HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-28-2000 ICPD Use of ForceIOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT r11 . D
USE OF FORCE REPORT r `' 1-1 I.i C
FEBRUARY 2000
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OFFICER DATE CASE # INCIDENT FORCE U$&Oi
54 02-02-00 1999-910342 Search Warrant While serving a search warrant,
officers attempted to escort a subject
out of a house. The subject resisted,
was physically escorted, and eventually
taken to the ground and handcuffed.
33,35 02-09-00 2000-01323 High -Risk Traffic Stop Officers drew their sidearms during a
high -risk traffic stop. There was
information that the subject was armed
and wanted on an arrest warrant for
murder.
58 02-13-00 2000-01457 Disorderly Conduct
35,48 02-13-00 2000-01469 Consent Search
41 02-15-00 2000-01500 Injured Deer
A subject pushed his way past two
officers and punched another subject.
An officer informed the subject he was
under arrest and instructed him to put
his hands behind his back. The subject
refused. The officer grabbed his arm,
put it behind his back, and placed him
in handcuffs.
During a consent search of a subject,
officers noticed an object in the
subject's hand. Officers thought the
item might be a knife, grabbed hold of
his hands, and instructed him to drop
the item. He refused and attempted to
turn toward an officer. The officer
delivered two knee strikes to the
subject's thigh, took the subject to the
floor, and forcibly handcuffed him.
Injured deer shot with officer's
sidearm.
58,60 02-16-00 2000-01542 Intoxicated Subject Officers placed a subject under arrest
for public intoxication. Officers had to
physically put the subject on the
ground and then place his arms behind
his back to be handcuffed.
30 02-17-00 2000-01559 Disorderly Conduct During an investigation of a fight at a
high school, an involved subject said
that she was leaving the school. An
officer instructed her to stay, took hold
of her arm, and attempted to escort her
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to another part of the room. The subject
jerked her arm upward and toward the
officers' head. The officer placed the
Cl subject in a "bear hug" until she was
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36 02-20-00 2000-01675 Intoxicated Subject An officer placed a subject under arrest
of public intoxication. The subject
refused to get in the patrol car. The
officer attempted to push him in and
the subject began kicking at the officer
with his feet. The subject was warned
to stop kicking and refused. The
subject was sprayed with OC. The
subject was transported to the hospital
for decontamination, again began
fighting with the officer, and was again
sprayed with OC.
35 02-20-00 2000-01684 Drug Arrest During a search of a subject being
arrested for possession of marijuana,
officers asked the subject if he had
anything else on his person. The
subject's response and actions made
the officer think he was reaching for a
weapon. The officer grabbed the
subject's arm and drew his sidearm.
The subject was handcuffed.
59,38,17,56 02-22-00 2000-01752 Trespass Arrest Officers informed a subject that he was
under arrest for criminal trespass. The
subject, who was holding onto a dog,
refused to comply with instructions and
said that he was not going to jail. The
subject was sprayed with OC. A
lengthy struggle with the subject
ensued, during which officer's were
able to gain control of the dog. The
subject was taken to the ground, where
he kicked one officer in the head.
Officers used knee strikes, joint
manipulation, pressure points, hands-
on techniques, and OC to get the
subject handcuffed. Once at the
hospital for decontamination, the
subject kicked out a patrol car window.
37 02-24-00 2000-01842 Fight Officers arrested a subject after a fight.
The subject refused to turn around and
put his hands behind his back for
handcuffing. The officer used hands-on
and a wrist flex to achieve handcuffing.
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CASE # INCIDENT
2000-01929 Theft /Foot Chase
26 02-28-00 2000-01950 Warrant Arrest
1 02-29-00 2000-01981 Injured Deer
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City Manager
Captains
Lieutenants
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City Clerk
Sgt. Hurd
FORCE USED
The officer observed a subject stealing
a public trash receptacle and a foot
chase ensued. When blocked by a
fence, the subject turned and advanced
toward the officer. The officer put the
subject on the ground and handcuffed
him.
Officers located a subject wanted on an
arrest warrant, and a several block long
foot chase ensued. The subject was
located hiding under a set of steps. The
officer was unable to see the subject's
hands and drew his firearm. After
being given instructions to move
slowly while getting out, the subject
made a sudden movement. The officer
jumped on his upper torso, held him
down, and handcuffed him.
Injured deer shot with officer's
sidearm.