BlueTeam rpt UOF2013-0456_RedactedLong Beach Police Dept
Use Of Force Report
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Incident Details
Date Received Date of Occurrence Time of Occurrence
11/23/2013 11/23/2013 09:52
Record ID Number DR Number IA No
7098 13-71620 UOF2013-0456
Date/Time Entered Entered By Assigned Investigator
11/23/2013 14:09 Lieutenant Paul Baum [Incident pending assignment]
Incident Summary
Officers were dispatched to an unwelcome subject ) in the park. Officers arrived and determined
was in violation of Camping in the Park (16.16.010(E) LBMC).
refused verbal orders to come down from a child's jungle gym he was standing on and attempted to light
several objects he was holding on fire. Fearing was either trying to harm himself with the fire or use it as a
weapon, Officers used bodily force to remove from the jungle gym and place him onto the ground.
continued to actively resist being taken into custody. He attempted to stand back up and kick at officers.
Officer Vega used bodily force to keep on the ground and Officer Woods and Officer Rodriguez used several
baton strikes on in an attempt to force him to stop kicking at officers.
The baton strikes appeared to have no effect on because he continued to flail his feet and kick at officers.
Officer Vega then placed the carotid restraint on and momentarily lost consciousness.
was handcuffed, immediately rolled onto his side, and he regained consciousness. Officers immediately requested fire
to respond to treat and they monitored breathing until fire arrived.
I arrived with fire and observed handcuffed and seated on the ground in front of the jungle gym.
stared blankly straight ahead and refused to answer questions from fire or myself. Fire then transported to
Pacific Hospital.
Officer Castellanos arrived on scene and photographed the scene of the UOF, Officer Woods, Officer Rodriguez, and
Officer Vega. Officer Castellanos then went to the hospital and photographed injuries.
Officer Cochran attempted to locate witnesses to the Use of Force. For further, see his follow up report.
I was unable to locate any video cameras that may have captured the incident. I notified WC Lt. Assef of the Use of
Force at approximately 1050 hours.
I went to the hospital and attempted to speak to but he again stared blankly at me and refused to answer any
of my questions.
I observed redness to the front of right shin. This injury was consistent with a baton strike. I did not
observe any other injuries to .
I determined the Use of force was reasonable and justified. was illegally camping in the park, actively
resisted being detained, and attempted to light a fire and either harm himself or use it against the officers. All three
officers involved used the least amount of force to detain and eventually place him under a 5150 HS hold for
his own safety.
Incident Location
Addresses
Latitude, Longitude =
DeForest N Avenue, Long Beach, CA
- Location of Occurrence: Los Angeles
Use of Force Details
Reason For Using Force Service Being Rendered More Than 1 Citizen Involved
Detention/Arrest 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 No
Citizen Build Citizen Height Citizen Influence Assessment
Medium 5'7'' to 5'9''Signs of Mental Disability
Officer(s) Injured Officer(s) Taken to Hospital
No No
Reporting/Involved Citizen
Date of Birth: Race: Ethnicity: Gender:
Addresses [None Entered]
Phone Numbers [None Entered]
Role: [None Entered]
Type of Resistance Citizen Used Against Officer
• Bodily Force
Injuries Sustained By Citizen
Injury Region Injury Location
Minor 13, 11 1, 2
Incident Officers
Police Officer Brent Woods - 10125
Assignment at time of incident: Police Officer Cop/Patrol/West/Cfs/W2 Shift B Days
Video Footage: [None Entered]
Role: [None Entered]
Force used by this Officer against Citizen
• Impact Weapon(s) - Force Effective: No
Less lethal force used by this Officer against Citizen
Force Used Force Effective Region Point of Contact
Impact Weapon(s)No 13, 11 1, 2
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Injuries Sustained By Officer
No injury
Police Officer Rodolfo Rodriguez - 10051
Assignment at time of incident: Police Officer Cop/Patrol/West/Cfs/W2 Shift B Days
Video Footage: [None Entered]
Role: [None Entered]
Force used by this Officer against Citizen
• Bodily Force - Force Effective: Yes
• Impact Weapon(s) - Force Effective: No
Less lethal force used by this Officer against Citizen
Force Used Force Effective Region Point of Contact
Bodily Force Yes 8, 8 1, 2
Impact Weapon(s)No 11, 11, 11 3, 4, 5
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Injuries Sustained By Officer
No injury
Police Officer Reginald Vega - 5761
Assignment at time of incident: Police Officer Cop/Patrol/West/Cfs/W2 Shift B Days
Video Footage: [None Entered]
Role: [None Entered]
Force used by this Officer against Citizen
• Bodily Force - Force Effective: No
• Carotid - Force Effective: Yes
Less lethal force used by this Officer against Citizen
Force Used Force Effective Region Point of Contact
Bodily Force No 6, 4, G 2, 3, 4
Carotid Yes 2 1
1 2
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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
No Attachments
Assignment History
Date/Time Sent From To Activity
01/20/2014 17:09 DEP R Conant Released back to IAPro
Chain of Command History
Routing Number: 1
From Lieutenant Paul Baum
3
2
4
1
To Lieutenant Ali Assef
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 11/24/2013 08:56
Instructions From [Lieutenant Paul Baum ] To [Lieutenant Ali Assef ]
Baton/Carotid used on Superman.
Comments/Response From [Lieutenant Ali Assef ]
All reports reviewed by Lt. Assef.
Routing Number: 2
From Lieutenant Ali Assef
To Lieutenant John Kanaley
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 12/18/2013 20:03
Instructions From [Lieutenant Ali Assef ] To [Lieutenant John Kanaley ]
Please review and forward to Lt. Morgan. Thank you.
Comments/Response From [Lieutenant John Kanaley ]
[Forwarded by Lieutenant John Kanaley]
Routing Number: 3
From Lieutenant John Kanaley
To Lieutenant Christopher Morgan
Cc: Lieutenant Ali Assef
Deputy Chief Richard Rocchi
Date/Time Sent 12/27/2013 12:46
Instructions From [Lieutenant John Kanaley ] To [Lieutenant Christopher Morgan ]
UOF appropriate. Please review and forward.
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 01/08/2014 06:50
Instructions From [Lieutenant Christopher Morgan ] To [Deputy Chief Richard Conant ]
Reviewed and UOF approved.
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