WEST MIAMI-DADE, FLA. (WSVN) - An 18-year-old woman was arrested Thursday after Miami police said she interfered with an investigation into the alleged misuse of a disabled parking permit, struck an officer and violently resisted arrest during a traffic stop.
Jaley Rivalta, 18, faces charges of battery on a law enforcement officer, resisting an officer with violence and approaching a first responder after a warning to impede, according to a Miami Police arrest report.
The incident occurred around 7 p.m. Thursday in the area of 10101 W. Flagler St. in west Miami, where officers were conducting enforcement targeting the illegal use of handicap parking spaces.
According to the report, officers observed a red Mazda parked in a designated disabled parking space with a handicap placard displayed.
