Deputies: Hammond Police officer arrested after at least two alleged domestic violence incidents
HAMMOND — A Hammond Police officer has been arrested after at least two domestic violence incidents, the Tangipahoa Parish Sheriff's Office said Monday.
According to deputies, on Sept. 24, a woman reported an alleged altercation with Officer Corey Bergeron at his home in Robert earlier that day. Deputies later found evidence related to at least one prior incident involving Bergeron and the same victim.
Warrants were then issued for the 28-year-old officer's arrest.
Bergeron was taken into custody Monday morning at the Tangipahoa Parish courthouse. He was booked on one count each of battery of a dating partner with strangulation and battery of a dating partner. His bond was set at $50,000.
Additional investigations are underway involving other potential victims, deputies said
WBRZ has asked the Hammond Police Department about Bergeron's employment status.