SEATTLE — A Seattle police detective was arrested Thursday on suspicion of cyberstalking a woman and stealing her identity after their relationship soured.The 43-year-old detective was taken into custody by his colleagues at Seattle police headquarters downtown. He cooperated and surrendered his badge and gun, spokesman Sgt. Sean Whitcomb said.
“This is something no one ever wants to do, which is to investigate your own colleague,” Whitcomb said.
The name of the detective, who is a 17-year veteran, was not immediately released, pending his booking into Snohomish County jail.
According to Whitcomb, the events that led to his arrest began last week when the woman confronted the detective about their relationship in front of his family. As retaliation, the detective created a Facebook page purporting to be her and included “salacious” pictures of the woman.