By Matthew Holloway |

Democratic Candidate for Maricopa County Sheriff Tyler Kamp has found his campaign marred by controversy including allegations of sexual harassment during his final year with the Phoenix Police Department. However, new documentation shows that this was not Kamp’s first violation of the law during his tenure.

Records from the Arizona Department of Public Safety and Payson Regional Justice Court obtained by AZ Free News have revealed that on August 10, 2019 at 11:46 AM Kamp was subject to a traffic stop and issued a citation for driving his vehicle without a current registration. Kamp reportedly pleaded guilty to the charge which under Arizona Revised Statue §28-2532 carries a $300 fine.

But further, the citation from the DPS seems to show Kamp’s drivers license was extremely out of date, listing his home address in Waddell even though records indicate by 2019 he hadn’t lived there for approximately 8 years.

Closer examination of the citation also reveals that Kamp was speeding, clocked by radar at 52mph in a posted 35 mph zone, moving past mile post 270 on SR260 northeast of Payson in Gila County. Although cited for the registration violation, Kamp doesn’t appear to have been charged with either the outdated license or speeding and should’ve been charged under Arizona Revised Statue §28-448 and 28-702.01 respectively. All of this happened while he was working as a Phoenix Police Officer.

A search of the Maricopa County Assessor’s office confirmed that Kamp’s Waddell home was sold in July 2011 and voting records confirm that although an early ballot was sent to Kamp at the Waddell address for the 2011 general election, the ballot was not cast, indicating he no longer lived there. According to ARS §28-448, “If a person’s name or address changes after the person applies for or receives a driver license or nonoperating identification license or after the person applies for or receives a vehicle registration or vehicle title, the person shall notify the department within ten days after the change of the old and new address.” Violation of the statute is listed as a civil traffic violation.

Kamp was clocked driving at 17 mph over the limit on SR260, and under ARS § 28-702.01, “If the maximum speed limit on a public highway in this state is at least thirty miles per hour in an area that is outside of an urbanized area, a person shall not drive a motor vehicle at a speed in excess of the posted speed limit on that highway,” and “If … the speed at which the court finds the person drove is more than ten miles per hour in excess of the posted speed limit, the offense is designated as a civil traffic violation and the person is subject to a civil penalty.”

As reported by ABC15 on July 8, Kamp is already facing allegations that he sexually harassed a rookie police officer during his final year with the Phoenix Police Department according to an investigation completed by the City of Phoenix Equal Opportunity Department (EOD) following his retirement from the force. Kamp was reportedly never disciplined in the matter.

Investigators wrote in their final report cited by ABC15, “(Redacted) reported that Lt. Kamp sent sexually harassing text messages to her. The evidence provided by (redacted) corroborated her allegations. Although Lt. Kamp denied sending the messages, (redacted) provided screenshots as part of the investigation.”

Responding to the allegations in an interview with the outlet, Kamp was critical of the investigation telling reporters, “This wasn’t a full investigation.” He added, “It was not a complete investigation… I think the text messages you’re referring to are completely taken out of context.” The texts Kamp referenced reportedly showed him discussing sex with the female officer, making comments about her body, stating that he was aroused and asking her to “give him a heads up the next time she was going to wear yoga pants,” according to ABC15 with the alleged harassment taking place from 2020-2021.

Then-Lieutenant Kamp retired from the Phoenix Police Department in September of that year.

The alleged harassment was reported by the rookie officer in early 2022 leading to a formal complaint and the subsequent investigation by the Phoenix EOD.

The outlet also obtained records showing that Kamp was suspended from the force for one day in 2014 for “improperly accessing a confidential law enforcement database without a legitimate criminal justice purpose.” He was further reprimanded for the repeated use of his assigned city vehicle for personal use in 2013 according to ABC15 Chief Investigator Dave Biscobing.

Matthew Holloway is a reporter for AZ Free News. Follow him on X for his latest stories, or email tips to Matthew@azfreenews.com.