A Flock Safety automated license plate reader camera (FOX 5 Atlanta). HALL COUNTY, Ga. – A Hall County Sheriff's Office deputy resigned Friday following an internal investigation into unauthorized license plate searches using the agency's Flock Safety system. Brandon Sanders submitted his resignation Friday after Internal Affairs investigators found he used the Flock system while off duty to run license plate searches not authorized by the agency. Couch stated the agency uncovered seven total policy violations during a broad audit, terminating three employees and accepting four resignations. The Internal Affairs Unit finished auditing the agency's Flock system on Sept. 4 after reviewing 758 searches and flagging 85 as suspicious. Sanders, who had been with the agency since Dec. 2021, conducted multiple unauthorized plate searches while off duty. The sheriff's office referred Sanders and the other six former employees to the Georgia Bureau of Investigation or the Hall County Solicitor for potential criminal charges. All seven cases were also submitted to the Georgia Peace Officer Standards and Training Council, which could revoke their officer certifications. The Hall County Sheriff's Office has come under recent scrutiny over the last year, not only for accusations against deputies misusing the Flock camera system. Here's a look at some of the recent troubles: Officials have not released the specific license plate numbers or names of the individuals Sanders searched…
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