When Springfield Police Department Detective Matthew Farmer Refused to Give His Name,
Private Investigator Derrick Marshall Was Forced to Identify Him Using His License Plate
Police Continue to Broadcast Social Security Numbers Following Complaint
My interview with Citizen For Justice pertaining to the broadcast of personal information by the law enforcement agencies in the Springfield/Greene County, MO area. The broadcasts have continued despite my complaints advising these agencies of the danger they present.
Last month I delivered complaints to the Springfield Police Department, Greene County Sheriff’s Department, and Springfield-Greene County 911 Emergency Communications, alerting those agencies that they were violating the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act by broadcasting social security numbers over public dispatch channels.
I believed that when an officer or deputy contacted a citizen who lacked an identification card, they would request that they provide their name, social security number, and date of birth. That information would then be read to a dispatcher over a channel available to anyone in the world with a police scanner app. With that, an identity thief could ruin a person’s credit through a variety of methods. [Read more…]
Springfield Police Department Detective Confronts Man Filming Police Station
Video of our confrontation with Springfield Police Department Detective Matt Farmer
In March of 2017 Citizens For Justice cameraman Matt Akins and I were confronted by Springfield Missouri Police Department Detective Matt Farmer while filming the SPD Headquarters. Akins had been following me as I investigated the public broadcast of private information by Springfield police officers. The investigation, which uncovered evidence that Social Security numbers were being read to the 911 call center over an unsecured dispatch channel available to anyone with a smart phone, led us to the Springfield Police Department General Headquarters. [Read more…]
Investigator Files a Complaint Against Springfield Police Department (Raw Footage)
Raw footage of my attorney Stephen Wyse and myself delivering a complaint to the Springfield Police Department in Springfield, MO. The complaint was to notify the department they were violating the Driver’s Privacy Protection Act by broadcasting social security numbers over a public dispatch channel.
On June 16, 2017 I delivered a complaint to the Springfield Missouri Police Department. The complaint stemmed from an investigation I conducted that uncovered numerous alleged violations of the federal Drivers Privacy Protection Act. Stephen Wyse, my civil rights attorney, accompanied me on my mission.
The complaint alleged that Springfield police officers, along with Greene County Sheriff’s deputies, and Springfield-Greene County Emergency 911 employees were broadcasting social security numbers over publicly available dispatch channels. The incidents were occurring when law enforcement officers came into contact with citizens lacking a state ID. The officers seemed to have a policy of requesting the person give them a name, date of birth, and social security number, which they would then read over the air to the dispatch center on an unprotected channel. [Read more…]