Gabby Petito case: Cops were told Brian Laundrie hit her, police recording shows - New York Post

New dispatch audio shows that the Utah police who pulled Gabby Petito and Brian Laundrie over in August were told that the now-missing boyfriend was the alleged aggressor.

“RP (reporting party) states seeing a male hit a female, domestic,” the dispatcher is heard saying on the day of the incident, according to Fox News, which cited police audio obtained by Fox 13 Utah.

The Moab City Police Department is now under investigation for its handling of the “domestic dispute” between the couple as a “breach of police department policy.”.

Under Utah law, police must make an arrest or issue a citation when they have “probable cause to believe that an act of domestic violence has been committed,” Fox News reported.

Brett Tolman, a former US attorney in Utah, told Fox News on Sunday that the officers will probably face disciplinary action.

“I don’t think you’re going to see those large-scale types of efforts this week,” Josh Taylor, a spokesman for the North Port Police Department, told the news outlet late Sunday.