UOF2018-0151 Incident Summary_RedactedLong Beach Police Dept
Use Of Force Report
Incident Entered By: Sergeant Robert Ryan - 6303
Assigned Investigator: [Incident pending assignment]
Incident Details
Date Received Date of Occurrence Time of Occurrence
3/20/2018 3/20/2018 06:43
Record ID #DR Number IA No
12538 180017163 UOF2018-0151
Date/Time Entered
3/21/2018 05:26
Incident Summary
Dispatch:
North Division Officers responded to 5470 Atlantic Avenue regarding a 242 that just occurred. The calling
party advised the neighbor just pushed and hit him to the floor and was threatening to kill him. The caller
stated the suspect told his wife to get the gun and that he was going to kill the caller. No gun was seen. The
Suspect address given was Avenue. During the initial dispatch, the call type was changed to a 273.5, but no further information was provided.
Force Used:
Officer K. Finch #3764 used other bodily force to pull the subject (later identified as Brian Contreras), who
was in the prone position, to a safe area in order to handcuff the subject. After Contreras was handcuffed,
Officer Finch used additional other bodily force by straddling the backside of Contreras' upper legs and holding onto his hands to control his movements. For further, see Officer Finch's report.
Injuries:
Contreras had no visible injuries due to the use of force. Contreras had a chipped tooth and was lightly
bleeding from his mouth that he claimed occurred during the forced entry and was caused by the door
striking him in the face (for further, see Blue Team entry regarding forced entry on this incident). Contreras also had a scratch on his right cheek area and upper right chest area. It is unknown how and when Contreras
received the scratches.
Photographs/Video:
Officer E. Domingo #10782 took photographs of Contreras, Officer Finch, and the incident location. The
photographs were later uploaded to Mideo
Statements:
I digitally recorded my interview with Contreras, and after advising him of his Miranda Rights he provided me with a brief statement regarding the incident. I documented Contreras' statement in my ARS follow-up report.
I later uploaded the audio file of my interview into Mideo.
Conclusion/Actions:
In my opinion, the forced used was reasonable, necessary, and within policy.
Notifications:
Watch Commander, Lt. T. Burford #5655 was notified of the use of force.
Internal Affairs Sgt. E. Fernandez #10062 was notified of the injury to Contreras' tooth due to the forced
entry.
Hospitalization:
No.
Incident Location
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Categories
Use of Force Specific Information
Reason for Use of Force Service Being Rendered
Detention/Arrest Call For Service
Weather Condition Lighting Condition Distance to Citizen
Clear Dawn 1 feet to 3 feet
Citizen Injured Citizen Taken to Hospital Citizen Arrested
Yes No Yes
More than 1 Citizen Involved
No
Citizen's Build Citizen's Height
Medium 5'7'' to 5'9''
Officer Assessment of Citizen Condition During Incident
None
Officer(s) Injured Officer(s) Taken to Hospital
No No
Reporting/Involved Citizen Information
Brian Jed Contreras
DOB: 2/13/1996 Race: Hispanic Ethnicity: Gender: Male
Address
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Phone
•
Role
•
Types of Resistance Citizen Used Against Officer(s)
• Passive non-compliance
• Resistance
Injuries sustained by this citizen
Injury Regions Injury Locations
Abrasion/Laceration 1, 7 1, 2, 3
Charges against this Citizen
• Felony
• Misdemeanor
Involved Officers
Police Officer Keith Finch - DID: 3764
Assignment at time of incident: Title: Police Officer Cop/Patrol/North/Cfs/W1/Shift A Graveyard
Video Footage: Body Worn Camera - Not Assigned
Role • N/A
Force used by this officer against the citizen
• Other Bodily Force - Was force effective: Yes
• Other Bodily Force - Was force effective: Yes
Force Used Effective? Regions Points of contact
Other Bodily Force Yes 6 1
Other Bodily Force Yes D, F, I, K 2, 3, 4, 5
Citizen Witnesses
DOB: - Race: - Gender:
Address
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Phone
• (
Role
•
Officer Witnesses
Police Officer David Collazo - DID: 5921
Video Footage: Body Worn Camera - Not Assigned
Role
• N/A
Police Officer Elieser Domingo - DID: 10782
Video Footage: Body Worn Camera - Not Assigned
Role
• N/A
Tasks
No tasks to show
Running Sheet Entries
No running sheet entries to show
Attachments
No attachments
Assignment History
Sent Dt From To
1/14/2019 CLERK TYP UC Amber Hamel Cop, Patrol, North
Assignment notes
Field assigned
Email sent to receiver No email sent
7/28/2019 Lieutenant Darren Lance (None Specified)
Assignment notes
Field status changed in IAPro from To IA to Released
Email sent to receiver No email sent
7/28/2019 Lieutenant Darren Lance (None Specified)
Assignment notes
Released back to IAPro
Email sent to receiver
No email sent
Chain of Command History
Routing #1
Sent From: Sergeant Robert Ryan
Sent To: Lieutenant Tyae Burford
CC: (none)
Sent Date/Time: 3/21/2018 6:28 AM
Instructions from Sergeant Robert Ryan to Lieutenant Tyae Burford:
Please see attached UOF report for your review.
Comments/Response from Lieutenant Tyae Burford:
Approved: Approved
Reason:
Comments:
Incident reviewed - UOF was reasonable, necessary and within policy - No issues.
Routing #2
Sent From: Lieutenant Tyae Burford
Sent To: Commander Dina Zapalski
CC: (none)
Sent Date/Time: 9/4/2018 5:52 PM
Instructions from Lieutenant Tyae Burford to Commander Dina Zapalski:
Incident reviewed - No issues
Comments/Response from Commander Dina Zapalski:
Approved: Approved
Reason:
Comments:
I reviewed the sergeants UOF report, DR's and photos. The force used was reasonable, necessary, and with
in department policy. No further action needed. No BWC issued on date of UOF.
Routing #3
Sent From: Commander Dina Zapalski
Sent To: Commander Steven Lauricella
CC: (none)
Sent Date/Time: 9/4/2018 7:57 PM
Instructions from Commander Dina Zapalski to Commander Steven Lauricella:
For your review and approval.
Comments/Response from Commander Steven Lauricella:
Approved: Approved
Reason:
Comments: Force was appropriate. No further action
Routing #4
Sent From: Commander Steven Lauricella
Sent To: Lieutenant Americo Fernandez
CC: (none)
Sent Date/Time: 11/7/2018 2:14 PM
Instructions from Commander Steven Lauricella to Lieutenant Americo Fernandez:
Bureau review
Comments/Response from Lieutenant Americo Fernandez:
Approved:
Reason:
Comments:
Incident routing was closed out by IAPro user CLERK TYP UC Amber Hamel and the incident was re-routed to
Lieutenant Anthony C Lopez [5301]
Routing #5
Sent From: Clerk Typist Amber Hamel
Sent To: Lieutenant Anthony Lopez
CC: (none)
Sent Date/Time: 1/14/2019 9:01 AM
Instructions from Clerk Typist Amber Hamel to Lieutenant Anthony Lopez:
Re-route to new Patrol Admin Lt.
Comments/Response from Lieutenant Anthony Lopez:
Approved: Approved
Reason:
Comments:
Level 1 use of force, approved by Division Commander.
Assigned Investigator Signature Line
______________________________________________________ [Incident pending assignment]
Chain of Command Signature Lines
______________________________________________________ Lieutenant Tyae Burford
______________________________________________________ Commander Dina Zapalski
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Commander Steven Lauricella
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Lieutenant Americo Fernandez
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Lieutenant Anthony Lopez