He has an excellent law suit and he will get his job back along with damages and back pay! Oakbrook and the ex-Chief screwed up

Another scumbag Peterson taking up the courts trying to keep up with his old man. Joe, I wonder if you have anything better in life to do than write stories about the Peterhead's??? No one would even know your name if it wasn't for your friend Drewfus!!!

Tom you sound skeptical that Peterson will not get his job back!!

Drew and Steve are 2 different people.....Steve is not in jail for murder.....His father is....Steve was and still is a good cop.....His father was not.....Steve is busy raising his siblings and doing what is right.....Drew is Drew and has nothing to do with Steve

obstructing investigators, possession of an unlawful weapon, and failing to keep an internal investigation confidential.... Sounds like a great guy... a chip off the old block!!! Sounds just like his dad...

Joe Hosey really has it bad for the Petersons.

Steve is going to ge this job back, and Drew is going to go free. Both are going to have big fat checks to endorse as well.

This has zero to do peronal likes or dislikes. It has to do with evidence. If you have to fight tooth and nail for heresay...that means...that's all you got.

The weapon thing amounts to a barrell which would have been of legal length had the flash suppressor been welded on. THAT'S IT. And it belonged to Drew, so how was Steve supposed to know about that, short of trying to dismantle the weapon?

What a JOKE.

Hey Tom he had no obligation to give information about his missing step mother! Hey didn't leave at the house when she disappeared and as for wearing his uniform and taking a squad car to court to testify ask his supervisor why they didn't stop him!

Joe, why is this man a "disgraced" former policeman? Have you checked on the disgraced public officials from Oakbrook led by the police chief. (he has a background). Isn't this young man raising his Drew's children?

This article was very against the Peterson's. I am sorry I spent the time reading it as it was very one sided. I am surrised the patch published this.

Love to see Toms face when Stephen gets his job back and along with back pay and damages! Good work by the stupid ex-Chief who retired and ripped off the Oakbrook tax payeers!

Moreli, spoken just like a cop. Cops hate anyone who polices them, haha. Ask any cop if they feel warm and fuzzy about their superintendent, chief, captain, and so on and so on.

So what if he gets his job back and makes big bucks doing it? What's it to you? What if he doesn't prevail? So far, his suit sounds like smoke and mirrors. Wah, wah, wah. Why in the world would Steve Peterson be worth millions of dollars? If he lost his job wrongly, and he wins this frivolous lawsuit, who the hell on a jury would say he's entitled to that kind of money? Does he pee gold?

Before he got embroiled in his father's mess, he was suspended for running license plates without authority. Why did he do that?

We don't need to "ask his supervisor" why he took the squad car and appeared at his father's GJ investigation in uniform. Why don't you just tell us how it is so we can save some time here. Steve has a problem with authority. Of course, most working people don't fawn over their superiors or supervisors, but not everyone gets to sue the pants off of them like Steve Peterson is trying to do here. Wouldn't that be a perfect world? Don't like The Man and he fires you, sue him.

Steve's only problem might just well be he couldn't say no to his father, but it cost him dearly. Still, it's not as bad as his father exposing an undercover cop and putting him in harm's way. Who'd want to work with a louse like that, except......

"Stephen Peterson has declined to comment publicly. He has been disciplined for various infractions, dating back to 2005, ranging from running improper police database checks on village employee license plates to driving an Oak Brook squad car and appearing in uniform before a Will County grand jury investigating Stacy's disappearance."

"Sheahan previously denied targeting Peterson.

"No, I like Officer Peterson," Sheahan testified during an Oct. 16, 2008 hearing before the Oak Brook police and fire commission regarding the database allegations. "I think he's a good officer. I think he's made some mistakes, but I think he's a good officer."

http://edit.dailyherald.com/article/20100907/news/309079954/

I'm sure somebody will figure this all out. But not to the tune of millions of dollars. Pffft.

Joe. "The disgraced former Oak Brook cop son of disgraced former Bolingbrook cop" Really? I've been watching you refer to the Petersons as disgraced for far too long now. I don't know what your beef is with that family but in my eyes there is nothing disgraced about the son and until the father is proven guilty he is not disgraced either. God get a life. Write about our states attorney circumventing the constitution because he doesn't have a winnable case without hearsay evidence. Write about the ripple effect this case will have for years to come as it relates to hearsay. Write about what's going to happen if Peterson gets off and the possible damage award in a lawsuit for holding this guy without bail for how long???? I don't know if he's guilty or not, what concerns me is how the constitution and this man’s rights have been trampled in the process. Write about what all this means to us the taxpayers and citizens who are going to pay for this mess. That’s the real disgrace. Oh and you're no Whiteside either. "The disgraced former Oak Brook cop son of disgraced former Bolingbrook cop" WOW.

