Officer arrested for misuse of GCIC database

Officer arrested for misuse of GCIC database

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Thursday, February 24. 2011

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A Commerce police officer faces a felony charge after he allegedly ran a tag number on the Georgia Crime Information Center for reasons unrelated to police work.

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation arrested officer Matthew Scott Rogers, 44, Tuesday on a charge of criminal invasion of privacy. He was released from the Jackson County Jail on $2,000 bond.

According to the GBI, Rogers used the GCIC database to run a license plate number for personal reasons. It is against the law for officers to use the database for reasons other than legitimate police purposes.

Commerce police chief John Gaissert said he received a complaint last week alleging that Rogers had misused the system. Gaissert said he contacted the GBI to conduct the investigation.

Rogers is on paid administrative leave, Gaissert said, until an internal affairs investigation is completed.

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#1 Citizen on 02/25/11 at 07:00 AM [Reply]

Why does the GBI not just run these tag numbers? I had no idea this was even a law, and really do not see why it's such a big deal, unless this officer was stalking this person for personal reasons. I would think any officer could run your tag number just to make sure you are registered have a valiad tag, not wanted, reported missing, or stolen automobile etc.

I just think with the crime rate as high as it is, we need our officers, GBI, jails etc to be more available to handle criminicals that need to be off the streets, I do understand this is a law, but I also think to be a officer you would think this is a good citizen who keeps us safe, and would not be a threat to anyone, I just don't see why this is a big deal!!!!

#1.1 Anonymous on 03/02/11 at 03:07 PM [Reply]

We have not heard the last of this story,don't you think that if he was "just doing his job"he would have never been charged,it will not suprise me when other charges are filed against him.

#1.2 Officer on 11/30/11 at 11:56 AM [Reply]

or chief from Jefferson got in trouble for similar thing running information for his wife who had private security investigation company!!!!

when Police Violate the Oath they ake it should be a Felony and charged. this includes not upholding the US and GA constitutions!

#2 agree on 02/25/11 at 04:45 PM [Reply]

This seems overblown,Gaissert should have handled this with written reprimand and left it at that.
We have bigger issues around Commerce then this !

#3 He's a good one on 02/27/11 at 09:08 PM [Reply]

The Chief did what he HAD to do. If he didn't react then he would have been guilty of a crime. And I don't think the Chief is one to put everything on the line for something as stupid as this.
However, Commerce is losing a good one. On the job this man did things right and took his job seriously.

Scott this City will miss your service.

#3.1 Anonymous on 03/02/11 at 03:02 PM [Reply]

How can you say he will be missed I say far-the-well to a liability for the city of Commerce.As a tax payer in this city i have a huge problem with the fact he is still getting paid.If he got caught breaking the law this time makes me wornder what else this crooked cop has done.Bottom line is he gives law enforcement a bad name and makes the good policeofficers suffer.

#4 Agree with Gaissert 100% on 02/28/11 at 08:43 AM [Reply]

Scott - Can you say KARMA?

What goes around, comes around?

The attitude this officer had was out of line and gave Commerce a bad name, Gaissert you done a great job!!

#4.1 Anonymous on 02/28/11 at 05:47 PM [Reply]

You must be one of the ones he arrested in the line of doing his job. If you weren't doing something wrong you would have never had a problem with Sgt Rogers.

#4.2 teresa SCOTTS SISTER on 03/01/11 at 02:06 AM [Reply]

To all the ones that had nice things to say about my brother thank you so much i dont see the big deal...... for # 4 well fro u too have the attitude you have,,, you must be that some likely your attitude must have caused him to have a attitude with you....my brother is more of a man or girl then you will ever be he went in & serviced our country when i was 15 im 40 now he is retied form the amry & is now out here in this god for stakeing town trying to keep us safe & for what kind of pay,,,,,NOT ENOUGH NONE OF THEM MAKE ENUOGH MONEY FOR WHAT THEY DO....If you have somthing to say dont be afaied to show face & say it face to face cause just alaways remeber what gos around comes around..... u just might be in the need of help & it just might be him thats the officer that responeds or what gos around comes around & it just might be me u run right slip into.... Dont worrie its not hard to fig who i am & what i drive cause theres only 1 suv around commerce that looks like mine theres a few wanted be's i guess your one of those wanta be's.... & for gaissert he is standing behind is officer... so remeber WHAT GOS AROUNDS COMES AROUND....

#4.2.1 Anonymous on 03/01/11 at 09:31 AM [Reply]

Did you graduate?

#4.2.1.1 Anonymous on 03/02/11 at 11:21 AM [Reply]

I was wondering the same thing...they should learn how to spell before replying to anything

#4.2.1.2 123 on 03/03/11 at 12:48 PM [Reply]

I don't think she graduated from the 5th grade. Gee Whizz!!

#4.2.2 Anonymous on 03/01/11 at 09:38 AM [Reply]

It is what it is.......

