Police in Fairfield, California are accused of browsing for woman on dating sites, such as Tinder, eHarmony, and Match.com on company time on investigations bureau office computers, and then cross checking the women’s profiles on a confidential law enforcement database that includes DMV, state and federal records.
Court documents show that Fairfield Police Officers Stephen Ruiz and Jacob Glashoff used work time and government equipment to search for women on Internet dating sites. Their desktop computers, laptops, cellphones, and police-issued Apple iPads have been seized by an internal affairs investigator, and the Northern California Computer Crimes Task Force is working with the California Department of Justice, Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Analysis on the case.
Another police officer informed a supervisor of the activities after the police officer suspects spoke openly about their activities.
Both police officers are still assigned to their regular duties, but if allegations are confirmed, they could face felony charges.
Most police departments have strict guidelines about the activities that access confidential law enforcement databases.
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