Cincinnati police chief who poorly handled brutal assault of white couple is SUSPENDED

Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge is fighting back hard after she was placed on paid administrative leave over her poor performance.

She’s the same woman who was in charge when an innocent white couple was brutally assaulted by a mob of minorities in July.

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#BREAKING : The entire video of the brutal attack on this couple in Cincinnati Music Festival.

This is a hate crime that has attempted murder, written all over it.

Why won’t the media cover Cincinnati? #Cincinnati #attack #CincinnatiOhio pic.twitter.com/enkOg6tLBD

— U R B A N S E C R E T S (@stiwari1510) July 27, 2025

Theetge later attacked journalists who rightly noted the races of the attackers and victims, alleging that said journalists were taking the incident “out of context.”

“It just shows one side of the equation without context, without factual context, and then it grows legs and becomes something bigger,” she said without elaborating.

Dont believe your lying eyes –
Cincinnati Police Chief Teresa Theetge said the videos of a mob of black people brutally beating multiple white people are all taken out of context pic.twitter.com/4cJjahuXLh

— The Conservative Read (@theconread) July 29, 2025

Her remarks prompted heavy backlash, including from Vice President JD Vance.

“The cops in Cincinnati, the law enforcement, you gotta prosecute people,” Vance said after the original incident. “We’ve had way too much lawlessness on the streets of great American cities. The only way to destroy that street violence is to take the thugs who engaged in that violence and throw their ass in prison.”

Fast-forward to this Tuesday, when Theetge was placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation into the “effectiveness of her leadership,” according to local station WLWT.

“Public safety is this administration’s top priority, and we are responsible for delivering on that for the public,” Cincinnati City Manager Sheryl Long said in a statement.

Theetge was not pleased.

“Late yesterday she learned she was being placed on leave — there was no justification for this action,” her attorney, Stephen Imm, said Tuesday. “She’s done nothing to deserve being removed from her position.”

“The unfortunate conclusion we have to reach from these facts is that she’s being used as a political scapegoat and a political pawn. Terry deserves better than this. There is no one better qualified or better equipped than Terry Theetge to confront crime in the city of Cincinnati right now,” he added.

Imm also revealed that Theetge had been asked to resign the prior week but had no intention of doing so. And then, when Monday came, Imm was the one who broke the news to her.

“The chief’s sincere hope is the city will rethink this hasty and unlawful decision and reinstate her to her position promptly,” he continued.

Surprisingly, Theetge is supported by Vance’s half-brother, Cincinnati Republican mayoral candidate Cory Bowman:

Two weeks before an election, our mayor and city manager are using Chief Teresa Theetge—an individual who has devoted 35 years of service to the Cincinnati Police Department—as a scapegoat for political gain.

The escalation of crime we are seeing on our streets is a result of… pic.twitter.com/zufSnFw4xq

— Cory Bowman (@corymbowman) October 21, 2025

He, too, has accused the city of using Theetge as “a scapegoat for political gain.”

Meanwhile, Theetge was sued in May by four Cincinnati police officers who had alleged that she used a “race-based quota system” that favored women and minorities for promotion.

“The lawsuit, brought by Captain Robert Wilson and Lieutenants Patrick Caton, Gerald Hodges, and Andrew Mitchell, named the city and Theetge in both her individual and official capacities, alleging they participated in ‘intentional and discriminatory practices’ that favored women and minorities,” Newsweek reported.

This wasn’t even the first time the department had been sued. Zack Gottesman, an attorney for one plaintiff, cited numerous other cases, including Carrie Hollyfield v. City of Cincinnati Police Department, Andrew Mitchell and David Schofield v. City of Cincinnati, et al., and Eric Kohler v. City of Cincinnati, et al.

“These cases collectively demonstrate a pattern of systemic discrimination by the City of Cincinnati against white individuals, particularly white male officers, in promotions, assignments, and workplace treatment,” Gottesman said.

“The City’s continued reliance on race- and sex-based policies, despite judicial rulings and evidence of remedied past discrimination, perpetuates an environment of unfair treatment and violates constitutional protections,” he added.

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V. Saxena is a staff writer for BizPac Review with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University.

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