Former Savannah Police Department (SPD) officer Amber Harpe was fired in August following an internal investigation into a security breach. The department determined that Harpe had shared her login credentials for the Flock Safety system—a network of automated license plate readers—with her husband, Tyler Harpe, who is an agent for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

According to the SPD, the department does not share its Flock data with federal immigration authorities. By providing her husband with her login information, Amber Harpe violated the department's established security protocols. Records indicate that Tyler Harpe utilized this unauthorized access to conduct 983 searches involving 97 different license plates. Data analysis reported by local affiliate WJCL suggests that the vast majority of these searches were associated with Hispanic drivers.

While the department has characterized the incident as a breach of policy, the Harpes have defended their actions. The specific nature of their defense remains unclear, as the provided reports do not detail the couple's stated justification for the unauthorized use of the surveillance technology. The incident has raised questions regarding the security of local law enforcement data and the potential for unauthorized inter-agency information sharing.