Police have not released the identities of the six employees because the investigations remain ongoing. Police have not released the identities of the six employees because the investigations remain ongoing. Savannah city leaders are defending the police department's use of Flock license plate reader technology while promising accountability after six Savannah Police Department employees were accused of misusing the system for personal reasons. The six employees — four sworn officers and two civilian employees — remain on administrative leave while both the Savannah Police Department and the Georgia Bureau of Investigation conduct separate investigations. During a news conference Monday, Savannah Mayor Van Johnson did not hide his frustration over the allegations. "To be totally honest, I'm disappointed and pissed off about it," Johnson said. According to city leaders, the alleged misconduct was uncovered through the department's own internal oversight process, not because of a public complaint. "We didn't hide this, wait for a public complaint or try to do it quietly," Johnson said. "We reported it internally, referred it to the state for independent review, removed those employees from duty and tightened oversight." Police say every search conducted through the Flock camera system is logged, including who performed the search, when it occurred and the reason for the search. As part of a recent internal review, the department audited about 40,000 searches using a new…
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