BlueTeam rpt UOF2015-0099_RedactedLong Beach Police Dept
Use Of Force Report
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Incident Details
Date Received Date of Occurrence Time of Occurrence
05/13/2015 05/12/2015 21:48
Record ID Number DR Number IA No
9471 150029066 UOF2015-0099
Date/Time Entered Entered By Assigned Investigator
05/13/2015 02:28 Lieutenant Robert Bernsen [Incident pending assignment]
Incident Summary
Dispatch:
Unit DE35, Officer A. Fox #6186 and State Parole Agent M. Kashifalghita #4527 were at the Luxury Inn, Long Beach
Blvd. They checked the registry and found that the occupant of room had a warrant for his arrest for a probation
violation.
Force Used:
Officer Fox used bodily force to try and detain the suspect who was trying to flee from the lawful detention.
Parole Agent Kashifalghita deployed his ECD from two feet striking suspect Jose Castro in the left abdomen. The darts
struck with a spread of approximately three inches. The deployment was effective and Castro fell to the floor and was
handcuffed with no further use of force.
Injuries:
Both darts struck Castro in the left abdomen. There were puncture marks 3" apart. Castro fell to the ground and
suffered a broken nose. He was admitted to the hospital for observation. Officer Fox injured his left index finger. The tip
of his finger was swollen and he had blood near the bottom of his finger nail he received first aid at the hospital.
Photographs/Video:
Officer G. Nogueira #5868 took photographs of the scene, Castro, Officer Fox and Parole Agent Kashifalghita. There was
no video of the incident.
Statements:
I spoke to Witness and Witness at the scene. Both were in the motel room when
the use of force occurred. Their statements were consistent with Officer Fox and Agent Kashifalghita's account of the
incident.
I attempted to speak to the suspect Jose Castro at Memorial Hospital but he was unresponsive. The attempt was
digitally recorded and placed into Mideo.
For further see my supplemental report.
Conclusion:
Based on my investigation, the use of force was reasonable, justified and within policy.
Notifications:
WC1 Lt. M. Coble was notified of the use of force.
IA Sergeant J. Richardson was notified of the suspects broken nose.
Agent Kashifalghita notified his supervisor Josh Bateson at California State Parole of his use of the ECD. (Serial #
X3000105M, Cartridge #C6200HWNR). Agent Kashifalghita retained the expended cartridge.
Incident Location
Addresses
Latitude, Longitude =
Long Beach Blvd, Suite/Apt , Long Beach, CA, 90805
- Location of Occurrence: Los Angeles
Use of Force Details
Reason For Using Force Service Being Rendered More Than 1 Citizen Involved
Fleeing/Escaping Subject Self Initiated No
Weather Condition Light Condition Distance to Citizen
Clear Night-Darkness 1 feet to 3 feet
Citizen Injured Citizen Hospitalized Citizen Arrested
Yes Yes Yes
Citizen Build Citizen Height Citizen Influence Assessment
Large 5'7'' to 5'9''None
Officer(s) Injured Officer(s) Taken to Hospital
Yes No
Reporting/Involved Citizen
Jose Antonio Castro
Date of Birth: 01/08/1977 Race: Hispanic Ethnicity: Unknown Gender: Male
Addresses [None Entered]
Phone Numbers [None Entered]
Role: [None Entered]
Type of Resistance Citizen Used Against Officer
• Fleeing
• Failure to Comply
• Bodily Force
Injuries Sustained By Citizen
Injury Region Injury Location
Moderate 1 1
Minor 8, 8 2, 3
Charges Against Citizen
• Felony
Incident Officers
Police Officer Andrew Fox - 6186
Assignment at time of incident: Police Officer Cop/Patrol/North/Comm Pol/Staff Shift C Afternoons
Video Footage: [None Entered]
Role: [None Entered]
Force used by this Officer against Citizen
• Other Bodily Force - Force Effective: No
Less lethal force used by this Officer against Citizen
Force Used Force Effective Region Point of Contact
Other Bodily Force No 8, 8 1, 2
1
23
Injuries Sustained By Officer
Injury Region Injury Location
Moderate 6 1
21
1
Citizen Witnesses
Date of Birth: Race: Ethnicity: Gender:
Role: [None Entered]
Addresses
Phone Numbers
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Date of Birth: Race: Ethnicity: Gender:
Role: [None Entered]
Addresses
Phone Numbers
Categories
• Available for Public Disclosure
• Case Disclosed for PRA
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 14:47 Lie K Giesige Released back to IAPro
Chain of Command History
Routing Number: 1
From Lieutenant Robert Bernsen
To Lieutenant Mark Coble
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 05/13/2015 03:05
Instructions From [Lieutenant Robert Bernsen ] To [Lieutenant Mark Coble ]
Lt. Coble, Please review the following use of force. Thank you Robert
Comments/Response From [Lieutenant Mark Coble ]
[Forwarded by Lieutenant Mark Coble]
Routing Number: 2
From Lieutenant Mark
Coble
To Lieutenant Kevin
Coy
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 05/19/2015
02:35
Instructions From [Lieutenant Mark Coble ] To [Lieutenant Kevin Coy ]
I reviewed the Original DR, Photos and supervisor's report. Force used was necessary and within
Dept. Policy. No action necessary. Please review and forward.
Comments/Response From [Lieutenant Kevin Coy ]
Force used by the officer and Parole Agent was both necessary and effective. Within policy. No
further recommendations.
Routing Number: 3
From Lieutenant Kevin Coy
To Commander Rudolph Komisza
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 05/22/2015 23:59
Instructions From [Lieutenant Kevin Coy ] To [Commander Rudolph Komisza ]
Fowarding to Commander Komisza for North Division Command review.
Comments/Response From [Commander Rudolph Komisza ]
[Forwarded by Commander Rudolph Komisza]
Routing Number: 4
From Commander Rudolph
Komisza
To Lieutenant David Poss
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 06/02/2015 09:46
Instructions From [Commander Rudolph Komisza ] To [Lieutenant David Poss ]
Use of force incident reviewed in entirety, and determined to be within Departmental policy.
No further action recommended.
Comments/Response From [Lieutenant David Poss ]
UOF justified and in policy, no further action required.
Routing Number: 5
From Lieutenant David
Poss
To Lieutenant Kerry
Giesige
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 07/09/2015 14:19
Instructions From [Lieutenant David Poss ] To [Lieutenant Kerry Giesige ]
UOF justified and in policy, 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