in a <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.auditor.ca.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/I2026-1-Report.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> released Oct. 1.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">This follows Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom\u2019s veto of a <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=202520260SB274\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bill<\/a> in Oct. 2025 that would have required public agencies to <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">document<\/a> employee searches of license plate reader data and cap how long they can keep the data.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cA high\u2011ranking law enforcement officer misused access to a confidential law enforcement database by looking up information about himself, his family members, agency staff, and vehicles without a business purpose for doing so,\u201d the report stated in the Unnamed State Agency section.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cWe are not naming the agency that is the subject of this report because doing so may identify or lead to the identification of the individuals mentioned in the report, which would violate state law.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Using CLETS, this officer also ran searches on a deputy district attorney, a county supervisor and 65 vehicles listed for sale online, according to the report. A family member then bought one of the vehicles.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The individual conceded he had been \u201cdoing more than [he] should\u201d and claimed his searches of coworkers were \u201cpart of threat assessments.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The auditor did not name the officer or specific agency as the auditor is required to \u201c[keep] confidential the identity of the employee or employees involved,\u201d <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/leginfo.legislature.ca.gov\/faces\/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV&#038;sectionNum=8547.7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">according<\/a> to California state whistleblower law.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The California State Auditor\u2019s office and the California Department of Justice each did not immediately respond to the Daily Caller News Foundation\u2019s request for comment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The undisclosed agency \u201ctook appropriate personnel action\u201d and no criminal charges were filed after the local district attorney passed on the case, according to the report.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">Agencies across the state reported 7,275 CLETS violations to the Department of Justice in 2023, documents <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eff.org\/deeplinks\/2025\/01\/california-police-misused-state-databases-more-7000-times-2023\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">obtained<\/a> by the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) show. Nearly all of the violations, 6,789, came from the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department, which ran concealed carry permit applicants in violation of CLETS rules.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">\u201cQuerying the Automated Criminal History System for licensing, employment or certification purposes (e.g. , Carry Concealed Weapon permits),\u201d the California Department of Justice <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/oag.ca.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/18-07-cjis-misuse-info-bulletin_0.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> in an April 2018 bulletin on CLETS misuse.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">CLETS is one of the few police databases that requires agencies to report misuse, while license plate reader systems face no such requirements, the EFF noted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__paragraph\">The statewide network lets LEOs pull information \u201csuch as the criminal history or driving record of an individual,\u201d the California State Auditor <a class=\"LexicalEditorTheme__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.auditor.ca.gov\/reports\/i2026-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">wrote<\/a> in its Oct. 1 report.<\/p>\n<div class=\"disclaimer\">\n<p>All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is available without charge to any legitimate news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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