Police Women of Cincinnati

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Police Women of Cincinnati
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Colleen Deegan, Tia Pearson, Mandy Curfiss and Rose Valentino (from left)
GenreDocumentary
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes8
Production
Running time40 to 43 minutes
(excluding commercials)
Release
Original network TLC
Original releaseJanuary 13 (2011-01-13) 
March 3, 2011 (2011-03-03)

Police Women of Cincinnati is the fifth installment of TLC's Police Women reality documentary series, which follows four female members of the Cincinnati Police Department (CPD) in Cincinnati, Ohio. [1] [2]

Contents

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Welcome to Cincinnati"January 13, 2011 (2011-01-13)
2"I'm Not Your Baby"January 20, 2011 (2011-01-20)
3"I'll Light You Up"January 27, 2011 (2011-01-27)
4"The Party's Over"February 3, 2011 (2011-02-03)
5"I'm Worth More Than Fifteen Bucks"February 10, 2011 (2011-02-10)
6"You Go Girl"February 17, 2011 (2011-02-17)
7"Good Girl in a Bad World"February 24, 2011 (2011-02-24)
8"Aim and Fire"March 3, 2011 (2011-03-03)

Controversy

Episode 4 of the show, airing on February 3, 2011, appeared to show Curfiss handcuffing and arresting an African American male who refused the officer entry into his home for an unwarranted search. Video footage of this incident taken from the episode was posted on numerous websites, calling for Curfiss's resignation. Two years after the airing of the episode, the present Chief of Police, James Craig, launched an investigation into the incident, which discovered that the scene was staged. All parties had agreed to stage the incident and there was no actual arrest made nor charges filed. [4]

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References

  1. Kiesewetter, John (January 11, 2011). "Four 'Police Women' attractive, dramatic". cincinnati.com. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  2. Walton, Jenell (January 23, 2011). "TLC's "Police Women of Cincinnati" share some of the secrets behind the show". Scripps Media. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
  3. 1 2 3 Meet The Officers Archived 2011-01-16 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Hensley, Sarah. "Cincinnati Police Chief James Craig: TLC's 'Police Women of Cincinnati' had staged content". Scripps Media, Inc. Retrieved 19 February 2014.