California cop used GPS device to stalk woman
WESTMINSTER, California – A 30-year-old cop working with Costa Mesa police has been charged with using a department owned gps unit to stalk a woman.
The officer, Aaron Paul Parsons, of Costa Mesa, is accused of putting the gps tracking device into the woman’s car so he could follow her wherever she went.
“The Orange County District Attorney’s Office filed charges today against a Costa Mesa police officer for hiding a Global Positioning System (GPS) device in a woman’s vehicle without her knowledge,” the DA’s office said.
The cop is charged with one misdemeanor count of unlawful use of an electronic device and faces six months in jail if convicted. He will be arraigned next week.
“On March 18, 2010, Parsons is accused of hiding a GPS device in 32-year-old Jane Doe’s vehicle. He is accused of tracking her and showing up unexpectedly to places he did not frequent at the same time as the woman,” said the DA.
”After several run-ins, Jane Doe became suspicious and checked her car. She found the GPS device, which belonged to the Costa Mesa Police Department, and reported it to police.”
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