HAMDEN, Conn. — A Hamden police officer has been charged with trying to access police records without authorization.
On Wednesday, Officer Jennifer King was arrested by Hamden police detectives on two counts of criminal attempt to commit a computer crime in the third degree. She is scheduled to appear in court on Nov. 20. King was released on a $2,500 bond.
Police said that on Oct. 1, Chief E. P. Reynolds was informed that King attempted to have Hamden police dispatchers run a computer check on a name in the law enforcement computer system for unauthorized personal reasons.