Colorado Cop Who Left Handcuffed Woman on Train Tracks Says It was an Accident (www.theroot.com)
The officer claims she didn't realize a whole train was coming when she left a woman handcuffed in a parked police car.
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The officer claims she didn't realize a whole train was coming when she left a woman handcuffed in a parked police car.
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