A Georgia police detective got the ax from his department after using Flock cameras to track his wife... but she claims he did it all to save her life.
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Detective Randy Dula of the Milton Police Department was fired back in August. He allegedly used the controversial surveillance cameras to search his wife's license plates seven times, according to Atlanta outlet FOX5. Per the department's policies, personal use of the Flock cameras is strictly prohibited.
However, the detective's wife, Mariam Dula, is pushing back against her husband being fired. She claims he was just performing his sworn duties.
"My husband did not misuse flock," the fired detective's wife insisted to FOX5. "He used it to save my life, just as a police officer is sworn to do."
Mariam told the outlet she suffers from diabetes. She says her husband's use of the cameras those 7 times was a matter of life and death.
Detective's Wife on His Use of Flock Cameras: 'All the Measures We Had Put in Place Didn't Work'
Of course, Detective Dulas' attorney, Mitch Skandalakis, strongly agrees.
"[O]n seven different occasions over a two-year period, he lost contact with her when she was in a diabetic distressful situation and used Flock to find her," Skandalakis explained to FOX5. "It's just that simple."
The Dulas claim that all of the 7 times Detective Dulas used Flock, Mariam was having a serious medical emergency. They also allege that other safety measures they use, such as a glucose monitor and her location setting on her smartphone, both failed on all 7 of these incidents. The couple claims that Detective Dulas was forced to use the Flock cameras to find her.
"Unfortunately, technology fails. The only reason he resorted to even using flock was because all the measures we had put in place didn't work," Mariam added.
So far, the department has kept a tight blue line around the firing.
"Following the advice of the City Attorney, the City of Milton does not comment on individual employment or personnel matters," a city spokesperson told FOX5.
Meanwhile, the fired detective was named Officer of the Year in 2024.
