- A Dept. of Natural Resources officer in Iowa used state databases to screen potential dates.
- She was also accused of calling a police officer "Officer Hot Stuff."
An Iowa environmental officer is going to have to switch to another dating app after bosses found out she was screening dates through state databases.
Iowa Department of Natural Resources fired the officer in August for conduct unbecoming of a state employee and unauthorized personal use of state databases, according to records viewed by Iowa Capital Dispatch, a local nonprofit news service.
Records viewed by the outlet said the officer was on a date in June when she called an ex-partner for a ride, resulting in an argument that became so rowdy it caused the ex-partner's Apple Watch to dial 911.
When police arrived, the Department of Natural Resources officer, who is tasked with protecting wildlife and the environment, told them she had a service weapon in her purse, according to Capital Dispatch.
She then referred to the responding police officer as "Officer Hot Stuff" before telling him she had used Department of Natural Resources databases to find out the marital status of someone she was considering dating, the department said in its report, according to the outlet.
Police did not arrest the her but did confiscate her purse and firearm, according to the report.
She filed for unemployment and was awarded $4,832 in benefits after the department fired her, Capital Dispatch reported. But after an appeal from the agency, an administrative law judge ruled that she had been overpaid but did not make her repay the fees, according to the outlet.
The judge said in court records that she "admitted more than once that it was likely she was drunk," actions that were "objectively harmful to the employer's interests," Capital Dispatch reported.
The Iowa Department of Natural Resources did not immediately return a request for comment from Insider.