2 Investigators: Schaumburg’s Top Cop Accused Of Stalking Ex-Girlfriend

October 8, 2012 10:02 PM " SCHAUMBURG, Ill. (CBS) – The police chief of Schaumburg is under investigation for allegedly stalking his ex-girlfriend, and his own officers are assigned to go by the woman’s house regularly to make sure he’s not harassing her.

In an exclusive interview with CBS 2’s Pam Zekman, Dawn Davis described her stormy 18-month relationship with Schaumburg Police Chief Brian Howerton.

“I just remember feeling complete despair,” she says tearfully.

It was an on-again, off-again relationship that she says she tried to end several times. She finally went to Schaumburg village officials for help.

“I just wanted him to stop calling me and following me and to just stop,” she says.

CBS 2 obtained a copy of a police report that was then written up by Schaumburg officers as a “stalking” offense. The report accuses Howerton of “harassing” her with hundreds of calls from his village-issued cell phone.

Mike McGinn, Davis’ former boss — whom she also once dated — says he had to fire her from his home health care agency because Howerton called so many times on her work phone that he disrupted meetings.

McGinn said he asked her to tell Howerton to stop.

“It didn’t stop "

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