The Seattle Times reports:

A Seattle police officer has been placed on paid leave amid an investigation into his involvement with a strip club where police were conducting an undercover operation, according to sources familiar with the matter.

The officer was found to be frequenting the Dancing Bare on Aurora Avenue North in North Seattle, which was the target of a vice operation related to alleged prostitution activities, the sources said.

The officer, who has not been identified, was not arrested and has not been accused of a crime.

He is under investigation after he was found to be “hanging around” the club and engaging in questionable conduct, said one source briefed on the investigation.

The police put out a super vague statement about this late yesterday that said virtually nothing.

Jerry Woodhead, the owner of Dancing Bare, told me over the phone, "We try to put out really fine entertainment... I just don't understand what's going on."

He said he didn't recall any police stings in recent months.

Do any police officers frequent the club? "We've probably had more than just one police officer as a patron," he said. "They're real people too."

Then Woodhead said he needed to talk to his lawyer before he could say anything more.