MIAMI (WSVN) - A Miami-Dade Police officer has been arrested on a domestic violence charge.
Richard Tippenhauer surrendered to police on Tuesday.
The 50-year-old officer stands accused of grabbing a woman he was dating by the neck and spitting on her twice as they left a bar in Brickell over the weekend.
Tippenhauer has been charged with battery.
Miami-Dade Police Director Alfredo Ramirez released a statement in response to the arrest:
“I am disappointed to learn that one of my officers has been arrested and charged with a domestic related battery, while off duty. We will fully cooperate with the City of Miami Police Department and the Miami-Dade State Attorney’s Office as they move forward with their investigation.”
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