Meriden Dispatcher Accused Of Illegally Using Police Computer System

MERIDEN, CT — A former Meriden dispatcher is accused of illegally accessing a police database to obtain the home address of a person who knew, according to officials.

Jonathan Miller, 26, was recently arrested following an investigation that started Aug. 25 after police received a complaint that he had illegally accessed the Connecticut On Line Law Enforcement (Collect) system to get the person’s address, officials said.

Miller was working for the Meriden Emergency Communications Division at the time of the accusation. He worked for the Communications Division as a Dispatcher Trainee from July 24, 2023 to July 19, 2024.

Miller was terminated while on probationary status for “reasons other than this incident,” according to Meriden Assistant Director of Emergency Communications N’Koy Moore.

“A criminal investigation was immediately commenced by the Meriden Police Department,” Moore wrote in a news release. “It was learned that Miller had confessed to a relative of the victim that he had accessed the information to ascertain the victim’s home address while he was employed by Meriden.

“The State of Connecticut CJIS Systems Agency was contacted and we requested that they conduct an audit on Miller’s Collect usage between 03/11/2024 and 07/14/2024. Those records were produced on 08/30/2024. It was found that Miller used COLLECT twice to look up the victim’s information.”

Miller voluntarily went to Meriden Police Department on Sept. 3 to be interviewed.

“Miller admitted to running the victim through the COLLECT system on two separate occasions prior to being terminated,” Moore wrote. “He acknowledged that he knew it was wrong to have illegally accessed the law enforcement database.”

Miller was arrested Sept. 12 on two counts of third-degree computer crime. He was released on a promise to appear in court on Sept. 26.

“Management at the Emergency Communications Center in the City of Meriden take this type of criminal behavior very seriously,” Moore wrote. “Any suspected misuse of the Connecticut On Line Law Enforcement (Collect) system will be investigated immediately and thoroughly. If proven to be true, criminal charges will be sought and we will cooperate fully with any police investigation to ensure that justice is served.”