On 3/18/17 at approximately 2034 hours, my partner, Officer Thebeau #8402, and I, Officer Harrell #3441 were working patrol assigned as unit 3A22. We were in full police uniform and operating a black and white marked police vehicle. We received a radio call of numerous subjects fighting near the intersection of Villa Ave and Lake St. The comments of the call stated one of the subjects involved possibly had a knife. We responded code-3 from Marengo Ave and Orange Grove Blvd.
Prior to our arrival, Tactical Flight Officer Thurston #8449, working the Pasadena Police Helicopter, advised that the subjects were on the southeast corner of Lake Ave and Villa St. Upon our arrival, I observed two Male Blacks, later identified as Victim-Quilling and Victim-Sloan, on the ground kneeling on another
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Dunnick continued to maintain control the knife with his left hand. I observed Officer Thebeau unholster his firearm and place the barrel of the firearm to Dunnicks back. Officer Thebeau advised Dunnick that if he did not let go of the knife he would be shot.
At this time, I extended my baton. I observed Dunnick’s right tricep area exposed. I delivered one strike with my extended baton to Dunnick’s right tricep area. I then heard Officer Thebeau yell, hit him in the left arm. I repositioned myself and delivered two strikes, in quick succession, to Dunnick’s left tricep area. Although Dunnick was noticeably stunned by the baton strikes, he maintained control of the knife.
Fearing that the situation we were involved in could potentially lead to the use of deadly force, Officer Thebeau used one front kick, to Dunnick’s left side of his face, in an attempt to bring this incident to an end before deadly force was necessary. Officer Thebeau’s kick was effective. Dunnick’s grip on the knife was lost, and Officer Thebeau was then able to kick the knife away from Dunnick’s immediate
On Tuesday, May 17, 2016 at approximately 1956 hours, Officer Reinbold #7400 and I (Officer Guerrero #3310) were dispatched to 1113 Marengo Avenue, in regard to a vandalism that just occurred. Dispatch advised the victim (later identified as Kristyn Cota) saw two male juveniles spray painting her fence. Cota advised dispatch she was following both subjects and they were last seen running southbound on Marengo Avenue, from Hammond Street. The first suspect was described as male Hispanic, approximately 15 years old, wearing a gray shirt and dark colored shorts. The second suspect
Happening in today’s society, there have been countless number of citizens being killed by law enforcement. Some situations may not cause for force and others may. This case can be a reference in regards to making sure that the force you use is appropriate for the situation. As for the justice system, it is all about being fair and listening to both sides and issuing out the right punishment if there is any. Many people in today’s time needs to get educated when it comes to the reason behind why law enforcement uses force to handle the situations they have to deal with. But in the end it all comes down to right and
At around 3:14 pm. Santa Rosa Police officer Erick Gelhaus and his partner, a trainee, were patrolling Moorland Avenue located just before the outskirts of Santa Rosa. Gelhaus who was sitting in the passenger side of the police vehicle, then spotted an individual (now known to be Andy Lopez) with his back facing towards them walking down the street holding what appeared to be an AK-47 assault rifle (Johnson). The trainee officer then stopped the vehicle just a mere 20 to 30 feet away, allowing for Gelhaus to quickly step out and order Lopez to drop the weapon (Chea). Many community members argue that the trainee officer should have gone out of the police vehicle with Gelhaus if Lopez was indeed a threat to the community. The trainee officer however did not exit the vehicle since “at that point Deputy Gelhaus had already engaged the subject, with the commands and with the weapon. The threat was essentially over” (Johnson). This explains why the trainee officer remained in the police vehicle during the confrontation.
...is novel with an outstanding salute to those who serve in law enforcement saying, “And so I tip my hat to all the good cops throughout our nation who risk their lives and strive to do the right thing when facing split-second decisions about life and death every day in the kill zone” (Klinger, 2004, page 274). Pulling the trigger of a gun can cause a variety of issues both within and outside of a police officer’s life, but it could also potentially save another human being from harm and keep the safety of our society intact.
"After grabbing $438,000 worth of watches and jewels from the store, one of the robbers yelled "Let's go"… Once the thieves cleared the door, these few quickly rose to their feet. Sergeant Prothero followed his instincts and ran out after the robbers. Drawing his weapon from his holster, he sprinted through the entrance… a black-gloved hand reached out of the window holding a handgun and let off three shots, striking Prothero at point-blank range" (Moore,
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."
