Cop probed for sex tryst?

A Philadelphia police officer is being investigated for allegedly having had an "inappropriate sexual encounter" with another man earlier this month, police sources said yesterday.

The incident occurred while the officer was on duty early on March 16, hours before the city was blanketed by a sleet storm.

Police sources said the incident happened inside the cop's patrol car.

At the time, the officer was assigned to the 92nd District, headquartered on Lincoln Drive near Gypsy Lane in East Falls.

The man reported the incident to the Internal Affairs Bureau, which is investigating his allegations, a police source said. The officer has been temporarily reassigned to desk duty, but has not been charged with committing any crime.

Earlier this week, a veteran narcotics cop was arrested and charged with statutory rape.

Officer Thomas Gitto, 40, allegedly had sex three times with a 14-year-old girl after she started high school in 2004. One of their trysts allegedly occurred in a police trailer.

Over the course of a 15-month investigation, police officials found phone and computer records validating the girl's claims. Gitto, a 13-year-veteran, was suspended with intent to dismiss. *