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IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
2003 AUG 1$ PM 2: 3 S USE OF FORCE REPORT
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58, 51 07-02-03
20 07-03-03
52,58 07-04-03
11, 58 07-05-03
INC # INCIDENT FORCE USED
3-33522 Assault The subject, who was already on the
ground, was told to put her hands
behind her back. She rolled onto her
back and placed her hands behind her
back to prevent the officers from
cuffing her. The officers had to
physically roll her over and then used a
hands control technique to place her
hands behind her back to handcuff her.
3-33548 Sexual Assault Officers heard a woman screaming for
help and saw a man sexually assaulting
her. Upon gaining access to the
woman's residence the woman directed
the officers to the rear of the residence.
The officer drew his sidearm and
ordered the subject to lay on the floor.
Subject handcuffed with no further
incident.
3-33937 Assault on Peace As an officer was walking into the PD
Officer the subject threw a cigarette at the
officer, striking him in the chest. The
subject then started to walk away,
disregarding officer commands to stop.
When the officer grabbed the subject
the subject turned towards the officer
with a closed fist and the officer then
exposed him to a chemical agent. The
subject then began to advance on a
second officer and was directed to the
ground by the first officer. When the
subject refused to place his hands
behind his back the officers used a
hands control technique to gain control
and handcuff him.
3-33980 Assault When the subject was told she was
under arrest she was told to place her
hands behind her back. She placed
one hand behind her back and it was
hand cuffed, but refused to place the
other hand behind her back. When the
subject tried to pull away the officer
placed her against a wall and used a
hands control technique to place her
other hand behind her back to be
cuffed.
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OFFICER DATE INC #
INCIDENT FORCE USED
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52, 58, 60 07-05-03 3-33999
OWI Subject refused to give the officer the
officer's OWI packet. The subject did
not comply with officer commands to
place his hands behind his back and
when the officer attempted to recover
the packet the subject crushed and
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additional officer commands to place
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resisted being handcuffed. The officer
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stepped away from the subject and
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deployed a chemical agent. The subject
continued to disregard officer
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commands and a hands control
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subject's hands behind his back.
Subject was handcuffed and taken to
ETC for decontamination.
55,60 07-05-03 3-34004
Burglary Officer responded to a burglary in
progress. Upon arrival screams could
be heard inside. The officer forced
entry to the residence and located the
subject. The officer pointed his
sidearm at the subject and ordered him
to the floor. Subject handcuffed
without further incident.
13 07-06-03 3-34180 Intoxicated person Subject was told she was under arrest
and attempted to ran away. The officer
chased her down and had to physically
stop her. She refused to be handcuffed
and the officer used a hands control
technique to place her hands behind her
back.
98 07-06-03 3-34192 Fight Officer responded to a fight involving 8
to 10 individuals. He was able to
briefly separate the group, but they
again started to fight. The officer
deployed a chemical agent and the
parties fled. One subject was later
located and arrested.
43, 45, 88, 5 07-06-03 3-34213 Warrant Service Officers made entry to a residence with
sidearms drawn. Subject located and
arrested without further incident.
11 07-08-03 3-34350 Stolen car Officers were investigating a stolen car.
Officer acted as cover officer with
drawn sidearm while vehicle occupants
were removed and secured.
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INC #
INCIDENT
3-34532
Open Container
3-35248
Vehicle Pursuit
3-35279
Open Door
3-35505
PAULA
3-35671
Burglary
3-35868
Disorderly Conduct
FORCE USED
Officers were interviewing the subject
about an open container violation when
they realized she was wanted. The
subject fled from officers and did not
stop when ordered to do so. Officers
caught the subject and directed her to
the ground. The subject continued to
actively resist and tried to get up. An
officer deployed a chemical agent and
she then allowed herself to be
handcuffed. The subject refused to
stand and had to be assisted.
Officers were assisting another agency
with a vehicle pursuit. During the
pursuit an officer attempted to use stop
sticks, but the driver avoided them by
driving off of the roadway and stopped.
When the officer approached the
vehicle the driver accelerated towards
the officer. As the officer backpedaled
in an attempt to get away from the car
he drew his sidearm and discharged it,
striking the vehicle. Other officers then
joined the pursuit. At the conclusion of
the pursuit officers drew their sidearms
and ordered the driver from the car.
The driver complied and officers
placed him on the ground where he was
handcuffed.
A person arrived home to find their
door opened and requested officers
search the residence.
Officer advised subject she was under
arrest, but refused to be handcuffed.
The officer used a hands control
technique to handcuff her.
