Bradley’s 911 Calls Detailed

Milton Bradley asked for police assistance as his wife raised her voice in the background in a June incident, according to 911 tapes. Two weeks later, Monique Bradley told dispatchers that her husband had hit her. And two weeks after that, Milton Bradley called again to report another incident and said he was considering filing for divorce.

The tapes, obtained by The Times, detail the domestic disturbance calls that sent the Redondo Beach police to the Bradley home three times this summer, including one instance in which the Dodger outfielder allegedly choked his pregnant wife, bloodied her lip and threw a cellphone into a wall.

The incidents came to light shortly after Bradley created a firestorm of controversy when he accused teammate Jeff Kent of being a racist.

Facing possible discipline for ignoring Manager Jim Tracy’s order to keep the dispute with Kent within the team, Bradley was put on the disabled list and had knee surgery. He is sidelined for the rest of the season.

The domestic disturbances were the latest in a career-long string of volatile episodes and appeared to underscore his ongoing anger management problems.

However, Bradley told dispatchers on June 28 and July 30 -- as first reported by the Daily Breeze -- that his wife of eight months was the aggressor, and he requested help from police.

Bradley said during the June 28 call that his wife accused him of being unfaithful.

“She is complaining I’m talking to some people and that I’m cheating or something, and making no sense whatsoever,” he said.

The dispatcher asked Bradley whether his wife had hit him.

“I’m pulled on and scratched on, all kinds of stuff,” he said.

Monique, who is expecting the couple’s first child in December, can be heard screaming in the background.

“Get away from me!” Bradley said. “She’s in the room right now. You better get over here.”

That was the only point during the 5-minute 41-second call that Bradley raised his voice. The dispatcher tried to calm him.

“I have a bad temper,” he said. “And I went through anger management and I’ve been doing all this stuff because it was starting to affect my career. I don’t need that.”

Police responded, talked to the couple and did not make an arrest. Two weeks later another incident occurred.

Monique called 911 from a neighbor’s house July 11, saying Bradley had hit her and driven off. The recording is difficult to decipher, but a police report said she accused Bradley of taking all the phones in the house.

Monique’s lip was bleeding and she told police Bradley had shoved her hand into her mouth. She said he pushed his forearm into her neck against a wall until she had difficulty breathing, and that when he released her, she ran to the bathroom and vomited. Detectives investigated the next day, but the district attorney’s office declined to prosecute.

Milton Bradley’s second 911 call came July 30 about 1 a.m. He asked police to respond because, he said, “My wife is acting a fool again.”

The dispatcher asked whether anyone had been drinking or taking drugs, and Bradley said, “I don’t do drugs.”

Bradley went on to tell the dispatcher, “Every day I got to deal with it. I just got married in February and I’m tired of it.”

He said his mother twice drove to their home from Long Beach to mediate arguments.

“It’s about time for a divorce because I don’t need these problems almost every day,” he said.

In a statement Aug. 30, Bradley indicated that he and Monique have reconciled.

“The events written about are very regrettable,” the statement said. “Any problems reported have been exaggerated, but nonetheless my wife and I have resolved all issues.”