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BlueTeam rpt UOF2014-0195_RedactedLong Beach Police Dept Use Of Force Report Print Incident Details Date Received Date of Occurrence Time of Occurrence 05/26/2014 05/26/2014 11:25 Record ID Number DR Number IA No 8222 140031686 UOF2014-0195 Date/Time Entered Entered By Assigned Investigator 05/26/2014 14:35 Lieutenant Marcus Hodge [Incident pending assignment] Incident Summary DISPATCH On May 26, 2014 officers were dispatched to investigate a burglary in progress. Officers located a suspect (ARR Miles) hiding in the attic space of Lime Ave. A Police Service Dog Unit was requested to assist in the apprehension of the ARR Miles and unit K7 Officer Ortiz and his partner Trex responded. For further on the crime review DR # 14-31686. FORCED USED Prior to the Police Service Dog contact Officer Montell deployed the 40mm less lethal launcher and struck ARR Miles’ left hand with a projectile. For further on Officer Montell’s use of force review DR # 14-31686.001. At approximately 1112 hours multiple K-9 search announcements were made in English into the attic. ARR Miles had ample time and opportunity to surrender, he chose not to do so, and a Police Service Dog contact occurred at approximately 1125 hours. For further on the K9 contact review DR # 14-31686.003 filed by Officer Ortiz. INJURIES ARR Miles’ sustained broken bones in his left hand as a result of being struck with the 40mm less-lethal projectile. For further on Officer Montell’s use of force review DR # 14-31686.001 and the Supervisor’s Use of Force Report filed by Sergeant Grimes. Sergeant Hodge responded to Lakewood Regional Medical Center and conducted a canine contact investigation. Upon arrival he found ARR Miles to be alert, responsive, and cooperative. ARR Miles sustained injuries to his lower right leg consistent with a police service dog contact and he stated these were the only injuries caused by the police service dog. ARR Miles’ injuries sustained from the police service dog did not require Sergeant Hodge to notify Internal Affairs. For further on the injuries caused by the police service dog review DR # 14-31686.003 filed by Officer Ortiz. PHOTOGRAPHS Officer Visser photographed the arrest scene, the north exterior wall of Lime Ave, ARR Miles, Officer Ortiz and his partner Trex. STATEMENTS Sergeant Hodge interviewed ARR Miles and he admitted to being inside VIC residence without his permission, hiding in the attic, and kicking out the gable vent on the north side of the residence. ARR Miles denied hearing officers ordering him to surrender, being advised a police dog would be used to apprehend him, and hearing the sound of a dog barking. ARR Miles’ interview was digitally recorded, a copy of the audio file was uploaded into Blue Team, and the original copy was placed into evidence. For further on ARR Miles’ statements review DR # 14-31686.004 filed by Sergeant Hodge. Citizen witnesses were contacted and for further on their statements review DR #s 14-31686, .002, and .005 filed by officers. ARR Miles did not make any allegations of misconduct and initially declined to sign a medical release. ARR Miles subsequently signed a medical release for Sergeant Richardson from Internal Affairs and the medical release was given to Sergeant Grimes. CONCLUSIONS In this incident ARR Miles committed a felony, had not been searched, and had a tactical advantage over officers because of his concealment and positioning inside an attic of a residence. The use of other less-lethal tools would have unnecessarily exposed officers to a potentially lethal threat. The deployment of a police canine in this scenario was proper, just, and consistent with the policies and procedures of this Department regarding the use of a police canine. NOTIFICATIONS Watch Commander Lieutenant Zapalski was notified. Incident Location Addresses Latitude, Longitude = Lime N Avenue, 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 Call For Service No Weather Condition Light Condition Distance to Citizen Clear Daylight 1 feet to 3 feet Citizen Injured Citizen Hospitalized Citizen Arrested Yes Yes Yes Citizen Build Citizen Height Citizen Influence Assessment Medium 5'10'' to 6'0''None Officer(s) Injured Officer(s) Taken to Hospital No No Reporting/Involved Citizen Demauriel Miles Date of Birth: 02/21/1994 Race: Black Ethnicity: Unknown Gender: Male Addresses Phone Numbers Role: [None Entered] Type of Resistance Citizen Used Against Officer • Bodily Force • Failure to Comply • Fleeing Injuries Sustained By Citizen Injury Region Injury Location Moderate L, 11 1, 2 Charges Against Citizen 21 • Misdemeanor • Felony Incident Officers Police Officer Victor Ortiz - 5983 Assignment at time of incident: Police Officer Cop/Patrol/Field Sup/Spec Enf/K9 W3 Shift B Days Video Footage: [None Entered] Role: [None Entered] Force used by this Officer against Citizen • K-9 - Force Effective: Yes Less lethal force used by this Officer against Citizen Force Used Force Effective Region Point of Contact K-9 Yes L, 11 1, 2 Injuries Sustained By Officer No injury Categories • Available for Public Disclosure • Case Disclosed for PRA 21 Tasks Task Description Date Due Date Completed Summary Running Sheet Entries No running sheet entries to show Attachments Date Attached Attachment Description Attachment Types 05/27/2014 Medical Release Form PDF 05/26/2014 Sgt Hodge's interview of ARR Miles WMA Assignment History Date/Time Sent From To Activity 07/11/2014 13:25 DEP R Conant Released back to IAPro Chain of Command History Routing Number: 1 From Lieutenant Marcus Hodge To Lieutenant Darren Davenport Cc: Date/Time Sent 05/27/2014 11:09 Instructions From [Lieutenant Marcus Hodge ] To [Lieutenant Darren Davenport ] For your review... Enjoy, Marcus Comments/Response From [Lieutenant Darren Davenport ] [Forwarded by Lieutenant Darren Davenport] Routing Number: 2 From Lieutenant Darren Davenport To Michael Beckman Cc: Date/Time Sent 06/17/2014 12:41 Instructions From [Lieutenant Darren Davenport ] To [Michael Beckman ] No issues Comments/Response From [Michael Beckman ] Reviewed/Approved. No issues. Routing Number: 3 From Michael Beckman To Lieutenant Christopher Morgan Cc: Date/Time Sent 06/17/2014 15:07 Instructions From [Michael Beckman ] To [Lieutenant Christopher Morgan ] Reviewed/Approved. No issues. Comments/Response From [Lieutenant Christopher Morgan ] [Forwarded by Lieutenant Christopher Morgan] Routing Number: 4 From Lieutenant Christopher Morgan To Deputy Chief Richard Conant Cc: Date/Time Sent 07/02/2014 15:37 Instructions From [Lieutenant Christopher Morgan ] To [Deputy Chief Richard Conant ] Reviewed and no issues noted. Comments/Response From [Deputy Chief Richard Conant ] Routing was NOT handled in BlueTeam. The incident was forwarded into IAPro by IAPro user Lieutenant Richard Conant