EXCLUSIVE The chilling moment Lisa realised her cop lover was using the state's CCTV cameras to SPY on her: 'Wave to the cameras - I'm watching you'

Daily Mail​

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A Victoria Police officer has been stood down from normal duties and moved to a different unit after his ex-girlfriend accused him of using state CCTV to stalk her.
Lisa Lewis, 43, claims 'Jack', 42, (name changed for legal reasons) used his official access to live footage across the state to secretly spy on her during nights out.
Lisa says she realised what was happening after a series of disturbing texts from him commenting on her outfits and telling her to 'wave' at the cameras.
The couple first met on Tinder in November 2024 and soon went on a date where Jack wined and dined her at a ritzy five-star restaurant.
Ms Lewis admitted she had reservations about meeting up with him because he was in the police, but said: 'Jack went to a lot of effort.
'I was attracted to him, he was tall and I liked that, and our life goals like marriage and so forth aligned.'
But five months later, they split up after she became spooked by a series of 'creepy' comments and she realised she was being spied on.
She was in the car park of a hotel on her way into a ritzy gala dinner with a friend when she received a chilling text which read simply: 'Nice white sneakers.'
Lisa Lewis was in the car park of a hotel on her way into a ritzy gala dinner (pictured) with a friend when she received a chilling text which read simply: 'Nice white sneakers'
'I was so confused because I hadn't sent him a photo,' Ms Lewis told Daily Mail Australia.
'And then he said, 'Look up - CCTV. Wave! I'm watching you on the cameras.
'I kind of laughed, not because it was funny, but as a nervous thing. I actually thought that's kind of creepy.
'I drive a manual so I had put my sneakers on under my dress instead of heels, and it made me think if he is watching me now, where else is he watching me?
'Is he watching me when I go for a drive in Geelong? Because there were times I felt like he was expecting me when I turned up at his house.'
When the couple met up after the gala ball, Ms Lewis says she told Jack how she was worried she'd be running late because of red traffic lights.
But her blood ran cold when he replied he knew because he had been 'watching her'.
She claims Jack then showed her CCTV videos on his phone of her driving the same evening.
The couple ended their relationship not long after.
Ms Lewis made an official complaint to his bosses about his behaviour, but now fears police chiefs are not taking it seriously.
'When we broke up, I specifically told him to stop watching me on CCTV,' Ms Lewis told Daily Mail Australia.
'He shouldn't be doing it anyway, but especially now we are not together.
'We had constantly talked about it, and I was always thinking, if he is watching me then who else is he watching?
'And then he denied it, which made me so angry because that puts my honesty and integrity into question. It infuriated me and that's why I reported it.
'I am worried investigators will believe a police officer with 18 years of experience over someone like me.
'But the evidence is clear-cut and there is no reason for the police not to be pursuing this matter.'
Ms Lewis says the relationship progressed quickly with Jack 'showering' her with gifts and sharing information about his work life
Ms Lewis fears her colourful past, some of which has played out in headlines, could be undermining her complaint to authorities.
In 2006, the New Zealander ran onto the field wearing a bikini during a rugby Test match between the All Blacks and Ireland in Hamilton, New Zealand.
She was escorted off the field by security and gained nationwide fame for her stunt, later selling the green bikini for more than $4000.
Since then Lewis has been in the centre of numerous quirky stories including running for mayor and being a naked newsreader.
In August 2023, she also accused Northern Territory Police of discrimination after she claimed they rejected her bid to become a cop because of her past employment as a sex worker.
She had confessed about her sex work past to Jack when they first hooked up.
'On our first date I was very honest about my life and what I do for a living,' she said. 'I am a sex worker so I wanted him to know that.
'He said that he had seen a lot being a police officer so me being a sex worker didn't bother him.'
Ms Lewis says the relationship progressed quickly with Jack 'showering' her with gifts and sharing information about his work life.
'Jack would call me up to six hours a day on his personal phone when working undercover surveillance following targets in his unmarked police car,' Lewis said.
'Once he showed me a hidden camera that looked like a rock, and another time he pulled up CCTV on his phone and said, "Let's see how busy town is tonight."'
On April 9, Ms Lewis reported Jack to the police for unprofessional behaviour and stalking her.
'I am incredibly frustrated that he put me in this position,' she added. 'He left me no choice to do what I did.
'He should never have told me he had access to all CCTV cameras in Victoria because that would cause any person to question their trust, especially if they had been watched at other times.
'He was in surveillance and is very good with technology - he set up my TV at home, had access to my phone and my passwords.
'I am still worried he may be monitoring me somehow, and I think the public would like to know where their tax money is going.'
Ms Lewis says as far as she is aware, Jack is still working as a police officer but claims he told her that he had been stood down from the surveillance department while her allegations are investigated.
Victoria Police confirmed to told Daily Mail Australia: 'A leading senior constable from a specialist unit has been transferred to other duties following allegations he misused police information.
'As the matter is under investigation by the Professional Standards Command, it is not appropriate to comment further.'