Watchful Eye Stephen Peterson did have authority to run a plate check just like any law enforcement officer . They don't need permission to do so! They just didnt like the way and why he was running the plates on Village employees! A police office on duty can run a plate anytime they want too as long as its not for personal use. Everybody files law suits but it doesn't mean they will get the money they seek, but Stephen will get his job back along with back pay and some damages. And what crime was committed by taking a squad car to the grand jury and wearing the uniform such as Stephen did!!

Ken you are so wrong! Police officers on duty or off duty, do it everyday , if they have to go to court they take a squad car to court and wear their uniforms. That's part of the job!

And Stephen is fired for obstructing. Give me a break! Weak cause for firing and he will prevail . Then the tax payeers will be pissed at the ex-Chief and the others for firing him as it will cost the tax payeers more money now. Stacy is missing and all Stephen has to say I know nothing and he's not obligated to say anything more.

John,
You said " A police office on duty can run a plate anytime they want too as long as its not for personal use."

The problem was that he did it for personal use. You can't tell me he ran the LEADS inquiries on his wife, his friend, his person vehicle, personal vehicles of other Oak Brook police officers, Oak Brook Deputy Chief and the Oak Brook village manager for anything other than personal reasons.

Ken what did Stephen lie about?

Tom yes he can run his own plate and his wife at anytime ! But he would have to explain why he did so on Village employees. That was never explained why he did so!

Ken it makes no difference what county the Officer appears in Uniform or a squad car! They can even go out of State with a squad car for court. If Stephen was working and was subpoenaed he would be able to wear his uniform and take a squad, just like if he was going to court on one of his cases at trial.

Ken prove Stephen knew more! It was his step mother and he didn't live in the house when she disappeared and it's not a crime to not report someone missing , only if it was a minor involved.

John Moreli,

What is your explanation for the other actions that caused him to be disciplined? Like in 2005 when he used a MDT to send a message to another officer about the way a female civilian looked?

Ken like you said, he was disciplined but no biggy sending the message. wow! If that's all they have so what. You will be surprised on how many people use their work computers to send joke and personal messages!

Ken the gun and money was none of their business! When Stephen heard of the warrant about the so called illegal gun, he turned it over to the State Police! If it was it was illegal about the money and gun he would have been charged and he wasn't.

Ken it wasn't personal matters !It was a legal investigative grand jury . Dozens of people were also subpoenaed and several Bolingbrook Police Officers also showed up in uniform and Village squad cars! What if Stephen was working and they didn't have the man power to give him the time off and then he was subpoenaed . What is he supposed to do? Go to court testify and get back to work and get back on the street ASAP!

Ken! That's the point and why he will get his job back! They fired Stephen because of obstructing an investigation, but thats according to the villages findings. Usually when one is obstructing justice it's a crime and he would have been arrested! So apparently the States attorney didn't think it was a crime and never charged him. So if there's no crime , how can Oakbrook fire him for obstructing.

Ken if you are not in Law enforcement then you have no clue when an Officer can and cant take a squad car to court or wear their uniform to court. Bolingbrook Police have no part in the Savio or Stacy case! The Officers were subpoenaed to the grand jury just like Stephen was and they were in uniforms and had squad cars. And yes if Stephen was working, he should stay in uniform and take a squad to the grand jury. If you don't live in Oakbrook Ken, why should you even care.

Ken care to bet about the use of squad cars and what I do and don't know about the Petersons! What part did Bolingbrook Police have in the investigation? None ! The Savio and Stacy case from day one has been handled by the State Police to avoid conflict of interest! if Steve was working and went to court on the subpenoa he would have too leave his patrol zone , which would have been noticed and it would have been dereliction of duty, which was never an issue! And once again Ken it wasn't a personal business , but a official criminal investigation with a grand jury as a fact finder! Ken become a Police Officer and learn something about procedures and the law!

Ken I don't need to prove or show you anything. I know what I know period. The Police Officers that went to the grand jury in uniform hung with Drew and were friends and were not part of the investigation of Stacy and they were subpenoaed just like Stephen to testify before the grand jury and not as investigators , but as fact finding. Ken if I took you're money it would be like stealing candy from a baby.

John Moreli,
I think that many people will find it interesting that you said "The Police Officers that went to the grand jury in uniform hung with Drew and were friends "

Did you mean like Alex Moreli? Any relation to you, John?

"Bolingbrook Police Officer Alex Morelli, whom sources describe as a close friend of Drew Peterson. A person by that name signed as a witness to the 1997 will of Savio and Peterson."
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-peterson-interview_webnov15,0,508730.story

I would love to be Drews cellmate. I would not mind picking up the soap. I think he is handsome and rugged,

Tom not only Morelli but a few more in uniform testified !

Tom that was funny about the soap, but sadly Drew doesn't go to the homo side!

