A Fort Lauderdale police officer is in hot water for using a city fire hydrant to fill his home swimming pool.
Officer James Hayes is facing a one-day, unpaid suspension for unbecoming conduct. A citizen review board agreed with the recommended discipline earlier this week. An anonymous letter writer tipped the city off to the alleged water-gate, pointing the finger at Hayes; his wife Stylianee Diamianides, also a police officer; and Fort Lauderdale Firefighter Capt. Jacob Snowhite. The police couple were accused of parking marked Fort Lauderdale police vehicles around the hydrant to “conceal their actions from public view,” the city’s internal affairs department said in a memo.