On April 27, 2018 at approximately 2311 hours, I was traveling east on Richey DR, stopped at the traffic light at US HWY 19 in Port Richey, FL. I observed a B/M walk into the parking lot of Ocean Honda located at 8442 US HWY 19 Port Richey, FL. Ocean Honda was a closed business and had closed at approximately 2000 hours. The B/M appeared to be looking into cars on the car lot. There is a sidewalk running alongside the business and there was no apparent reason for the B/M to be walking through the car lot. As I was driving by the B/M looked in my direction and started walking south through the parking lot. I maneuvered my patrol vehicle into the parking lot of Ocean Honda and observed the B/M walking into the parking lot of the Walgreens located at 8400 US HWY 19 Port Richey, FL. The Walgreens had been closed since 2200 hours. There …show more content…
is a sidewalk east of US HWY 19 and no need to walk through the property of either closed business. I activated the emergency lights of my patrol vehicle and identified myself as Officer Hartmann of the Port Richey Police Department. I was wearing my department issued uniform with the word police displayed in several places and my department issued badge on my chest. The B/M advised he did not have to talk with me and stated there was nothing wrong with him looking into the windows of cars at Ocean Honda. I advised him I was concerned because the businesses were closed and did not want the vehicles or buildings to get burglarized. I asked him if he was just cutting through the property and he stated it was none of my business because he was not burglarizing anything. He advised he was leaving and I informed him he would be arrested for loitering and prowling if he did not dispel my alarm. I asked him if he had any identification and he stated he was not giving it to me because I knew who he was. I advised him I did not know him and informed him he was going to be detained until I completed my loitering and prowling investigation. I gave him a lawful command to turn around and place his hands behind his back and he replied “fuck you.” He then started to back away from me in an attempt to flee. I grabbed a hold of the back of his shirt in an attempt to stop him from fleeing. The B/M responded by striking me in the face with a closed fist. The closed fist struck me on the right side of my nose, causing pain and a stinging sensation. When I was struck in the face my head was forced back straining my neck. I grabbed a hold of the B/M and placed him on the ground, landing on top of him.
The B/M continued to attempt to strike me and I clenched on to him an attempt to protect myself, while preventing him from escaping. As I was holding onto the B/M I was unable to reach my radio to request additional units. Officer D. Peal (9003) arrived on scene and assisted me in attempting to place the B/M into handcuffs. The B/M continued to ignore lawful commands and refused to place his hands behind his back after being given several lawful commands. I delivered a strike to the B/M’s midsection in an attempt to gain compliance, however the strike did not appear to have an effect. The B/M continued to ignore lawful commands and I warned him I was going to deploy chemical spray. The B/M continued to resist and would not comply, in response I provided another warning and then deployed a three to five second burst of my department issued MK-2 OC chemical spray to the B/M’s face. After the chemical spray was deployed, he was placed in handcuffs without further incident. The B/M was identified by his Florida driver’s license Emanuel
Jones PRFR and PCFR responded to the scene (PRFR run# 18-0309) and treated Emanuel due to his exposure to the chemical spray. While on scene fire rescue evaluated me as well and provided me with an ice pack due my nose having a stinging sensation from being punched by Emanuel. I also suffered neck pain due to being struck in the face and abrasions from taking him to the ground. Four photographs of my injuries were taken and electronically submitted into evidence at the Port Richey Police Department. Emanuel was read Miranda from an agency issued card and denied striking me or resisting and advised I had “rolled up on him.” Post Miranda he failed to dispel my alarm and was subsequently charged with loitering and prowling. He was transported to the Land O’ Lakes Detention Center by officer D. Peal and turned over to booking staff. A State Attorney’s Investigation has been scheduled for this case on May 16, 2018 at 1400 hours, located at the New Port Richey Courthouse. Attachments; (1) Probable Cause Affidavit, (1) Probable Cause Continuation, (2) PRPD Property Receipts Officer H. Hartmann 9013 / PR625
On Monday, December 4, 2017, I was on patrol, in full uniform, in a marked black and white Pasadena Police vehicle, Unit #17. At approximately hours 1005 hours, I was traveling east on Claremont St., from Lincoln Ave., when I noticed a female, Hispanic wearing a purple shirt and black shorts carrying a dark colored can and salmon colored purse. The female, Hispanic was later identified as Lucy Cisneros Bermudez DOB 04/09/87. Bermudez was exiting the freeway-wash that is located between the 210
Seals, E. (2007). Police use of tasers: The truth is “shocking”. Golden Gate University Law Review, 38(1), 38-109
A '''use of force continuum''' is a standard that affords law enforcement officials & security officers (police, probation, or corrections) with guidelines as to how much use of force may be used against a repelling subject in a given situation. In certain ways it is similar to the military’s escalation of force. The reason of these models is to clarify, both for officers and citizens, the complex subject of use of force by law officers. They are often vital parts of law enforcement agencies' use of force policies. Although various agencies have developed different models of the continuum, there is no universal standard model (Stetser, 2001, p. 36)
Smith, M. R., Petrocelli, M., & Scheer, C. (2007). Excessive force, civil liability, and the taser in
On Monday April 11, 2016, at 0851 hours, Officer Jeremy Graves responded to a call of an assault that occurred at 5813 Baseline Road # 81. Upon arrival, Officers made contact with the victim, Dilva Clemente-Castanon who stated that she had been assulted by her husband, Elman Castanon-Miranda. Ms. Clemente-Castanon stated that when her husband came home he was upset about a customer that was inside of the residence buying some food items that she sells. Ms. Clemente-Castanon stated that her husband began to assault the unknown male and once he was able to get away he began to assault her. Ms. Clemente-Castanon advised that Mr. Castanon-Miranda struck her in the face multiple times and choked her until she lost consciousness. Ms. Clemente-Castanon
After verbally abusing the staff for a few minutes he then threatened to kill me, Officer Parks B2611, if I opened the holding tank door. He then threatened to kill me when he gets released stating he knows how to find me and will shoot me after he gets out. After threatening me he began to threaten to kill the other staff when he gets released to include Officers Hussein B2725, Roybal B2934, Lockridge B1231, Remillard B2942 and Mora B3172. He stated several times that he was "Gonna pop us when I gets out."