Tom
Thanks for all the info about Moreli
The more he talks the more we KNOW.

Keep up the good work. Its all being documented.

Moreli, cops do not take squad cars, and wear their department uniforms, to testify in a personal matter that has nothing to do with their jobs. You know it, I know it, we all know it. The problem with you is, you fight an issue ad nauseam because you refuse to defer to others. It's your way or no way. If this guy lost his job improperly, has a basis for a lawsuit, and should be reinstated and receive back pay, then it'll be up to a judge to do so. But, a ten-million dollar lawsuit? What jury would award a patrolman, fired for violating department rules, millions of dollars?

As far as your comment "yes I do know more than you bimbos," I would ask that the administrators here delete that uncalled for comment, and have a talk with you about proper blogging. If you can't have a civil discussion and learn to accept opinions that differ from yours without hauling out the disgusting name calling, maybe you should take a hike pal.

Wrong watchful eye! It's not a personal matter! Its a court issued subpenoa for Stephen and others to gather fact finding information! If he happened to be working the day of the grand jury so what if he took a squad car to court and wore a uniform! If it was his Police Chief going to court on a subpenoa you know he would take his village issued vehicle! By the way Stephen was wrongly dismissed on one charge only! Hes asking for 10 million , but he probably will not get it and it's always better to ask for a higher amount when suing and then settle for a lower amout! What's disgusting? Bimbo! Give me a break! I've been called worse here by others and don't cry about it .

Now I could see If Stephen was getting divorced, being personally sued or something entirely different and not Police related he should not be in uniform or take a squad to court. However this is a grand jury pertainIng to a possible criminal fact finding hearing and if he's working he's fulfilling his obligation appearing in court on the subpenoa.

Rest easy, America. Be it the Peterson soap opera, Naperville house fires or local pizza joints, John Moreli is there, unashamedly offering up his sputtering, useless, bigoted, frothing-at-the-mouth opinions.

John Moreli. The Bully of the Patch Playground.

HE'S EVERYWHERE! HE'S EVERYWHERE!

Watchful eye if you are not in Law enforcement which I assume you are not , you have no clue how each department functions, their rules of taking squads to court or their SOP's ! Then you can't say what's right or wrong what Stephen did by going to court in uniform. Please tell me too what happens if an Officer shows up to roll call w/o all of his gear? Nothing! He just goes back to his locker and gets it.

what about all the police officers who get to take their squads home? is that not a waste of tax payers money? If what steve did was sooooo wrong...why did the state police not charge him with anything and the Oak Brook PD did? Steve was at work and got the call to go to the court house.....SINCE he was at work...it is only natural to jump in the squad and head down there like he has done a million other times...SO he should lose his job for this? I don't think so......drew and steve are 2 different people.....treat them that way!

Let's see Ken all County Police Officers and State Police Officers take their squads home! So don't say none do!

By the way Ken when you have no clue how a subpenoa or a grand jury works do you?

Ken stop crying about Stephen taking the squad car too court already. So what. If you don't leave in Oakbrook myob!!

Yes Ken I know more than you how the court system works! With a subpenoa you either call the day before or the day of court and see if they need you or they will call you when they think you are needed! Care to bet on that! Like I said get over its none if your business what Stephen did! Whaa!

Ken,

Leave John Moreli alone already! He knows alot more than you think.

Betya didn't know that Steve Peterson was a K-9 cop for Oak Brook did you? That's why he had his car in Joliet. The dog was in the backseat waiting for him when he was done with his testimony. They enjoyed a snack at the dog park off of Royce Rd on his way back to Oak Brook.

Moreli, I want to THANK YOU for your comment posting of yesterday at 9:13 pm. You made my points for me. We DO know how OB functions and their rules for taking a squad car out of their beat/sector for personal use, such as testifying at a GJ on a personal matter not related to the job. They function by suspending officers who violate THEIR rules, just like every other department. Apparently, you did not get the memo, Moreli.

You don't seem to grasp that Peterson violated a particular rule and was suspended for it. You are fighting a lost cause here. You don't like the rule, and you claim the rest of us don't know what we are talking about, so you continue to beat the issue down until you draw out people who are sick and tired of your useless blabber. The John Moreli law.

Why do you ASSUME I know nothing about law enforcement or how different departments work? Only you do? Okay, buddy boy, if it makes you feel like John Wayne making that statement as if you know it all, knock yourself silly.

Some of us don't have to assert ourselves to the point of blubbering out gibberish just to make a point. Some of us don't assume things about others here. But, as always, you win. You da man.

Let's test Watchful eye! A scum bag walks into a 7-11 announces a hold up and implies he has a gun, but never displays one , scum gets money and flees! What crime has been committed?!

Watchful Eye I'm still waiting for a logical answer from a non LE thug!