HomeMy WebLinkAbout03-28-2000 ICPD Use of Force IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT FI! .~
USE OF FORCE REPORT L~,~t"
FEBRUARY 2000
OFFICER DATE CASE # INCIDENT FORCE U$~/
54 02-02-00 1999-910342 Search Warrant While serving a search wa~ant,
officers aaempted to escort a subject
out of a house. ~e subject resisted,
was physically esco~ed, and even~ally
taken to ~e ground and handcuffed.
33,35 02-09-00 2000-01323 High-Risk Traffic Stop Officers &ew ~eir sidea~s during a
high-risk ~affic stop. ~ere was
~fo~ation ~at ~ subject was a~ed
and wanted on an a~est waist for
58 02-13-00 2000-01~57 Disorderly Conduct A subject pushed his way past
officers and punched another subject.
An officer info,ed ~e subject he was
under a=est and ins~cted him to put
his hands behind his back. The subject
refused. ~e officer grabbed his arm,
put it behind his back, and placed him
in handcuffs.
35,48 02-13-00 2000-01469 Consent Search During a consent search of a subject,
officers noticed an object in the
subject's hand. Officers ~ought the
item might be a ~ife, grabbed hold of
his hands, and ins~cted him to drop
the item. He refused and a~empted to
turn toward an officer. ~e officer
delivered ~o ~ee s~ikes to the
subject's thigh, took the subject to the
floor, and forcibly handcuffed him.
41 02-15-00 2000-01500 Injured Deer Injured deer shot with officer's
sidea~.
58,60 02-16-00 2000-01542 Intoxicated Subject Officers placed a subject under a~est
for public intoxication. Officers had to
physically put the subject on
ground and ~en place his a~s 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 ins~cted her to stay, took hold
of her a~, and aaempted to escort her
to another part of the room. The subject
jerked her arm upward and toward the
officers' head. The officer placed the
subject in a "bear hug" until she was
handcuffed.
2000-01675 Intoxicated Subject An officer placed a subject under a~est
of public intoxication. The subject
refused to get in the pa~ol car. The
officer a~empted to push him in and
the subject began kicking at the officer
with his feet. ~e subject was warned
to stop kicking and refused. ~e
subject was sprayed with OC. ~e
subject was ~anspo~ed to the hospital
for decontamination, again began
fighting with the officer, and was again
sprayed with OC.
35 02-20-00 2000-01684 Dmg 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 An'est 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 straggle 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.
F~R DATE CASE # INCIDENT FORCE USED
t:J~Jl';~ I'~ 3l',tt '~: 0~2-27-00 2000-01929 Theft / Foot Chase The officer observed a subject stealing
a public trash receptacle and a foot
C[l i ~.. _~:-~,, chase ensued. When blocked by a
iG\,:~/A fence, the subject turned and advanced
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toward the officer. The officer put the
subject on the ground and handcuffed
him,
26 02-28-00 2000-01950 Warrant Arrest 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.
1 02-29-00 2000-01981 Injured Deer Injured deer shot with officer's
sidearm.
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