Overview
- Officer Joseph Vecchio turned himself in on Friday and was booked on a felony charge of aggravated domestic battery; a judge denied his release and he is due back in court on Aug. 28.
- Court records allege Vecchio punched and strangled a dating partner, caused multiple injuries, forced her to clean bloody sheets and threatened her after placing a firearm on a counter.
- A Cook County judge granted an order of protection barring Vecchio from contacting the victim after the alleged mid‑August assault.
- Vecchio has been stripped of police powers since last October and faces firing by the Chicago Police Board after COPA recommended termination for separate improper searches and unjustified detentions.
- City Office of Inspector General records show about 40 logged complaints against Vecchio since 2020 and say he had the most complaints between September 2022 and September 2025, which raises questions about oversight as criminal and administrative processes proceed on different timelines.