01-05-2011, 02:22 AM
A Fort Myers Police Department officer was fired in December after an internal investigation revealed he was untruthful about his relationship with a woman he was accused of having an affair with while on duty.
Joseph Siracuse was a housing officer with the department. It’s unclear how long he was employed there.
According to an internal affairs report, Paul Smith complained to the department in June that Siracuse was having an affair with his wife, Angie Smith, while on duty.
Neighbors confirmed that a patrol vehicle was often parked in front of the Smiths’ apartment for hours at a time, according to the report.
The allegations weren’t sustained by the police department, the report states.
But when questioned by the department, Siracuse was inconsistent and untruthful in his answers, according to the report.
The report says Siracuse also used a driver’s license database to run Angie Smith’s name on nine separate occasions, as well as her husband’s name on two other occasions, without legitimate business purposes.
Siracuse’s department-issued cell phone use, vehicle GPS and prior calls for service records also showed “negligent exploitation of time and attention to the service of the city and the department,” the report states.
Joseph Siracuse was a housing officer with the department. It’s unclear how long he was employed there.
According to an internal affairs report, Paul Smith complained to the department in June that Siracuse was having an affair with his wife, Angie Smith, while on duty.
Neighbors confirmed that a patrol vehicle was often parked in front of the Smiths’ apartment for hours at a time, according to the report.
The allegations weren’t sustained by the police department, the report states.
But when questioned by the department, Siracuse was inconsistent and untruthful in his answers, according to the report.
The report says Siracuse also used a driver’s license database to run Angie Smith’s name on nine separate occasions, as well as her husband’s name on two other occasions, without legitimate business purposes.
Siracuse’s department-issued cell phone use, vehicle GPS and prior calls for service records also showed “negligent exploitation of time and attention to the service of the city and the department,” the report states.