BlueTeam rpt UOF2015-0029_RedactedLong Beach Police Dept
Use Of Force Report
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Incident Details
Date Received Date of Occurrence Time of Occurrence
02/12/2015 02/12/2015 15:09
Record ID Number DR Number IA No
9191 150009242 UOF2015-0029
Date/Time Entered Entered By Assigned Investigator
02/12/2015 23:31 Lieutenant Michael Solomita [Incident pending assignment]
Incident Summary
Dispatch:
Officer C. Brammer #10014 was dispatched to assist LBFD on a subject screaming and spitting inside of a restaurant at
Long Beach Blvd.
Force Used:
Officer Brammer used a control hold, bodily force, a takedown, and the carotid restraint to take custody of a subject that
became combative as the officer escorted him out of the restaurant.
Injuries:
Neither the officer nor the suspect was injured during the use of force. The suspect was transported to Long Beach
Community Hospital per policy (carotid restraint) to be cleared for booking.
Photographs/Videos
Officer Olmos #10557 took photos of Officer Brammer, the suspect, and the location. There was a video camera inside
of the restaurant, but the owner did not know if it was operable.
Statements:
The suspect was under the influence of heroin and unable to provide a statement.
Conclusions/Actions:
In my opinion, the force used was reasonable, effective, and within policy.
Notifications:
Watch Commander, Lt. Faris was notified of the use of force.
Incident Location
Addresses
Latitude, Longitude =
Long Beach N Blvd, Long Beach, CA, 90806
- Location of Occurrence: Los Angeles
Use of Force Details
Reason For Using Force Service Being Rendered More Than 1 Citizen Involved
Protection of Self Call For Service No
Weather Condition Light Condition Distance to Citizen
Clear Daylight 1 feet to 3 feet
Citizen Injured Citizen Hospitalized Citizen Arrested
No Yes Yes
Citizen Build Citizen Height Citizen Influence Assessment
Large 6'1'' to 6'3''Signs of Drug Impairment
Officer(s) Injured Officer(s) Taken to Hospital
No No
Reporting/Involved Citizen
Clyde Donovan
Date of Birth: 07/21/1982 Race: White Ethnicity: Unknown Gender: Unknown
Addresses
Phone Numbers
Role: [None Entered]
Type of Resistance Citizen Used Against Officer
• Failure to Comply
• Bodily Force
Injuries Sustained By Citizen
Injury Region Injury Location
No injuries noted or visible
Charges Against Citizen
• Felony
• Misdemeanor
Incident Officers
Police Officer Christopher Brammer - 10014
Assignment at time of incident: Police Officer Cop/Patrol/West/Cfs/W3 Shift C Afternoons
Video Footage: [None Entered]
Role: [None Entered]
Force used by this Officer against Citizen
• Control Hold with Pain - Force Effective: No
• Other Bodily Force - Force Effective: No
• Carotid - Force Effective: Yes
• Takedown - Force Effective: No
Less lethal force used by this Officer against Citizen
Force Used Force Effective Region Point of Contact
Control Hold with Pain No 6 1
Other Bodily Force No C, E 2, 3
Carotid Yes 2 6
Takedown No 3, 5 4, 5
Injuries Sustained By Officer
1
3 2
6
4 5
Injury Region Injury Location
No injuries noted or visible
Categories
• Available for Public Disclosure
Tasks
Task Description Date Due Date Completed Summary
Running Sheet Entries
No running sheet entries to show
Attachments
No Attachments
Assignment History
Date/Time Sent From To Activity
08/19/2015 11:02 Lie K Giesige Released back to IAPro
Chain of Command History
Routing Number: 1
From Lieutenant Michael Solomita
To Lieutenant David Faris
Cc: Lieutenant Douglas Davidson
Date/Time Sent 02/13/2015 00:08
Instructions From [Lieutenant Michael Solomita ] To [Lieutenant David Faris ]
Lt. Faris, For your review. Sgt. Solomita
Comments/Response From [Lieutenant David Faris ]
Force used was reasonable, neccessary and within policy.
Routing Number: 2
From Lieutenant David Faris
To Lieutenant Douglas Davidson
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 02/27/2015 22:55
Instructions From [Lieutenant David Faris ] To [Lieutenant Douglas Davidson ]
For your review.
Comments/Response From [Lieutenant Douglas Davidson ]
[Forwarded by Lieutenant Douglas Davidson]
Routing Number: 3
From Lieutenant
Douglas
Davidson
To Lieutenant
Michael Richens
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 02/28/2015
12:22
Instructions From [Lieutenant Douglas Davidson ] To [Lieutenant Michael Richens ]
Mike, could you please see if there is in fact any video of this incident by going back to the
restaurant and investigating. Then please forward back to me.
Comments/Response From [Lieutenant Michael Richens ]
On 03/05/15 I (Sgt. M. Richens #6056) contacted Pancho Villas (location of incident
at LBB) identified as . advised the camera was not in working order
at the time of the incident. No video from the business is known to exist of the use of force
incident.
Routing Number: 4
From Lieutenant
Michael Richens
To Lieutenant
Douglas Davidson
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 03/05/2015 15:34
Instructions From [Lieutenant Michael Richens ] To [Lieutenant Douglas Davidson ]
I contacted . She advised me the single surveillance camera
was not in working order at the time of incident. No video of the incident, generated by the
business is known to exist.
Comments/Response From [Lieutenant Douglas Davidson ]
No further action
Routing Number: 5
From Lieutenant Douglas Davidson
To Deputy Chief Robert Smith
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 03/05/2015 20:02
Instructions From [Lieutenant Douglas Davidson ] To [Deputy Chief Robert Smith ]
For your review
Comments/Response From [Deputy Chief Robert Smith ]
[Forwarded by Commander Robert Smith]
Routing Number: 6
From Deputy Chief Robert Smith
To Lieutenant David Poss
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 05/03/2015 13:56
Instructions From [Deputy Chief Robert Smith ] To [Lieutenant David Poss ]
This use of force is in policy. No further action is needed.
Comments/Response From [Lieutenant David Poss ]
In policy and justified, no further action required.
Routing Number: 7
From Lieutenant David
Poss
To Lieutenant Kerry
Giesige
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 07/07/2015 13:23
Instructions From [Lieutenant David Poss ] To [Lieutenant Kerry Giesige ]
In policy and justified, no further action required.
Comments/Response From [Lieutenant Kerry Giesige ]
Routing was NOT handled in BlueTeam. The incident was forwarded into IAPro by IAPro user
Lieutenant Kerry Giesige