HomeMy WebLinkAbout05-09-2000 ICPD Use of Force IOWA CITY POLICE DEPARTMENT
~" USE OF FORCE REPORT
-,,.r., '-"MARCH 2000
otI'Iq'CER 'DATE CASE # INCIDENT FORCE USED
60 03-03-00 2000-02100 Prowler An o~ccr responded to a prowler call.
He located a subject apparently
a~empt~g to get ~to ~e
compla~ant's residence. ~e o~cer
~ew his F~e~ ~d pointed it at ~e
subject wNle vedf~g he was not
obviously ~ed.
8,23 03-03-00 2000-02110 Juvenile Wa~ant A~cst O~cers were dispatched to a high
school on a request ~om j~vcnile
probation to ~ke a subject ~to
custody. ~, juvenile reused to go
wi~ o~ccrs and was cvcn~ally ~ken
to ~e floor and handcuffed.
42 03-04-00 2000-02161 Foot Chase A subject fled ~om officers when he
was told hc was ~der ~cst. An
officer ~de contact wi~ ~e subject
and ~s~cted h~ to go to ~e ground.
~e subject reused and was sprayed
wi~ CC. ~e subject ~en complied,
went to ~e ~o~d, and was
handcuff cd.
45 03-04-00 2000-02171 Inj~ed A~al An officer shot an inj~ed opossum
wi~ his sidea~.
12 03-05-00 2000-02177 Bar ~ight A subject was placed under ~est after
a fight at a b~. D~g contact wi~ ~c
officer, ~e subject ~eatencd ~e
o~eer numerous t~es ~d made
~or a~emp~ to wa~ away. ~e
officer used esco~ ~d ~ds-on
tec~qucs to handcuff and consol ~e
subject.
49 03-05-00 2000-02187 Suicidal Subject Officers took a subject ~to custody for
~spo~Qon to a medical facili~ a~er
a suicide a~empt. ~e subject provided
some physical resistance to ~is
process. ~c officer used hands-on and
escoN tec~iques to handcuff and
~anspo~ the subject.
3 03-07-00 2000-02265 O.W.I. Process~g Officers had a~ested a subject for
O.W.I. Dung processing, ~e subject
OFFICER DATE CASE # INCIDENT FORCE USED
became verbally abusive and was re-
handcuffed. The subject then stood up
and entered the officer's personal
space. Another officer told the subject
to sit down and he refused. The second
officer pushed the subject back down
into his chair by his shoulders.
32 03-11-00 2000-02433 Intoxicated Subject Officers were conducting an
investigation and were talking with
several people. One subject refused to
comply with officer's requests. He was
physically escorted to a patrol car and
handcuffed.
55 03-13-00 2000-02451 Intoxicated Subject Officers responded to a report of a
subject trespassing. Upon arrival, an
intoxicated subject was located. The
subject was placed under arrest, and
refused to comply with handcuff'mg
instructions. When the officer put
hands on the subject, he pulled away
and was taken to the ground, where he
was handcuffed.
7 03-16-00 2000-02528 Burglary Wtfile investigating a report of a
burglary, an officer drew his sidearm to
search part of a building.
43,49,14 03-18-00 2000-02567 Public Urination An officer attempted to make contact
with a subject for urinating in the
plaza. The subject refused to comply
and when the officer grabbed a hold of
him, he assaulted the officer. A
physical straggle ensued. Officers used
hands-on techniques, OC spray, and
knee strikes to arrest the subject.
45 03-18-00 2000-02582 Injured Deer An officer shot an injured deer with his
sidearm.
5,50 03-20-00 2000-02626 Intoxicated Subject Officers assisted EMS personnel with
an intoxicated subject who fell off his
bicycle. During treatment, EMS
requested officers handcuff the subject
due to him being uncooperative with
treatment. During this process, the
subject kicked one of the officers. The
subject was taken to the ground by the
officers and EMS personnel. He was
then taken to the hospital, where he
continued to physically resist.
OFFICER DATE CASE # INCIDENT FORCE USED
36 03-22-00 2000-02668 Fight An officer responded to a fight in
progress and found one subject on top
of another subject, punching him
repeatedly in the head. The officer
pushed the subject off the victim and
handcuffed him.
45 03-22-00 2000-02683 Injured Deer An officer shot an injured deer with his
sidearm.
7,6 03-23-00 2000-02697 Suspicious Subject Officers were dispatched to a subject
who was crouching near a sign and
acting suspiciously. While speaking
with the subject, he punched an officer
in the thxoat. The subject refused to
follow commands and was sprayed
with OC. He was then taken to the
ground and handcuffed.
19 03-24-00 2000-02732 Fight / Foot Chase An officer observed two subjects
fighting in the middle of the street. A
foot chase ensued with one of the
subjects. The officer ordered the
subject to stop, but he did not. The
officer tackled the subject and
handcuffed him.
38 03-24-00 2000-02767 Assault/Foot Chase An officer attempted to stop a subject
who was a suspect in an assault. The
subject fled on foot and was not
apprehended. A short time later, the
subject was seen crawling under a
parked vehicle. The subject was told to
come out but tried to pull himself
further under the vehicle. The officer
grabbed his arms, pulled him from
under the vehicle, placed him on his
stomach, and handcuffed him.
14 03-25-00 2000-02783 Fight An officer came upon a fight outside a
bar. The officer grabbed hold of one of
the combatants and pulled him away
from the other. The subject was
handcuffed.
47,27 03-25-00 2000-02805 Psychiatric Committal Officers took a subject to the hospital
for a psychiatric evaluation. While
there, the subject attempted to leave. A
struggle ensued and the subject had to
be restrained by officers and hospital
staff. Hands-on techniques were used
OFFICER DATE CASE # INCIDENT FORCE USED
to take the subject to the ground and
then to be restrained on a backboard.
CC: Chief
City Manager
Capta/n~
Lieutenants
L~rary
City Clerk
Sgt. Hurd