Fort Lauderdale Police detective fired after allegedly tracking ex-girlfriend

A well-known Fort Lauderdale Police detective has been terminated from the force after functionaries disclosed he used police databases to track his ex-girlfriend and placed a GPS on her car Detective Henry Lockwood III served FLPD as a recruiting officer having previously mentored youths and appeared on national television According to executives Lockwood was terminated after his ex-girlfriend spoke to Coconut Creek Police about a GPS tracker placed in her bus She and Lockwood had reportedly parted procedures in April She reportedly recounted police that she was scared and demanded to have it documented in occurrence anything was to escalate from this situation The woman stated she had gotten suspicious when Lockwood displayed up at a Hollywood club on the same night she was there She dropped her car off at a dealership in Coconut Creek for help when technicians advised police they detected the tracker and sent her a picture of it In the police assessment they wrote she stated she was scared and was in disbelief because you know when you ve been with someone for two-and-a-half years you kinda get a glimpse of them After police reviewed the guard camera footage at the dealership they noticed Lockwood arriving in his police motorcycle to the shop He then walks towards the area the car was located past an Employees Only sign Video then shows him leaving holding a black box in his hands a meager minutes later Though he initially provided conflicting responses when confronted investigators evidenced him the video The document states As the CCTV played of Detective Lockwood looking underneath the rear of the carriage and of him checking the voyager side rear wheel well he explained he was looking to retrieve the Black box ' Lockwood reportedly reported police someone notified him to put the tracker in his ex-girlfriend s car The situation was referred to the Fort Lauderdale Police Department Office of Internal Affairs Shortly after the chief of police signed his recommendation for termination It s unclear if Lockwood will be facing any charges News has reached out to the Fort Lauderdale Police Union about this development but have not heard back