The officer resigned on Tuesday after evidence showed he conducted an unauthorized search of department and state databases for personal reasons.
Jamie Donnelly A Sierra Vista Police Department officer resigned on Tuesday after being indicted on charges of computer tampering for accessing information on the department and state database for personal reasons.
On April 20, SVPD received a brief from detectives that they had evidence showing Pyle had conducted an unauthorized search of the SVPD and state database and would be referring the case to the Cochise County Attorney’s Office for review, the news release said. That same day, Pyle was placed on paid administrative leave and SVPD opened an administrative investigation.
People are also reading… Pyle was notified that termination of employment proceedings were being initiated and he resigned effective immediately, the news release said. The case is being forwarded to the Arizona Peace Officers Standards and Training Board for its review.