A former Fort Lauderdale Police officer who was often the face of the department is facing federal charges more than a year after allegations surfaced that he placed a GPS tracker on his ex-girlfriend\u2019s car.<\/p>\n
Henry Lockwood III, whose last assignment was in the recruiting department, was terminated<\/a> earlier this year after an internal investigation. A federal criminal complaint was filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida on Dec. 9. While a Fort Lauderdale officer, he was well-known and helped lead efforts to connect with young Spring Breakers<\/a>, mentored children and appeared on national television to speak about the police force.<\/p>\n Lockwood faces charges of stalking, related to his use of GPS trackers to allegedly surveil his ex-girlfriend; fraud and related activity in connection with computers; and one count of wire fraud, according to the complaint.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re aware of the charges, and we plan to respond to them at the appropriate time in court,\u201d defense attorney Sam Rabin told the South Florida Sun Sentinel on Tuesday.<\/p>\n GPS trackers<\/p>\n Lockwood and the woman he is accused of stalking had dated for about two years, before the relationship ended at her request in April 2024, according to the criminal complaint.<\/p>\n Lockwood purchased two trackers from BrickHouse Security in 2023.\u00a0The histories for the trackers showed they were at or near the woman\u2019s home on at least 21 different dates between July and August 2024 and at or near her work on at least 15 dates between June and August 2024, the complaint said. Lockwood logged onto his account with the tracker company 399 times between July 2024 and January 2025.<\/p>\n On a night months after their relationship ended, Lockwood and a person identified in the complaint only as \u201cBrother 1\u201d had been hanging out together, and the ex-girlfriend rejected their offer to meet up, according to the complaint. But they showed up to a lounge in Hollywood where the woman was even though she didn\u2019t tell them her location.<\/p>\n A few days later, the woman took her car to a shop in Coconut Creek and asked for it to be inspected for any tracking device. A mechanic found one placed near the back of the car, the complaint said. She filed a police report after the discovery.<\/p>\n Lockwood arrived at the mechanic shop a few hours later that same day while on duty as a Fort Lauderdale officer, according to the complaint. CCTV footage showed Lockwood walking into an employee-only area up to the woman\u2019s car and was seen leaving with the tracker.<\/p>\n