Use of Electronic Control Devices (ECD’s) such as the widely used taser X26 at the discretion of police officers can be a very useful tool in order to temporarily disable and obtain custody of a non-compliant suspect. When used appropriately it can even reduce the risk of a suspect physically harming the officer, himself or others through temporary physical incapacitation. However these devices need not be used unnecessarily, and officers who do employ their use liberally and without just cause should not go without appropriate disciplinary measures proportionate to the magnitude of the situation. I would like to shed light on a few examples of ECD use where officer discretion have come under scrutiny.
Law enforcement officers are in constant dangerous situations while out doing their responsibilities. When in these threatening situations, police officers typically have little to no time to determine the right precaution. These precautions may lead to the death of a suspect or even the officer themselves. The media has recently shed light on police brutality with use of force. Use of force could be defined as the amount of effort an officer must use in order to make an unwilling subject compel. Police officers are usually trained to enable the proper responsible to a dangerous situation they may be put in. In this paper I will go through the guidelines that a police officer must obey when considering a certain degree of use of force. Within each guideline there will be the pro and cons with that situation and also a recent case that happened. This paper will also talk about how this topic can be addressed more properly. These guidelines that officer are taught during their training are called Use of Force Continuum.
On 7-29-2016 at about 1722 hrs I was dispatched to the Pro Tow at 420 H ST NW
Police use of force can be described as being the "amount of effort required by police to compel compliance by an unwilling subject.”(nij.gov, p.1) The stages of force police use are simple verbal and physical restraint, less lethal force and lethal force. Police officers are encouraged to use only enough force necessary to control a situation, arrest the person, or protect themselves or others from harm (p.1). When a situation begins to spiral out of control for the police officers, the next level should be used in order to gain control.
Was the intrusion based on a lawful objective, such as a valid arrest, detention, search, frisk, community warden guardian of mentally ill, defense of an officer or a citizen, or to prevent escape? If these answer yes then an officer may have legal ability to use the levels of force listed below to apprehend the suspect. Another list of things to consider when determining if it was a lawful use of force is; was the use of force relative to the person’s confrontation? Was there a crucial need to terminate the condition? Even though there is no duty to retreat, could the officer have used lesser force and still safely accomplish the lawful objective? These are the questions that the jury need to answer to determine if they should side with or against the officer in any court case brought to them that deals with such a controversial topic as this.
On 03-03-2016 at 1839 hours I was dispatched to 645 North 9th Street in reference to stealing.
Throughout this report you will read of different observations from a visit to the Aqua Restaurant at the Canoe location. You will go through different types of safety regulations that need to be practiced in the preparation, storage, and handling of food. You will read about different observations of proper hygiene of the food preparation staff, avoiding food contamination, avoiding cross contamination and safe food storage. We will also compare these observations to the LA County restaurant grading ordinance.
Resisting Arrest ,” it is evident that the suspect had a clear advantage on the officer in regards to his weight and height. After clearly assessing the interaction between the officer and suspect, I believe that the officer had every right to throw the first punch. Due to the fact that the suspect
Mr. Rodriguez called 911 to report loud music from his neighbor’s house. He then walked to his neighbor’s house with his firearm and a video camera. After the confrontation with his neighbor, he called law enforcement once more to tell them he felt threatened and that he was standing his ground. While Paul Rodriguez waited for law enforcement to arrive at the scene, he used deadly force against Kelly Danaher. In this case, Mr. Rodriguez initiated the confrontation and there was no proven evidence that he was in danger (Flatow,