Incident Summary_RedactedLong Beach Police Dept
Use Of Force Report
Incident Entered By: Sergeant Ryan Watson - 5682
Assigned Investigator: [Incident pending assignment]
Incident Details
Date Received Date of Occurrence Time of Occurrence
4/12/2017 4/5/2017 20:36
Record ID # DR Number IA No
11581 170019714 UOF2017-0184
Date/Time Entered
4/12/2017 04:59
Incident Summary
DISPATCH:
On 4/5/17, APD personnel were notified of a customer disturbance by Gate 5 in the north boarding lounge. Officer Rios made initial contact with ARR BARRIO, LAURA. (DR#17-19714 CALL #1731)
FORCE USED:
A wrist lock was applied to the left hand of the deft by Officer Rios and a wrist lock was applied to the right hand of the deft by Officer Curiel when escorted out of the boarding lounge to the garden area. The deft was
handcuffed and later seated in the back of a patrol vehicle.
INJURIES:A Supervisory use of force review was initiated due to an ongoing complaint of pain and X-rays determined
the right wrist to be broken.
PHOTOGRAPHS/VIDEOS:
Photos were taken of the deft’s right wrist by Officer Bruyere. They have been uploaded into Mideo. CCTV
footage of the contact between the officers and the deft has been uploaded into BlueTeam. Note:
After several attempts the filing sergeant could not get the video uploaded into the BlueTeam database. The copy of the CD has been placed into evidence.
STATEMENTS:The filing sergeant interviewed the deft BARRIO, LAURA with consent to record. In short, the deft was unable
to recall if she her actions in the bar area. However, she did recall having her hands placed behind her back.
She recalled asking the officer why he was being rough but did not say with certainty that she complained of
pain. He said she heard a snap in her wrist and began to cry. She gave a complaint of pain to the jail nurse staff the following morning. There was no allegation of excessive force made by the deft.
Witness Liptak was also interviewed with consent to record. In brief, the witness, who is a supervisor for JetBlue saw the deft throw multiple chairs in the bar area after she was told she was too intoxicated to fly.
Liptak recalls Officer Rios escort the deft out the boarding lounge with the assistance of Supervisor Curiel.
According to the witness, she did not hear the female complain of pain to her wrist, but ask why the officer
were being rough. The deft then urinated on the floor. She did not feel the use of the wrist lock was excessive force.
CONCLUSIONS/ACTIONS:It is inconclusive if the injury sustained to the deft was due to the application of the wrist lock by Supervisor Curiel or if during the handcuffing process. Or, if the injury occurred during the transport to booking, or while
the deft was in women’s jail custody. In officer Martinez’s report, he does indicate that the female felt
“discomfort” over the application of the handcuffs. An additional handcuff was strung together and satisfied her level of discomfort. The booking was received by Sgt. Dougan. It wasn't until the following day, that the
filling officer was contacted by Sgt. Anderson that the deft may have broken her wrist. Based on the reports,
video and statements from the witness, the application of a wrist lock on the deft was reasonable and
appropriate.
NOTIFICATIONS:
Lt. O’Dowd and Sgt. Brown were notified of the Use of Force. Lt. Morgan was notified as well.
Incident Location
• 4100, Direction: N Donald Douglas Drive, Long Beach, CA 90808
Categories
Use of Force Specific Information
Reason for Use of Force Service Being Rendered
Resistive/Combative Call For Service
Weather Condition Lighting Condition Distance to Citizen
Clear Night-Darkness 1 feet to 3 feet
Citizen Injured Citizen Taken to Hospital Citizen Arrested
Yes Yes Yes
More than 1 Citizen Involved
No
Citizen's Build Citizen's Height
XLarge 5'0'' to 5'3''
Officer Assessment of Citizen Condition During Incident
Signs of Alcohol Impairment
Officer(s) Injured Officer(s) Taken to Hospital
No No
Reporting/Involved Citizen Information
Laura Barrio
DOB: 6/1/1960 Race: Mex/Hisp Ethnicity: Gender: Female
Address
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Phone
•
Role
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Involved Officers
Police Officer Jose Rios - DID: 5668
Assignment at time of incident: Title: Police Officer Cop/Support/Security Svcs/Airport/W3/Shift B Days
Video Footage: [No Response]
Role
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Unknown Officer
Role
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Citizen Witnesses
- Race: - Gender:
Address • 4100, Direction: N Donald Douglas Drive, Long Beach, CA 90808
Role •
Tasks
No tasks to show
Running Sheet Entries
No running sheet entries to show
Attachments
Date Attached Attachment Description Attachment Type
4/12/2017 DR,Med Release, Call History, Booking Nurse Report pdf
4/12/2017 Video JetBlue asf
4/12/2017 Video - Gate Boarding Lounge asf
4/12/2017 Video - Garden Door asf
4/13/2017 Audio File -- Barrio, Laura WMA
4/13/2017 Audio file -- Witness WMA
Assignment History
Sent Dt From To
10/24/2017 Commander Patrick O'Dowd (None Specified)
Assignment notes Field status changed in IAPro from To IA to Released
Email sent to receiver
No email sent
10/24/2017 Commander Patrick O'Dowd (None Specified)
Assignment notes
Released back to IAPro
Email sent to receiver
No email sent
Chain of Command History
Routing #1
Sent From: Sergeant Ryan Watson
Sent To: Lieutenant Christopher Morgan
CC: Commander Joel Cook
Sent Date/Time: 4/13/2017 4:40 PM
Instructions from Sergeant Ryan Watson to Lieutenant Christopher Morgan:
This was a use of force reported the following day from the women's jail staff. 647 f female arrest at the
airport. Wrist was X-rayed at Community Hospital and was broken.
Comments/Response from Lieutenant Christopher Morgan:
Approved: Approved
Reason:
Comments: [Forwarded by Lieutenant Christopher Morgan]
Routing #2
Sent From: Lieutenant Christopher Morgan
Sent To: Commander Joel Cook
CC: (none)
Sent Date/Time: 5/11/2017 10:14 AM
Instructions from Lieutenant Christopher Morgan to Commander Joel Cook:
I have reviewed the videos and reports and am unable to determine when the injury occurred. The UOF
appears to be within policy and appropriate for the circumstances.
Comments/Response from Commander Joel Cook:
Approved: Approved
Reason:
Comments:
Force reasonable
Routing #3
Sent From: Commander Joel Cook
Sent To: Lieutenant Brian Mcphail
CC: (none)
Sent Date/Time: 10/18/2017 11:35 AM
Instructions from Commander Joel Cook to Lieutenant Brian Mcphail:
For review
Comments/Response from Lieutenant Brian Mcphail:
Approved: Approved
Reason:
Comments:
In policy - no recommended actions
Assigned Investigator Signature Line
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[Incident pending assignment]
Chain of Command Signature Lines
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Lieutenant Christopher Morgan
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Commander Joel Cook
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Lieutenant Brian Mcphail