The department also conducted an agency-wide audit beginning Aug. 7 to ensure compliance with the use of its technology and databases. The audit was completed Aug. 14 and found the agency was in compliance, the agency said.
Waiters was terminated Wednesday based on probable cause developed during the criminal investigation, police said.
“We take allegations of misconduct seriously,” police Chief Rex Troche said in a statement. “When an agency member’s actions fall short of the standards and professionalism we expect, we will address it appropriately and without hesitation.”
Waiters had been with the Sarasota Police Department since 2023. He is being held at the Sarasota County Jail.
Anyone with information about the case is asked to contact Detective Kim Laster with the Sarasota Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Division at 941-263-6827.