Sandy • Kevin Pepper was warned twice not to look up friends, family or co-workers in any law enforcement database unless he had a legitimate reason.
But Pepper wanted to look up his own truck to see when the registration needed to be renewed. He wondered if his son-in-law’s unpaid traffic tickets had led to warrants being issued. And he wanted to know his supervisors’ dates of birth so he could mark their birthdays on his calendar. Pepper said he couldn’t remember why he looked up his ex-wife.
“Over 30 years in law enforcement, and I should have known better,” Pepper told a meeting of the Utah Peace Officer Standards and Training Council.