1999, through surveillance, plaintiff was observed either at home or at the hospital (teaching aerobics) during the same time periods for which she was earning overtime with the police department. Additionally, between April 15 and May 19, 1999, Lt. Echols interviewed ten individuals who worked with plaintiff at the crime lab, who provided corroboration to the accusations made in the anonymous letter.[2]
On or about July 15, 1999, Lt. Echols summarized his findings from the investigation in an Affidavit of Probable Cause, and, in accordance with City of Philadelphia Police Department procedure, submitted it, along with supporting documents, to the Philadelphia County District Attorney's Office, which approved Lt. Echols's request to seek an arrest warrant.
*259 On July 20, 1999, Lt. Echols interviewed the plaintiff. After being advised of herthe first prong, the legal sufficiency of the affidavit of probable cause, the court concludes that, at the time of the plaintiffs arrest, the facts and circumstances within Lt. Echols's knowledge were sufficient to warrant a reasonable person to believe that the plaintiff had fraudulently received overtime wages from the department, and no rational trier of fact could find otherwise.
One, Lt. Echols was advised of the plaintiffs conduct through a detailed letter, albeit anonymous, which set forth the accusations against plaintiff.
Two, Lt. Echols compared the hospital's personnel records to the department's payroll records and found that on fifty-three (53) separate occasions, the plaintiff had signed-in to teach aerobics at the hospital during periods for which the department's records reflected that she was earning overtime. Thus, the employment records