Bruce Higbee asked him, “When are you going to tell me about your 28-year-old girlfriend that works at the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office that used to work here?” Petersen alleged that over a month later, around May 14, he was in Siitonen’s office when Lt. Lettieri is a former Evesham police officer who left the department to work for the Burlington County Prosecutor’s Office.įollowing the visit, on April 11, Petersen was put on a performance improvement plan for what the suit said was an “abuse of sick time,” in addition to three demeanor complaints and three motor vehicle accidents. Petersen’s girlfriend Jessica Lettieri was at Petersen’s home at the time of Siitonen’s visit, and her 2012 black Jeep Liberty was parked outside. Jason Siitonen for what was described by Siitonen as a “sick visit,” according to court documents. Petersen has been an Evesham officer since 2005.Īccording to the complaint, Petersen was home sick in early April 2019 when he was visited by Lt. Township Manager Robert Corrales said Wednesday the township does not comment on pending or active litigation involving township employees. He had called out of work that day.Īfter he filed the internal complaint about the search, Petersen alleged he was the subject of three separate internal affairs investigations and charged with multiple rules violations, including conduct unbecoming of a police officer, and suspended without pay. In the complaint, filed in Burlington County Superior Court on Monday, David Petersen alleged his superior officers illegally ran the license plate of his girlfriend’s car after she visited him while he was home with the flu in April 2019. EVESHAM - A police officer has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the township for what he alleges was retaliation for filing a complaint against his superior officers.
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