Aurora Beacon-News
Apr 16, 2022 5:00 PM
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An Aurora police officer was fired after being accused of leaving a teenager numerous threatening voice mails last year, Aurora police officials announced Friday.
A local resident came to the police department’s front desk on April 24, 2021, and reported that his teenage child had received numerous threatening voice mails, according to a press release issued by the police department. During an investigation, officers learned that the phone number connected with the voice mails was a personal phone associated with Aurora Police Officer Jonathan Olsen, police officials said in a news release Friday evening.
Olsen could not be reached for comment. Representatives with the Aurora police union also could not be reached for comment.
Olsen, 41, was previously terminated by the department in the fall of 2017 after being accused of abusing department resources to access information about a woman amid criminal charges of harassment on social media, The Beacon-News previously reported. Olsen, who was an officer with the department since 2006, was later reinstated after he appealed his termination, which was reduced to a 60-day suspension.
In December of 2017, Olsen pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor electronic harassment and was sentenced to 24 months of court supervision, according to Kane County court records.
In the recent case, detectives began a criminal investigation concerning the voice mails and interviewed several people, officials said. The teen and their family came to the department’s Office of Professional Standards and signed a formal complaint against Olsen a few days later.
Olsen was placed on administrative leave and an internal administrative investigation was launched into his conduct. The department found the complaint sustained and the case was sent to the newly-formed Civilian Review Board. Olsen’s case was one of the first reviewed by the board, which concurred with the findings and also recommended Olsen’s termination.
Police Chief Keith Cross also recommended Olsen’s termination, officials said. Aurora police did not say the date Olsen was fired.
Police presented the case to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office for review and no charges were filed against Olsen, police said. DuPage State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement that the teen and their parents were satisfied with the disciplinary action against Olsen and did not wish to pursue further action.
Because criminal charges will not be filed, Berlin said he will not be permitted to publicly discuss the specific allegations presented to his office.
“It is crystal clear that Jonathan Olsen violated the law and traumatized several people with his actions,” Aurora Police Chief Keith Cross said in a statement. “Our officers are held to a very high standard and must be held accountable for their actions. His conduct was detrimental to the department as a whole and his credibility as a police officer.”
Aurora Beacon-News | Apr 16, 2022 at 5:00 PM Thank you for supporting our journalism. This article is available exclusively for our subscribers, who help fund our work at the Chicago Tribune. An Aurora police officer was fired after being accused of leaving a teenager numerous threatening voice mails last year, Aurora police officials announced Friday. A local resident came to the police department’s front desk on April 24, 2021, and reported that his teenage child had received numerous threatening voice mails, according to a press release issued by the police department. During an investigation, officers learned that the phone number connected with the voice mails was a personal phone associated with Aurora Police Officer Jonathan Olsen, police officials said in a news release Friday evening. Olsen could not be reached for comment. Representatives with the Aurora police union also could not be reached for comment. Olsen, 41, was previously terminated by the department in the fall of 2017 after being accused of abusing department resources to access information about a woman amid criminal charges of harassment on social media, The Beacon-News previously reported. Olsen, who was an officer with the department since 2006, was later reinstated after he appealed his termination, which was reduced to a 60-day suspension. In December of 2017, Olsen pleaded guilty to one count of misdemeanor electronic harassment and was sentenced to 24 months of court supervision, according to Kane County court records. In the recent case, detectives began a criminal investigation concerning the voice mails and interviewed several people, officials said. The teen and their family came to the department’s Office of Professional Standards and signed a formal complaint against Olsen a few days later. Olsen was placed on administrative leave and an internal administrative investigation was launched into his conduct. The department found the complaint sustained and the case was sent to the newly-formed Civilian Review Board. Olsen’s case was one of the first reviewed by the board, which concurred with the findings and also recommended Olsen’s termination. Police Chief Keith Cross also recommended Olsen’s termination, officials said. Aurora police did not say the date Olsen was fired. Police presented the case to the DuPage County State’s Attorney’s Office for review and no charges were filed against Olsen, police said. DuPage State’s Attorney Robert Berlin said in a statement that the teen and their parents were satisfied with the disciplinary action against Olsen and did not wish to pursue further action. Because criminal charges will not be filed, Berlin said he will not be permitted to publicly discuss the specific allegations presented to his office. “It is crystal clear that Jonathan Olsen violated the law and traumatized several people with his actions,” Aurora Police Chief Keith Cross said in a statement. “Our officers are held to a very high standard and must be held accountable for their actions. His conduct was detrimental to the department as a whole and his credibility as a police officer.”