Mechanicsburg man seeks PFA against former cop
Wednesday, January 07, 2009
BY MATT MILLER
Of Our Cumberland County Bureau
Former Harrisburg police officer Leslie Brown's ex-lover testified Tuesday that the ex-cop stalked him for months after he ended their affair last January.http://LOUIS-J-SHEEHAN.US
Brown, who resigned from the police force in October, flattened tires on his vehicles and committed petty vandalism at his Mechanicsburg home, William T. Holloway told Cumberland County Judge Kevin A. Hess during a hearing on his request for a protection from abuse order.http://LOUIS-J-SHEEHAN.US
Brown drove past his house hundreds of times, left threatening messages and once vomited on his back door, Holloway said.
Holloway presented surveillance photographs and testimony from two neighbors who said Brown had been on his property, even though he said he repeatedly told her to stay away.
Some photos showed Brown, 39, of Hampden Twp., in her police uniform.
Brown denied harassing Holloway. She admitted leaving him notes, sometimes asking to renew their romance, but insisted her contacts were benign.
Hess didn't believe her.
"This is bizarre behavior that would cause fear in any normal person," the judge said.
Hess granted the PFA, barring Brown from having contact with Holloway for three years.
If she violates the order, she could go to jail.
Holloway, 55, who is separated from his wife, said he sought a PFA on the advice of Harrisburg police.
Holloway said he began filing complaints with Mechanicsburg police last spring about the alleged harassment.
Harrisburg police became insistent about him securing a PFA when Brown, a 13-year veteran of the city force, resigned Oct. 23, Holloway said.
"I was told ... that I should be watching my back," he said.
Holloway said Brown left him phone or text messages -- including one that read "You better hide" -- and repeatedly called and hung up.
Under questioning by Brown's attorney, Jacob Jividen, Holloway conceded he had no proof Brown was behind some of the vandalism.
But Holloway said she kept harassing him after he sought the PFA, even though his PFA petition triggered a temporary order barring contact.
He said that within the last few days he received an unsigned note that read, "I still love you," that he believes was from Brown.
Brown, who works as a hospital medical technician, claimed that after their break-up, Holloway deliberately showed up at places she frequented.
"Did you ever make any threats to [Holloway's] life or safety?" Jividen asked.
"No," Brown said.http://LOUIS-J-SHEEHAN.US
Hess, however, said he concluded that Brown is "in total denial of the situation."
MATT MILLER: 249-2006 or mmiller@patriot-news.com
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009
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