Second lawsuit claims LMPD sergeant canceled domestic violence response, leaving woman abused for hours

A second civil lawsuit claims a Louisville Metro Police sergeant canceled an emergency call involving an active Domestic Violence Order (DVO), leaving a woman unprotected for three hours.

The complaint states that neighbors called 911 around 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2024, reporting shouting, threats, banging and that a man had taken a woman’s phone. They also said the man had caused trouble at the home before.

Minutes later, an officer reported on the LMPD radio channel that the man inside the home, 58-year-old Richard Gregory, was under an active DVO meant to protect the woman living there…

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