## [Citizen Report No. 1726242660 - 1855246427](/citizen-report-no-1726242660-1855246427) [![](/sites/default/files/styles/square_500_x_500_/public/default_images/download%20%289%29%20%282%29_0.jpg?itok=5WstKkf1)](/individual/a-j-%20trupo)A J Trupo **[West Virginia State Police](/west-virginia/west-virginia-state-police)** 725 Jefferson Road South Charleston, West Virginia 25309 [(304) 746-2115](tel:%28304%29746-2115) [https://www.wvsp.go…](https://www.wvsp.gov/Pages/default.aspx) [![West Virginia State Police](/sites/default/files/styles/max_325x325/public/2023-03/d744349e2b07364c3a16014eda69ca67-26254501.jpg?itok=hMPbd-7d "West Virginia State Police")](/west-virginia/west-virginia-state-police) ## Date of Offense December 17, 2023 ## Offense(s) [Abuse of Authority](/duty/abuse-authority) [Deprivation of Rights](/duty/deprivation-rights) [False Statements](/duty/false-statements) [Use of Force](/duty/use-force) ## Statement > Bridgeport, West Virginia Trooper A.J. Trupo, who was caught on a secret audio recording two years ago [verbally abusing a female businesswoman](https://www.wdtv.com/2022/08/30/wvsp-investigating-complaint-against-bridgeport-trooper/), has once again been recording abusing people. A family was on a roadtrip, visiting family in West Virginia for the Christmas vacation. As they drove through Shinnston, West Virginia, they stopped to get the kids food in the McDonald’s drive through. https://thecivilrightslawyer.com/2024/09/12/family-on-roadtrip-meets-abusive-trooper-who-should-already-have-been-fired/ --- [![United States Citizen Reporters](/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/2021-08/1186px-Scales_of_Justice_and_Wreath.svg_.png?itok=QQ8wLoSk "United States Citizen Reporters")](/united-states/us-citizen-reporters) The US Citizen Reporters are a group of public and private defense advocates that scour the internet for documented incidents of police misconduct that have eluded accountability. [Learn more >>>](/united-states/us-citizen-reporters)