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State Orders Nye County Sheriff To Address Database Misuse
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Status
Reported, not yet confirmed
Independent sources
3
First seen
Oct 12, 2:21 PM PDT
updated Oct 14, 6:37 PM PDT
Topic
Local News
Reported by Las Vegas Review-Journal, KLAS (8 News Now CBS) and Pahrump Valley Times, not yet confirmed.
What Happened
The state has ordered the Nye County sheriff to address database misuse after an audit showed the Nye County Sheriff’s Office misused a confidential database 102 times, Pahrump Valley Times and KLAS (8 News Now CBS) reported. The Nye County manager has also reinstated the sheriff’s access to police databases, the Las Vegas Review-Journal reported.
Written by our system from the sources below (3), version 3, Oct 14, 8:23 PM PDT. Official warnings are never rewritten: they are quoted as issued.
- Nye County manager reinstates sheriff’s access to police databases · Las Vegas Review-Journal
- State orders Nye County sheriff to address database misuse · Pahrump Valley Times
- Nye County Sheriff’s Office misused confidential database 102 times, audit shows · KLAS (8 News Now CBS)
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How It Unfolded
Official Confirmation
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