Officers were dispatched to a burglary
in progress at Eagle's Market. Upon
arrival the officer drew his sidearm as
two persons were exiting the store. The
officer ordered both suspects to lie on
the ground.
When the officer grabbed the subject's
arm he tensed up. When the officer
asked him to stop resisting or he would
be taken to the ground, the subject
immediately dropped to the ground.
OFFICER DATE INC # INCIDENT FORCE USED
The officer then handcuffed the subject.
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41 07-18-03 3-36355 Fight Subject refused to place hands behind
his back when told he was under arrest.
The officer used a hands control
technique to place his hands behind his
back.
45 07-18-03 3-36439 Vehicle Pursuit When the officer activated her light bar
to make a traffic stop the violator
accelerated in an attempt to get away.
The officer then activated her siren, but
was not able to get the violator to pull
over. The pursuit was terminated by
the officer.
55 07-20-03 3-36676 Fight Two persons, who were fighting,
disregarded the officer's efforts to
separate them and the officer deployed
a chemical agent. The officer then
directed both to the ground while they
continued to throw punches and kick.
The officer used a hands control
techniques to handcuff them.
11 07-20-03 3-36713 Subject refusing to While the officer was conducting an
leave investigation the subject he was
speaking with tried to run away. The
officer caught the subject and used a
hands control technique to place the
subject's hands behind his back to
handcuff him. After walking the
subject back to the patrol car the
subject refused officer requests to sit in
the car. The officer then directed the
subject into the back seat of the car.
54 07-20-03 3-36724 Intoxicated Subject While escorting the subject inside of
the jail the subject attempted to
twist/pull away from the officer. The
officer directed him to the floor and
held him there until deputies came to
assist.
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Armed Subject Officers responded to a complaint of a
suicidal man with a shotgun. Upon
arrival they observed two persons
struggling in the back yard. Both
officers drew their sidearms and
ordered the person to drop the gun.
The subject then started to run, but was
caught and directed to the ground by an
officer. The subject then cooperated
OFFICER
DATE INC # INCIDENT
FORCE USED
with the officers.
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07-23-03 3-37229 Burglary in Progress
Officers responded to a car burglary in
progress and located a "form" under a
nearby car. The officer announced
himself and the form, which tamed out
to be a rottweiler, growled and showed
its teeth. The officers drew their
sidearms, thinking the dog was about to
attack but holstered them when they
realized the dog was tethered to a
nearby guardrail.
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07-23-03 3-37287 Juvenile Complaint
Officer observed the juvenile kicking
and punching staff in the PAL program.
The officer assisted staff who had the
juvenile on the floor with taking the
juvenile's shoes off. The officer also
helped hold the juvenile down while
talking to him in a calm manner to get
him to relax.
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07-25-03 3-37658 Disturbance
Subject attempted to pull away from the
officer when the officer went to put
handcuffs on him After the subject
was handcuffed he refused verbal
commands to stand facing the patrol
car. The officer placed the subject
against the patrol car.
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07-26-03 3-37685 Disorderly Conduct
Subject had been placed under arrest
and handcuffed without incident, but
for reasons unk placed his hand in his
pocket and refused to remove it. The
officer removed the subject's hand
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from his pocket. When the officer
placed him into the back seat of the
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patrol car the subject refused to place
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his leg in the car so the officer pulled
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him across the seat so he could then
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shut the door. While in rout to the jail
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the subject slipped his hands to his
front and placed his hands down the
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front of his pants. He then pulled out a
bullet and tossed it to the ground. The
officer placed the subject on the ground
and searched him again.
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07-31-03 3-38552 Fight
The subject refused officer commands
to come with him. When the officer
grabbed the subject by the arm she
attempted to pull away. She refused to
be handcuffed and attempted to spin
OFFICER DATE INC # INCIDENT FORCE USED
out of the officer's grasp. The officer
directed her to the ground and used a
hands control technique to hand cuff
her.
60 07-27-03 3-37868 Fight Officer observed approx. eight persons
fighting. They disregarded verbal
commands by the officer to stop
fighting and continued to throw
punches and pile on top of each other.
The officer deployed a chemical agent
to break up the fight.
37 07-30-03 3-38462 Arrest The subject walked away from an
officer who wanted to speak with him
about operating without a driver's
license. Subject disregarded officer
commands until officer requested
assistance. At that point the subject
came towards the officer slamming his
fist into his own palm and calling the
officer names. When the officer told
him he was under arrest he moved
quickly towards the officer while
continuing to act verbally and
physically aggressive. The officer
deployed a chemical agent and the
subject then complied with the officer
commands.
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