Suspended West York officer facing new charge in Lancaster County
Suspended West York officer facing new charge in Lancaster County
A West York Borough Police officer on unpaid suspension for allegedly making an illegal recording now faces a charge of receiving stolen property in Lancaster County, according to Manor Township Police Department.
Manor Township Police seized a walkie-talkie and "other police related items" belonging to the Susquehanna Township Police Department inside the home of Bridgette Wilson, 40, of Mountville, according to a news release the department issued Sunday.
Wilson worked as an officer for Susquehanna Township Police but left the department in December 2007, according to the news release.
Manor Township Police Sgt. James Alexander said Sunday he found out about the items on March 4 when West York Police executed a search warrant at Wilson's home. West York Police were looking for a recording Wilson had illegally made of a conversation she had with her domestic partner, according to charging documents.
When West York police searched Wilson's home, they did not find the recording, but they did see the walkie-talkie and the other items, Alexander said. Because they were not items for which West York police were looking, they called Manor Township Police.
Alexander called Susquehanna Township Police and was told "that Wilson was not to be in possession of this property," according to the news release.
Alexander obtained his own search warrant so he could seize the items, he said.
In York County, Wilson has been charged
After he heard the taped conversation, Seibel asked Wilson to put the recording in "a safe place," court documents state. He then called Wilson's partner, who said she did not know about the recording or authorize Wilson to record the conversation.
Seibel described the conversation as something that occurred off-duty but said Wilson played the recording for him in department headquarters after having just finished her shift, Seibel said.
Wilson filed a grievance over her suspension without pay to the West York Borough Council, who voted unanimously to uphold the decision.
Wilson has a preliminary hearing on the York County charge scheduled for April 25 before District Judge Walter R. Groom.
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