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November 9, 2007

Woonsocket officer accused of computer tampering

WOONSOCKET -- A Woonsocket officer is accused of tampering with a police department computer to embarrass a workplace rival.

Steven Fairley is charged with three counts of illegal computer access and one count of illegal computer access causing damage. He has not yet entered a plea.

A spokesman for Attorney General Patrick Lynch says Fairley formerly ran the Woonsocket Police Department's evidence room and apparently became upset when he was replaced.

Working from a computer at home, Fairley allegedly accessed an evidence room computer and changed its passwords to prevent his successor from using it.

Prosecutors say Woonsocket had to pay more than $2,500 to fix the damage.

A man who answered the phone at a telephone listing for Fairley said the officer would not comment.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 11:22 AM | Permalink

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