Dispatcher Fired For Misusing Database

A Lake County (Fla.) sheriff’s dispatcher was fired last month for improper access to the state’s driver’s license files, and investigators are following up on what she might have done with the information. Kaley Walker allegedly inquired on the names of 13 sheriff’s deputies, and later told investigators she was simply curious and trying to put a face to the names. She made the improper searches between Dec. 2008 and April 2009. Walker. Sheriff Gary Borders says it’s not clear if she was passing the information to others. He said three of the deputies worked undercover, and but believes their safety was not compromised. Walker was a two-year veteran of the agency, and has appealed her firing.