Thursday, April 22, 2010

Costa Mesa PD's Parsons Charged with Unlawful use of GPS device - Kudos to Jane Doe



Posted by CotoBlogzz


WESTMINSTER, CA  - The Orange County District Attorney's Office filed charges today against Aaron Paul Parsons, a Costa Mesa police officer for hiding a Global Positioning System (GPS) device in a woman's vehicle without her knowledge.

Parsons, 30, Costa Mesa, is charged with one misdemeanor count of unlawful use of an electronic tracking device. If convicted, Parsons faces a maximum sentence of six months in jail. He is scheduled to be arraigned April 28, 2010.


Parsons is a police officer with the Costa Mesa Police Department. 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.

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.  Kudos to Jane Doe!

Deputy District Attorney Kathleen Roberts of the Family Protection Unit is prosecuting this case. 

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