Timothy Escola's days as Perry Township, Ohio Police Chief are officially over. The veteran police officer with 36 years experience resigned abruptly on Monday, June 29, 2009.

The resignation came shortly after a police dash cam video tape showed Escola getting intimate with a young female police officer in the front seat of a Perry Township police cruiser.

"He's a moron," said Larry Merrill. "I'm a resident here and that just blows my mind that two police officers didn't know the dash camera was rolling."

Virginia Kloha said, "don't you think he should have known better? If they wanted to mess around, why didn't he go some place off duty"?

Kate Smith lives near Perry Township Hall and stopped walking her dog to say, "you know, it takes two to tango. You can't blame one without blaming the other."

Perry Township Trustee, Charles Hall, said he was still in shock over the incident. "Chief Escola had been doing a great job for us," said Hall. "I just can't believe he would make such a terrible mistake. It's terrible for him and the entire township."

Last night, township trustees accepted Escola's decision to retire, effective immediately. Township Trustee Craig Chessler said the police department's four sergeants will co-manage the police force until a new chief is hired to replace Escola.

The dash cam video shows part-time officer Janine D. England kissing her boss and massaging his body. The officer and Chief Escola were in the cruiser escorting a prisoner from Cincinnati during the five hour ride back to Stark County.

The video shows Officer England checking to see if the prisoner was sleeping in the back seat before she continued her intimate relations with Chief Escola. England is facing no sanctions from the Police Department or the Township.