Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 Page 21 Page 22 Page 23 Page 24 Page 25 Page 26 Page 27 Page 28 Page 29 Page 30 Page 31 Page 32 Page 33 Page 34 Page 35 Page 36 Page 37 Page 38 Page 39 Page 40AMERICAN POLICE BEAT: JULY 2016 9 Corporal Elizabeth Hardy of the Savannah Chatham Police Department in Georgia high- fives three young children cheering from the sidelines at the Heroes Heat of the Savannah Mile. The Savannah Mile takes place Memorial Day weekend and all proceeds go to the 200 Club of the Coastal Empire, which provides immediate financial assistance to the surviving spouses and children of local law enforcement officers and firefighters who lost their lives in the line-of-duty while protecting their communities. (Josh Galemore/Savannah Morning News via AP) “Well if you’re not doing anything wrong, what the hell are you worried about?” In West Virginia, a sheriff being sued by a former dep- uty, says the whole thing’s being blown out of propor- tion. Ritchie County Sheriff Bryan Backus is responding to a lawsuit that claims he violated the civil rights of a former deputy by installing a GPS tracking device on his police cruiser without getting a warrant. “This is just a frivolous lawsuit designed to retaliate because a deputy lost his job,” Backus said in an email to the Gazette Mail newspa- per. The plaintiff was recently fired from the sheriff’s de- partment after being on paid administrative leave begin- ning in 2014, according to his attorneys. Ritchie Circuit Judge Tim- othy Sweeney dismissed criminal charges against the deputy last year. The former deputy was facing charges of falsifying accounts and embezzle- ment, based on information obtained from the tracking device. Judge Sweeney said that rules are rules and cops have rights too, when he ruled that there was no exception to the warrant requirement in dealing with the GPS installed on the cruiser. Asbury has also filed a lawsuit against Ronald Bar- niak, a former sheriff in Ritchie County and Backus’ chief administrator. The lawsuit claims the men have a history of violat- ing deputies’ constitutional rights. “I have conducted the business of this office with honesty, integrity and pro- fessionalism, and I therefore, have held my staff to the same standards,” Backus’ email reads. “This is all over a black eye and truth will prevail, as good will always win over evil.” Deputies sue Sheriff for “spying” on them www.vehiclehistory.gov American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators Bureau of Justice Assistance U.S. Department of Justice A P r o v en Resource for Law Enforc e m e n t W S I N • R M I N • M OCIC • ROCIC • MAGLOC L E N • N E S P I N The Na  onal Motor Vehicle Title Informa  on System (NMVTIS) Database assists inves  gators with: • Auto The   Inves  ga  ons • Smuggling (weapons, drugs, etc.) • Insurance and Title Fraud • Odometer Tampering and Rollbacks • Iden  ty The   • Salvage, Junkyard, Dealership Inves  ga  ons NMVTIS Law Enforcement Access Tool (LEAT) provides inves  gators with a report  that includes the Junk, Salvage, and Insurer Database; NICB Clone Database; NICB  Counterfeit Database; NICB Flood Damage Database; Mexico Stolen Vehicle Database;  USDOT Dealer Rebate Program; brand informa  on; Na  onal Vehicle Service; JSI  informa  on; a VIN analyzer; a comprehensive   tle history from each state; and more. National Motor Vehicle Title Information System A Proven Reliable Database for Law Enforcement Vechicle Inves  ga  ons  NO COST to law enforcement The U.S. Department of Jus  ce  off  ers the NMVTIS database  at no cost to law enforcement  agencies.   For More Informa  on  E‐mail NMVTIS@usdoj.gov NMVTIS Web site  www.vehiclehistory.gov