The Associated Press
EVERETT — A Snohomish County sheriff’s sergeant who allegedly left his two-way radio on while having sex in his patrol car has been placed on paid administrative leave while the department investigates the incident.
The 20-year veteran was on duty early Sept. 19 when dispatchers and others heard a 10-second radio transmission of what sounded like a woman moaning.
A dispatcher asked the officer to check his mic. The sergeant responded that everything was OK.
Rebecca Hover, spokeswoman for the Sheriff’s Office, said the department is conducting an internal investigation into allegations that a 45-year-old sergeant “engaged in an inappropriate romantic relationship while on duty.”
She emphasized that it is not a criminal investigation but an investigation of alleged misconduct.
The investigation is expected to be completed in two to three weeks, Hover said.
The allegations follow two other incidents in the Puget Sound region of officers having sex while on duty.
A case involving two police officers in Mill Creek resulted in both officers resigning in the spring.
A separate incident in Bellevue resulted in an officer receiving a demotion but being allowed to remain on the force.
