Jonathan Olsen

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Service Record

Aurora Illinois Police Department

Main article: Aurora Illinois Police Department
Rank Officer
Dates of Service September 18, 2006 - September 9, 2017[1]
May 11, 2019 - February 4, 2022[1]
Last Known Status Terminated

Incident Reports

Jonathan Olsen booking photo
Jonathan Olsen

2017 Unauthorized Use of Records

Reports are unclear as to whether this incident is part of the harassment incident, below.

Response Timeline

Olsen was suspended for 10 days for violating general orders for confidential information and/or unauthorized use of records.[2] ‎

2017 Harassment

Reports are unclear as to whether this incident is part of the policy violations incident, below.

Olsen posted a picture of a woman to social media, "along with a message calling her a derogatory sexual slur".[2]

Response Timeline

Olsen was charged with three counts of misdemeanor electronic harassment.[3] ‎

2017 Policy Violations

In 2017, Olsen was found to have violated departmental policy.[4]

Response Timeline

On September 9, 2017, Olsen was fired.[3]

Olsen appealed the firing.[4]

An arbitrator ruled that the misconduct charges were accurate, but reduced the penalty to a 60-day suspension.[4] ‎

2021 Threats Against a Minor

On April 24, 2021, a father reported that his teenage child had received threatening voicemails. The calls were traced to Olsen's personal number.[4]

Response Timeline

Olsen was placed on administrative leave.[5]

In February 2022, Olsen was fired from the department.[1][4]

The DuPage County State's Attorney declined to bring criminal charges.[4] ‎

LEO Ratings

Training and Tactics rating: bad
Protect & Serve rating: neutral
Individual Rights rating: neutral
Accountability and Integrity rating: neutral
Off Duty rating: bad
Ratings Definitions

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Jonathan R Olsen, Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Geoff Dempsey, Aurora Police Officer Faces Online Harassment Charge, patch.com, 2017-07-07
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Hannah Leone, Aurora officer fired amid criminal proceedings in Instagram harassment case, Chicago Tribune, 2017-10-06
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Aurora Police Department fires Officer Jonathan Olsen, says he sent threatening voicemails to teen, CBS News, 2022-04-15
  5. ↑ Aurora police officer Jonathan Olsen fired for leaving threatening voicemails for teenager, police say, FOX 32, 2022-04-16

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