FLORIDA COP ALLEGEDLY TRACKED ESTRANGED WIFE 717 TIMES
A Haines City officer allegedly used Flock cameras to track his estranged wife’s car 717 times, and now he’s facing criminal charges.
Christopher Goodson, 31, who served with the Haines City Police Department in Florida, was arrested and charged on August 11, 2026, The Ledger reported.
An affidavit said investigators found 717 searches of the license plate on her vehicle in the Flock database between September 1, 2024, and June 30, 2026. The searches allegedly happened both on and off duty, FOX10 reported.
On August 10, 2026, Goodson told a supervisor he had made “several inquiries” about his estranged wife’s vehicle, and department command staff were notified of possible misuse, WSB-TV reported.
What investigators found
Goodson said he made the inquiries to keep track of his children when they were with her, FOX10 reported.
Investigators determined his wife was not involved in a criminal investigation and her vehicle was not listed as part of a crime. The searches were made using a department-issued laptop and cellphone, WSB-TV reported.
WFLA reported that 280 of the searches came in September 2025 alone, and another 104 in November 2025.
Flock is an automated program that reads license plates. Goodson began serving with the Haines City department in March 2022.
What happened next
Goodson was charged with one count of offenses against users of computers, computer systems, computer networks and electronic devices, The Daily Ridge reported. He was also charged with one count of official misconduct.
The allegations have not been proven in court. Goodson indicated he intended to resign as a result of the investigation.
The Haines City Police Department said in a news release: “We want to make it clear that the Haines City Police Department does not tolerate the misuse, unauthorized access or personal use of any investigative databases or law-enforcement information systems.”
“This is an unfortunate incident,” Police Chief Isaac Jackson said in the release. He said he ordered additional quarterly reviews to make sure staff members access databases appropriately.
Tampa Bay 28 reported the department had not conducted formal Flock audits before the Goodson investigation.
On August 12, 2026, Haines City police announced new Flock safeguards, including formal audits. Each search must now be tied to a valid case or incident number, and users must get annual retraining. The quarterly audits will examine search reasons, frequency, usage patterns and the accuracy of information entered.
