Sumter County

Wildwood police officer arrested, accused of accessing department’s computer system without permission

WILDWOOD, Fla. — A Wildwood police officer was arrested Thursday after she allegedly accessed the department’s computer system without permission.

Christine Reynolds, 48, was charged on one count of offenses against users of computers.

Investigators found that Reynolds accessed the police department’s internal systems and emails using the credentials of another officer, and allegedly downloaded emails from his account without permission.

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Reynolds was booked into the Sumter County Jail.


Katlyn Brieskorn, WFTV.com

Katlyn Brieskorn is a Digital Assignment Editor at WFTV. She joined Channel 9 in July 2019.

Myrt Price

Myrt Price, WFTV.com

Myrt Price joined the eyewitness news team as a general assignment reporter in October of 2012.

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