FE DR16-35480 _ BlueTeam 6_RedactedLong Beach Police Dept
Forced Entry Report
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Incident Details
Date Received Date of Occurrence Time of Occurrence
06/03/2016 06/03/2016 23:27
Record ID Number DR Number IA Number
10659 16-0035480 FE2016-0025
Date/Time Entered Entered By Assigned Investigator
06/04/2016 02:52 Sergeant Dominick Scaccia [Incident pending assignment]
Incident Summary
Officers responded to reports of a possible domestic violence, with a male yelling at a female and possibly hitting her.
Upon officer's arrival several concerned citizens pointed out broken glass from the apartment in question. Officers
arrived at the apartment, knocked, and announced their presence. After hearing a female voice they believed to be in
distress, and fearing serious bodily harm was occurring, Officer Hughes kicked the entry door and forced it open.
A male subject received a laceration above his left eye as a result. He was transported to Saint Mary's Hospital for
treatment.
A thorough investigation revealed no crime had occurred and no arrests were made.
The entry door suffered minor damage and was still functional.
Photographs were taken of the door, the apartment, and the male subject struck with the door.
I responded to the scene and notified WC3 Lieutenant Baum of the incident. IA Sergeant Mendoza responded to Saint
Mary's Hospital.
For further refer to the main and supplemental reports filed under this DR.
Incident Location
Addresses
Reporting/Involved Citizen
Date of Birth: Race: Ethnicity: Gender:
Addresses
Phone Numbers
Role: [None Entered]
Incident Officers
Sergeant Isiah Hughes - 6263
Assignment at time of incident: Police Officer Cop/Patrol/East/Cfs/W1 Shift A Graveyard
Video Footage: [None Entered]
Role: [None Entered]
Injuries Sustained By Officer
No injury
Citizen Witnesses
Date of Birth: Race: Ethnicity: Gender:
Addresses
Phone Numbers
Officer Witnesses
Police Officer Shawn Sheffield - 10312
Assignment at time of incident: Police Officer Cop/Patrol/East/Cfs/W1 Shift A Graveyard
Video Footage: [None Entered]
Role: [None Entered]
Police Officer Brian Neal - 6325
Assignment at time of incident: Police Officer Cop/Patrol/East/Cfs/W1 Shift A Graveyard
Video Footage: [None Entered]
Role: [None Entered]
Tasks
Task Description Date Due Date Completed Summary
Running Sheet Entries
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Attachments
Date Attached Attachment Description Attachment Types
09/17/2019 Printable Report _ BlueTeam 6 pdf
Assignment History
Date/Time Sent From To Activity
08/28/2016 11:14 Com P O'Dowd Released back to IAPro
Chain of Command History
Routing Number: 1
From Sergeant
Dominick
Scaccia
To Lieutenant
Paul Baum
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 06/04/2016
03:51
Instructions From [ Sergeant Dominick Scaccia ] To [ Lieutenant Paul Baum ]
For your review...
Comments/Response From [ Lieutenant Paul Baum ]
DISPO: In Policy ACTION: No further action. COMMENTS: The male subject's laceration was caused
by the door striking him in the head when Officer Hugh's forced entry (I concur with Sergeant Scaccia
the officer had exigency to force entry). I then directed Sergeant Scaccia to file a supervisor's UOF
report because of the subject's injury even though the force used was not intentional. For further, see
Blue Team UOF report.
Routing Number: 2
From Lieutenant Paul Baum
To Lieutenant Gregory Schirmer
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 06/04/2016 23:42
Instructions From [ Lieutenant Paul Baum ] To [ Lieutenant Gregory Schirmer ]
Forced entry for your review.
Comments/Response From [ Lieutenant Gregory Schirmer ]
[Forwarded by Lieutenant Gregory Schirmer]
Routing Number: 3
From Lieutenant
Gregory
Schirmer
To Reserve Officer
Elizabeth Griffin
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 06/10/2016
03:59
Instructions From [ Lieutenant Gregory Schirmer ] To [ Reserve Officer Elizabeth Griffin ]
DISPO: In policy ACTION: No action required COMMENTS: While this was not a typical use of force,
I concur with Lieutenant Baum on treating it as such especially considering the injury, thus allowing
the same checks and balances as a use of force. After reviewing the related reports in Tiberon, I
believe that Officer Hughes had exigency to force entry.
Comments/Response From [ Reserve Officer Elizabeth Griffin ]
Forced entry was justified given the circumstances prior to the forced entry. No further action
required.
Routing Number: 4
From Reserve Officer Elizabeth Griffin
To Lieutenant David Poss
Cc:
Date/Time Sent 07/29/2016 10:15
Instructions From [ Reserve Officer Elizabeth Griffin ] To [ Lieutenant David Poss ]
Forced entry justified. No further action required.
Comments/Response From [Lieutenant David Poss]
Forced entry in policy. No further action necessary.