That's what is alleged to have taken place last year in Lake County, Florida, between a former police chief, who resigned in June after being placed on administrative leave in May, and a suspect's wife.One day, Michael Giddens, then a lieutenant with Howie-in-the-Hills Police Department, is tracking down leads in a potential contractor fraud case.A few months later, he's facing allegations of sleeping with the suspect's wife.ZERO BS.
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DOWNLOAD NOW!Investigations into those allegations by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement and the Lake County Sheriff's Office found that while he didn't commit any crimes, Giddens did violate police and town policies.FOX 35 Orlando reports that the results of the investigations were released last Thursday.They found that he violated policies regarding improper conduct, moral character, and sex while on duty.An investigation into an alleged affair between a police chief and a suspect's wife found policy violations.
(Getty Images)It all started when Giddens opened a case against a man in December 2024 for potential contractor fraud.The man initially had conversations, according to the report, with the then lieutenant before he stopped responding.Giddens is alleged to have reached out to the man's wife in March 2025 in an attempt to have her get in contact with the man.
They met for lunch and continued to exchange text messages after that.The report states that eventually their "relationship became more personal." The two allegedly met at hotels in the area while Giddens was on duty and had sex twice.MARRIED OFFICER OFF FORCE AFTER HER ON-DUTY AFFAIR EXPOSED, WOMAN SLEPT WITH FUTURE SON-IN-LAW & THREE LOVESThe relationship burned out quickly, and by the end of 2025 they were no longer seeing one another because the man's wife had found someone new.Giddens was promoted to Chief of Police in October 2025.A Florida police chief resigned after an investigation into allegati...