A female Peoria police officer has obtained a no-stalking order against a male officer who is accused of harassing her by inappropriately taking pictures and putting a GPS device on her vehicle.

A female Peoria police officer has obtained a no-stalking order against a male officer who is accused of harassing her by inappropriately taking pictures and putting a GPS device on her vehicle.

Donna Nicholson, who has been with the vice unit for about eight years, requested the order, which is akin to an order of protection, against Jeff Wilson on April 29 in Peoria County Circuit Court. The initial order bars Wilson from coming within 300 feet of her or her children or various places around Peoria County that she frequents.

Wilson cannot carry a firearm pending a May 13 hearing where a judge will determine whether the order should be permanent or not.

Wilson could not be reached for comment Thursday.

Among the allegations, Wilson:

- Secretly taped her and others going to the bathroom outside a police garage.

- Videotaped her while she was sitting at her desk without authorization and despite being told to stop by her and superiors.

- Put a GPS tracking device on her vehicle last summer.

- On several occasions approached her while on duty despite being ordered to remain away.

In an email Thursday, Police Chief Steve Settingsgaard acknowledged his department has "an active investigation into this matter."

"Officer Wilson was transferred from vice to patrol last Novemberbut he is currently on paid leave pending the outcome of this protection order," the chief said.

In a four-page, single-spaced typed document, Nicholson lays out allegations that span nearly four years. In the most recent allegation, she said Wilson approached her April 22 when the two were behind the police station Downtown and attempted to intimidate her.

Nicholson said she had wanted to avoid asking for the order to keep peace within the department, but his actions left her no choice.

"I have attempted to tell previous supervisors about my concerns with Jeff Wilson without any satisfaction," she wrote in her complaint. "Although I am more than aware that I will be the subject of scrutiny and I am certain of retaliation, I am forced to stand up and do what I feel is right so that Jeff Wilson's behavior and actions cease and cause no more turmoil for me, my coworkers, the department and the citizens of the community we serve."

By November 2010, Wilson had been transferred out of the vice unit and put into the patrol division, according to complaint. Nicholson writes that during an ensuing investigation, she was told Wilson had put a GPS tracking device on her car in August 2010.

Andy Kravetz can be reached at 686-3283 or akravetz@pjstar.com.