#4.2.3 Angela on 03/06/11 at 07:32 PM [Reply]

Scott's sister....think before you speak. Would you want your information checked by just anyone just because they can??

#5 commerce on 03/01/11 at 02:30 AM [Reply]

I think this is crazy he is not the kind of preson that should be charged w this kind of bull s--t.... it should have never been put in the paper to start w & it wasnt suppose to but thats just how the paper is they dont give a shit whos lives they destory,, or hurt...just as long as they get their stuppied story.... just the same as they did 6 yrs ago when they but my father-in-laws picture on the front page where he was killed in a wrick & the redlight @ 98 he laying on the ground covered up beside his truck was on the front PAGE so for the ones of us who where there & had to see it again but for the ones that wherent there like his wife my husband & others that we didnt want to have to ever see somthing so bad that u wouldnt have ever wanted anyone to go thru that hurt & pain,,, DO YOU THINK THE PAPER GAVE A DAMM ABOUT THAT....NO...SAME WAY WITH THIS....... never thinking that one day the shoe just mght be on the other foot

#5.1 Anonymous on 03/01/11 at 11:03 AM [Reply]

So, was the chief just supposed to look the other way when one of his officers was breaking the law? The "kind of person" someone is doesn't matter. The law is the law.

#5.1.1 Anonymous on 03/02/11 at 07:15 AM [Reply]

What a great way of saying this.... shows this "sister" thought they were above the law in her fancy SUV that no one cares about, the entire posting was just plain stupid.

#5.1.1.1 person on 03/02/11 at 11:58 PM [Reply]

yea i graduted whats it to u..... no i dont think anyone is above the law maybe u should read the 1st posting from the 1st person... & i dont give a rip what any of u think of my car....what i have me & my husband work for what we havejust as my brother does he loves his job & does it good... like one other person put on here you must have been some one he had lock up or stop.... sounds like with people like you out here we dont need to lose a good officer. oh havent you ever had a type O before, but hey talk all the s--t yall want everybody knows hes a da-- officer.... to bad the ones that wrote all the ugly stuff cant be...

#5.1.1.1.1 Angela on 03/06/11 at 07:36 PM [Reply]

Scott's sister you DIDN'T GRADUATE DID YOU???

#5.1.1.2 commerce ,,, on 03/03/11 at 12:15 AM [Reply]

Now you know how stupid you sound. maybe if the shoe was one your foot wouder how your family & friends would feel when stupid people like you say stuff..... at least i wasnt anonymous... this town has more things to worrie about then something like this. wasting taxs payers money on something like this maybe on things like real crimes.... like killers. dui"s, getting people that break in or rob stores & homes, or people saleing drugs to kids... you know people who really need to be in jail.

#5.1.1.2.1 Anonymous on 03/03/11 at 08:44 AM [Reply]

Again, the law is the law, regardless of whether you think it is a big deal or not. Of course no one wants any of this to happen to their friends or family, but when someone chooses to perform an illegal activity they should face the consequences of their actions. Breaking the law is a "real crime". Last I checked the law determines what is a crime and what isn't, not you. Granted, based on your writing skills I'm not sure you comprehend much beyond your emotions.

#6 Anonymous on 03/02/11 at 02:18 PM [Reply]

This man was sworn to up hold the law and he broke it so he got just what he should have.RIGHT IS RIGHT AND WRONG IS WRONG!!!!If he was such a fine police office he would have not broken the law.If a cop see a dope dealer on the side of the road selling dope is the cop gonna just give him a warning NO he is going to take the man to jail.So Scott Rogers thought he was above the law and could walk on water,Well now he is drowing and sinking to the bottom maybe they will put him i a cell with BUBBA and he can get a reality check!!!!

#6.1 Anonymous on 03/03/11 at 09:45 AM [Reply]

You are so correct! You can't chose which laws to enforce. If it was a common citizen breaking the privacy law, such as checking your credit, financial records, medical records, employee records without your constent and doing whatever with the information you would be rightfully upset. And the person should pay for his actions regardless if he is a police office or common citizen. Martha Stewart went to jail for using private information for her on benifit by inside trading. Using the GCIC should be used for police business only, not personal interest. If it was police business he would not be charged, if it was personal business he broke the law and should pay the price. The Law is the Law for everyone. I don't think he should be on paid leave, unless he has to payback the City if found guilty.

#7 Yea on 03/02/11 at 05:07 PM [Reply]

Scotts sisters your grammer and spelling is like that of a 3 yr old... LMAO

#7.1 Anonymous on 03/03/11 at 08:36 AM [Reply]

She gets worse and worse every post, what a fool she is making of herself. Oh, I guess she has to take up for her brother, he can't speak for himself or clean up his own back yard, what will she do? Get a life, get a GED, get over it. No, I have not been locked up, I actually have a clean back ground I just know folks that your brother has stopped for no reason just to show he has a badge. Well, he has no badge now, no authority, no way to push his weight around, like I said KARMA will get you, no one forgets a bully.

