Bad Cop: Oak Brook Police department move to dump Drew Peterson's son, Stephen Peterson




The Oak Brook Police Dept. has taken a first step toward firing the son of accused wife killer Drew Peterson, according to a high-ranking law enforcement source.


Quote from the article:

Department officials placed Stephen Peterson on paid administrative leave Friday. No reason was provided for the suspension of Peterson, a 6-year veteran Oak Brook policeman.

However, the ABC7 I-Team has learned that Peterson's suspension was a result of hiding weapons for his father Drew, including an illegal AR-15 assault rifle.



A source familiar with details of the Peterson case told the I-Team on Saturday that it was Stephen Peterson's testimony about accepting the weapons from his father that prompted the first move toward termination. "We believe he was obligated to turn them in" to authorities the law enforcement source said.

In testimony last Monday, Stephen Peterson admitted to taking possession of the assault rifle and at least one other weapon his father did not want the state police to find.

Stephen Peterson held onto the guns for four days, even after state police raided his father's Bolingbrook home with warrants to search for guns.




Source: Bad Cop: Oak Brook Police department move to dump Drew Peterson's son, Stephen Peterson

Digg it! Slashdot Del.ico.us Technorati Fark it! Blinklist Furl NewsVine Windows Live Netscape Google Bookmarks Reddit! LinkaGoGo Tailrank Wink Dzone Simpy Spurl Yahoo! MyWeb NetVouz RawSugar Smarking Scuttle Magnolia BlogMarks Nowpublic FeedMeLinks Wists Onlywire Connotia Shadows Co.mments


Rate this story

Rating:

Related Stories

08/27/2010 09:20 PM: Bad Cop: Fellow cops clobbered me after wife called 911 for help vs. thugs, NYPD Officer Larry Jackson claims by TimothyT
An NYPD cop whose wife called 911 for help against a gang of thugs says he was brutally beaten by baton-wielding fellow officers who stormed his Queens home. ...

08/27/2010 09:15 PM: Bad Cop: Pull over the Mayor? "I don’t have all the details, but I suspended him a week without pay" by TimothyT
The officer who initially pulled over Harrisburg Mayor Donnie “Buzzy” Faulkner early Friday morning has been suspended for one week without pay, Harrisburg Police Chief Butch Davis said. ...

08/27/2010 07:01 AM: Bad Cop: Retired Camden officer admits role in rogue operation by Whiplash
Among Camden police officers, Dan Morris was known as "the Terminator" for his prodigious arrest record during his 23 years on the force. On Thursday, the retired sergeant appeared in U.S...

08/26/2010 11:35 AM: Bad Cop: Las Vegas unit investigates June fatal shooting, January drug probe by TimothyT
Las Vegas police Detective Bryan Yant is under investigation for apparently lying about drugs he didn't seize and actions he didn't take during a 2009 police raid that never happened, the Las Vegas ...

08/26/2010 01:39 AM: Bad Cop: Police officer charged with burglarizing home by Whiplash
41-year-old Brent Dupras is accused of breaking into his girlfriend's home while she slept - and it's not the first time he's been in trouble with the law. ...



Post New Comment

Your Name:


Subject:


Icon:
Note  Alert  Question  Star  Idea  Disk  Smile  Wink  Sad  Mad  Happy 
Tongue  Sleep  Cool  Very Sad  Frown  Up  Down 

Message:


Disable smilies in this post.
Disable block tag code.
Add [url] tag at URLs.

-->