BlueTeam rpt UOF2014-0521_RedactedLong Beach Police Dept
Use Of Force Report
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Incident Details
Date Received Date of Occurrence Time of Occurrence
05/26/2014 05/26/2014 10:53
Record ID Number DR Number IA No
8221 14-31686 UOF2014-0521
Date/Time Entered Entered By Assigned Investigator
05/26/2014 13:41 Sergeant Clinton Grimes [Incident pending assignment]
Incident Summary
On May 26, 2014 at approximately 1053 hours, I (SGT C. Grimes #5561) responded to assist officers at address. I was
notified that officers had the suspect trapped in the attic.
When I first saw the suspect he was trying to escape out of the attic via the vent on the north side of the house which he
had kicked out. Officer Montell shot the suspect in the left hand with a 40mm less lethal round, after the suspect refused
officers' orders to surrender. Once struck by the 40mm round, the suspect retreated back into the house through the
vent. The suspect was bitten by a police K9 in the lower legs. The suspect was taken into custody without further
incident. For further see DR# 14-31686
I inspected the suspect's injuries, which were a contusion on his left hand consistent with a 40mm round, and marks on
his lower legs consistent with dog bites. I called the WC, LT Zapalski and notified her of the UOF. Photos were taken.
The suspect refused answer any questions without a lawyer present. There was no video available. For information on
the K9 contact please see K9 SGT Hodge’s UOF report.
The suspect was transported to the Lakewood Regional Hospital by LBFD where he was diagnosed with a broken hand.
I contacted IA SGT J. Richardson who responded to the hospital. The suspect was treated and released for booking.
As a result of my investigation and observations, I concluded that the force used was justified and the suspect’s injuries
were consistent with the officer’s statements.
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 15 feet to 18 feet
Citizen Injured Citizen Hospitalized Citizen Arrested
Yes Yes Yes
Citizen Build Citizen Height Citizen Influence Assessment
Small 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
• Failure to Comply
• Fleeing
Injuries Sustained By Citizen
No injury
Incident Officers
PO Off DetectIVe Roger Montell - 6010
Assignment at time of incident: PO-FTO Cop/Patrol/East/Cfs/W3 Shift C Afternoons
Video Footage: [None Entered]
Role: [None Entered]
Force used by this Officer against Citizen
• Other Less Lethal - Force Effective: Yes
Less lethal force used by this Officer against Citizen
Force Used Force Effective Region Point of Contact
Other Less Lethal Yes 6 1
Injuries Sustained By Officer
No injury
Categories
• Available for Public Disclosure
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
Assignment History
Date/Time Sent From To Activity
1
12/08/2014 14:14 DEP R Conant Field assigned
04/06/2015 15:15 Lie K Giesige Released back to IAPro
Chain of Command History
Routing Number: 1
From Sergeant Clinton Grimes
To Commander Dina Zapalski
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 05/26/2014 15:44
Instructions From [Sergeant Clinton Grimes ] To [Commander Dina Zapalski ]
LT- Pls review. V/R, Clint
Comments/Response From [Commander Dina Zapalski ]
Changes per our conversation.
Routing Number: 2
From Commander Dina Zapalski
To Sergeant Clinton Grimes
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 06/30/2014 12:19
Instructions From [Commander Dina Zapalski ] To [Sergeant Clinton Grimes ]
Changes per our conversation. Thanks.
Comments/Response From [Sergeant Clinton Grimes ]
[Forwarded by Sergeant Clinton Grimes]
Routing Number: 3
From Sergeant Clinton Grimes
To Commander Dina Zapalski
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 06/30/2014 12:46
Instructions From [Sergeant Clinton Grimes ] To [Commander Dina Zapalski ]
LT- Revamped, pls review. V/R, Clint
Comments/Response From [Commander Dina Zapalski ]
Sgt UOF report reviewed and approved.
Routing Number: 4
From Commander Dina
Zapalski
To Volunteer Gail
Dennison
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 08/24/2014 14:44
Instructions From [Commander Dina Zapalski ] To [Volunteer Gail Dennison ]
Officer Montell is a W2 East Officer. For your review and approval.
Comments/Response From [Volunteer Gail Dennison ]
Incident routing was closed out by IAPro user Lieutenant Richard Conant and the incident was
re-routed to Sergeant James T Foster [5570]
Routing Number: 5
From Deputy Chief Richard
Conant
To Lieutenant James
Foster
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 12/08/2014 14:14
Instructions From [Deputy Chief Richard Conant ] To [Lieutenant James Foster ]
Sir. Please review this incident for Lt. Dennison. Upon completion, please forward it through
the proper chain for review. Thanks Rich
Comments/Response From [Lieutenant James Foster ]
Sir, for your review
Routing Number: 6
From Lieutenant James Foster
To Commander William Lebaron
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 12/08/2014 15:45
Instructions From [Lieutenant James Foster ] To [Commander William Lebaron ]
Sir, for your review
Comments/Response From [Commander William Lebaron ]
UOF by East Divsion Officer Montell approved.
Routing Number: 7
From Commander William Lebaron
To Lieutenant Christopher
Morgan
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 02/20/2015 13:08
Instructions From [Commander William Lebaron ] To [Lieutenant Christopher
Morgan ]
Approved and forwarded to Patrol Bureau.
Comments/Response From [Lieutenant Christopher Morgan ]
[Forwarded by Lieutenant Christopher Morgan]
Routing Number: 8
From Lieutenant Christopher
Morgan
To Lieutenant Kerry Giesige
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 03/02/2015 20:08
Instructions From [Lieutenant Christopher Morgan ] To [Lieutenant Kerry Giesige ]
UOF appropriate and within policy. No further action .
Comments/Response From [Lieutenant Kerry Giesige ]
Routing was NOT handled in BlueTeam. The incident was forwarded into IAPro by IAPro
user Lieutenant Kerry Giesige