Two PHX officers under criminal investigation after victims describe violent traffic stop that wasn’t reported – ABC15 Arizona

Two PHX officers under criminal investigation after victims describe violent traffic stop that wasn’t reported  ABC15 Arizona

Two Phoenix police officers are under criminal investigation after two people reported being beaten, tased, and held at gunpoint during a traffic stop that victims say was never documented — and that police records show no agency reported conducting.Phoenix’s criminal investigation was sparked after Tempe Police received a call about a disabled vehicle.According to a police report released by Tempe police, that city’s officers spoke to the car’s passengers, a man and woman, who reported being assaulted during a violent and chaotic traffic stop in south Phoenix, near 19th Avenue and Broadway Road.A Tempe cop suspected that the pair was the victim of people posing as police officers after confirming

with dispatch twice that no law enforcement agency reported conducting a traffic stop of the victims' car that night, which was found with a window ripped out and overheating.The Tempe Police report states the victims reported the following:They were pulled over by a white SUV displaying red and blue lights near 19th Avenue and Broadway Road in Phoenix.Two men exited the vehicle and, without identifying themselves, began a prolonged assault — punching, tasing, and restraining them.One suspect drew a handgun and counted down from three, threatening to shoot the man if he did not exit the vehicle.The woman was handcuffed, pushed face-down to the ground, and placed in the rear