Officer ran tags of 15 vehicles outside ex’s apartment, Florida cops say. He’s charged

A police officer visited his ex-girlfriend’s apartment complex and looked up the tags of 15 vehicles parked outside, Florida authorities said.

The officer faces a criminal charge and has resigned from the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office, according to Sheriff T.K. Waters.

Allen Lesage, 34, was charged with one count of offenses against computer users, Waters said in a May 23 news conference.

His attorney information is not available in Duval County records as of May 23.

An internal affairs investigation found that Lesage used the Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles database on April 13 to run the tags of vehicles at his ex’s building for “personal reasons.”

The officer wasn’t on duty or working on an assignment at the time and was likely trying to find out information about his ex-girlfriend or someone visiting her, Waters said.

Lesage is the sixth employee of the department to be arrested so far this year, Waters said.

The sheriff added the arrests don’t feel good, but they show that no one is above the law.

“More importantly is to show our public that we hold our police officers accountable and corrections officers accountable when they do things they have no business doing like violating the law,” Waters said.

Lesage had been with the department for nearly six-and-a-half years, according to the sheriff.

This story was originally published May 23, 2024 at 6:29 PM with the headline "Officer ran tags of 15 vehicles outside ex’s apartment, Florida cops say. He’s charged."