6/3/2022
FORT WORTH, Texas- On
June 2, 2022, the Fort Worth Police Department (FWPD) was contacted by
the Tarrant County Sheriff’s Office regarding the arrest of FWPD Officer
Victor Rucker for a charge involving a domestic violence incident that
occurred while he was off-duty.
Upon
learning of his arrest, the Fort Worth Police Department immediately
began an administrative investigation. Officer Rucker has been placed on
restricted duty and stripped of all police powers during the course of
the ongoing criminal and administrative investigations.
The
Fort Worth Police Department holds its officers to a high standard both
on and off-duty, and does not tolerate criminal misconduct or unethical
behavior; therefore, a thorough investigation to collect and review the
facts and the circumstances of these allegations will be conducted.
Officer Rucker has been with the department for 7 years and was assigned to West Division Patrol at the time of his arrest.