#7.1.1 Judy on 03/04/11 at 12:03 AM [Reply]

You know that saying "Opinions are like as--holes
everybody has one and they all stink. All of you look beyond ignorant and stupid If all of you knew the whole story I bet there's not one person who wouldn't have done the same. So everybody SHUT UP

#8 angry citizen on 03/03/11 at 11:47 AM [Reply]

The spelling by some people is aweful. Worry is not spelled worrie, and Scott's sister needs to go back to school. Also, the paper won't print just "anything" because I sent a letter in and they did not publish it. My neighbor killed my dog without cause in my opinion, if he had shot a person in the same manner he shot my dog he would be charged with murder. The paper called this man the victim, victim my arse, he did not lose a $2500 dollar dog. But the day will come when this person has to stand in front of God, I am sure they have a special place in hell reserved for you. As for Rogers, he was consistently rude, and had a bad attitude, so all I have to say it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. The police don't always charge those who deserve to be charged either, there is still a good ol' boy system here in Commerce.

#8.1 Anonymous on 03/03/11 at 09:10 PM [Reply]

MAYBE it is YOUR spelling that is AWFUL. Ouch. Yeah.

#8.1.1 Angry Citizen on 03/05/11 at 08:55 PM [Reply]

Check the meaning of AWEFUL = full of awe, or could inspire enough awe to fill, dispite sounding like awful, it means squite the opposite. I knew what I wrote and what I meant, I am in Awe of some of the spelling.

#8.1.1.1 Anonymous on 03/20/11 at 12:09 AM [Reply]

Try again and fail. Merriam-Webster does not recognize AWEFUL as a word in the English language. Google doesn't either. Touche.

#8.1.1.1.1 Angry Citizen on 03/23/11 at 03:52 PM [Reply]

If it doesn't exist how do I know the definition? I have one college degree and going for my second one how about you? Sorry that you are so petty. Maybe you will grow up and get a life. I hope that you and your family have a good life. I intend to enjoy mine without another thought about your petty arse. And yes arse is a word. I will be sure to submit Aweful to Webster Dictionary so they can update their book.

#9 the real person on 03/04/11 at 01:02 AM [Reply]

you are all alot of fools.. to even be reading or writeing all this. just for everyone, i have only posted one time on here.... all those other posts where not even me. i dont wast my time with xxxx like this..... so no i have not made a fool of my self.someone else has been doing that for me, i hope someone has had their fun with posting as if they where me...

from the real sister

#9.1 Anonymous on 03/05/11 at 07:37 AM [Reply]

You are so stupid, you came on here for everyone to feel sorry for you and once you got all the answers back on your silly post, you embarrased yourself more then once might I add. now, being the fool you are you are trying to blame someone else, just like your brother, never your fault always someone else, you would have been better off keeping this last post off here, you only showed what a dumb fool you are and your brother, the apple does not fall far from the tree in this case. It really was not me that said that, I don't know who typed this, you are a pyscho..

#10 He's a good one on 03/04/11 at 06:22 PM [Reply]

Scott’s sister, you are fooling no one. All of your posts are between 2 and 3 AM and the structure of the post is the same, a lot of “…” and no proper capitalization. Your grammar is beyond insulting to the English language. Your 3/3/11-1:15 AM comment was one sentence. You are doing way more harm than good and I suggest you and your two or three other names just stop commenting. You are embarrassing Scott.

#10.1 D Chambers on 03/05/11 at 10:13 AM [Reply]

If the editor would require names & verify emails of people who comment, then maybe there would not be so many stupid comments from ignorant people.

#10.1.1 Anonymous on 03/07/11 at 08:38 AM [Reply]

You are right scotts sister, but you caused the comments being so stupid, stop using other people's names, don't you don't there ia law about doing that? ask your bro.

#11 Kayjay on 03/28/11 at 05:11 PM [Reply]

-So, scott's sister, whose tag number did you ask him to pull up? Let me guess.....those people that have the nerve to drive the same kind of vehicle as you do? :)

#12 Chad Begone on 03/31/11 at 04:02 AM [Reply]

Thanks for reminding me why I left Commerce over 20 years ago.

#13 karen on 11/28/11 at 01:24 PM [Reply]

I just want to know what ever happened to this officer, has he been sentenced yet?

#14 this on 12/01/11 at 04:47 PM [Reply]

and Banks County Tag office criminal and other arrested but where is follow up if convicted and sentencing?????

#15 Anonymous on 12/04/11 at 02:56 PM [Reply]

Fully cleared as far as I know. But that would make exciting news and small town talk so it wasn't reported. Another case of guilty until proven innocent.

#16 not on 12/05/11 at 06:50 PM [Reply]

on the Police rooster anymore. so maybe he ws not cleared??

#17 he on 12/07/11 at 07:40 AM [Reply]

isnt on the city police rooster anymore????

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