APR has reviewed photographs showing significant bruising to a woman’s neck and upper chest after an incident she reported to Pearl River Police in May as domestic violence and strangulation. No arrests still as of Oct 3, 2026
APR has also reviewed private messages involving an officer connected to her police reports.
Those messages show the officer initiating personal conversations, asking what she was doing, asking about her plans for the night, and offering to stop by and talk months later.
This was not simply the woman’s word against an officer. The messages exist. The photographs exist.
And that is where APR has a serious problem.
A woman who goes to police reporting domestic violence is placing herself in an extremely vulnerable position. Officers entrusted with helping her should be focused on protecting her, documenting evidence, investigating the allegations and doing their jobs.
That vulnerable moment should never become an opportunity for personal or flirtatious attention from an officer involved with the victim.
Meanwhile, months after the May report, the woman says the strangulation investigation remains unresolved and she has repeatedly attempted to provide additional evidence.
Pearl River Police needs to get serious about protecting the women who come to them asking for help.
Domestic violence is not something that should sit on a desk for months while victims continue asking what is happening.
APR•St Tammany stands with victims of domestic violence.
They deserve protection.
They deserve professionalism.
And they deserve a police department that takes their reports seriously.
We are not naming the officer however you need to choose carefully on Nov 3rd.
APR•St Tammany’s inbox is open for anyone who needs help to get their story heard.