Several witnesses were outside and had called 911. Soon after,Police arrived and the driver exited the streetcar (Rogan, 2014). Constable James Forcillo of the Toronto Police Service asked his partner to radio for a taser to subdue him (Wikipedia, 2016). Two other officers, as well as Forcillo shouted at least 6 times, “drop the knife!”. After each remark, Yatim’s response was the same: “you 're fucking pussy” (Rogan, 2014). The officers had also warned him not to “take one step in this direction”. At first as shown on the surveillance videos, Sammy had turned away and stepped back further into the streetcar. Then, he came forward facing Forcillo and took a step toward the exit. Forcillo fired 3 shots, bringing Sammy to the ground, leaving him shaking while clenching the knife. Other officers were still shouting “drop it” (Rogan,2014) and Forcillo fired 6 more shots, just seconds after the initial 3 shots. Approximately 30 seconds after the 9 shots were fired, Forcillo’s sergeant, Dan Pravica, tasered Yatim (Wikipedia, 2016). Several officers boarded the streetcar. One kicked the knife out of Sammy’s hand, and another began
At pretty nearly 1:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 19, 1989, officers of the Savannah Police Division reacted to a call of "an officer down" at the Greyhound transport station. Officers discovered Imprint MacPhail, a 27 year-old Savannah cop, lying face down in the parking garage of the Burger Lord restaurant beside the transport station. Officer MacPhail's mouth was loaded with blood and bits of his teeth were on the walkway. As he started regulating CPR to the victimized person, Officer Owens recognized that the exploited person's gun was still snapped into his holster.
The first legal issue is that deadly force was not necessary because there was a less lethal way of handling the situation meaning an officer would have to consider other options before he chooses to use deadly force. The second legal issue is that the officer’s actions made it necessary to use deadly force meaning the officer would have to know what the suspect is going to do and prevent the suspect from making the officer use deadly force. The starting point to these legal issues is Graham v. Connor a Supreme Court case in 1989.
This is a less physical approach for an officer to control a situation. This is when the officer physically grabs the subject when they verbally resists or becomes abusive. This type of technique is used to prevent any further escalation in the situation. The officer will come into direct contact with the subject and will increase the probability that the subject will resist the officer. However, this type of force will most likely result in further escalation of resistance. Also during this phase, the officer will try to deescalate the situation by verbally controlling the subject with phrases such as “Stop” or “Don’t move”. Verbalization is key to try to calm the subject down, but if all fails the officer can use light force to subdue the subject.
By teaching police officers alternatives to shooting to kill, they experience higher risks with their lives. Police Commissioner, Ray Kelly, said, “It would be "very difficult" to train officers to shoot to wound” (Jacobo, 2016). Police officers are viewed as “predators” and “an occupying army” rather than allies (Valey, 2016). This is a perception that needs to change because it counteracts the mission of police officers
As a result, “Nearly all agree that when an officer is facing a deadly threat, the proper response is to use deadly force”(Lind). Yes there are many people out there that can be a deadly threat to police officers because the way they are acting but, there are many innocent people that do not affect anyone and still have to be a part of the problem for no given reason. Although a police officer’s proper response is to use deadly force upon someone, there should be other alternatives or ways they can use before going into deadly force and possibly cause someone to lose their live. I certainly do understand that there are certain situations where a cop is coming across someone that is pointing a gun or knife at them and approaching towards them. So therefore them using deadly force would possibly be the right thing to do if they have too, but before using deadly force they should at least try deploying tasers or using bean bag guns to attempt in taking them
The report included testimony from Officer Darren Wilson, physical evidence, forensic evidence, and many witnesses. According to the Department of Justice report on the incident, Officer Darren Wilson was driving after finishing one of his calls and saw Michael Brown and his friend walking on the double yellow line in the middle of the street blocking traffic. According to his account, officer Wilson told them to move to the sidewalk in which they ignored. He then noticed they fit the descriptions he had earlier heard of the suspects of the robbery, he then parked his vehicle blocking traffic. He attempted to get out of his vehicle to speak to the boys but apparently Michael Brown blocked the car door and started to punch the officer. They engaged in a scuffle where Officer Wilson reached for his gun in which he claims that all he had access to. Michael Brown tried to take control of the gun, according to Wilson’s account. (Department of Justice, 2015) Officer Wilson then regained control of the gun and shot Michael Brown’s hand. Michael Brown then took off and Wilson chased him on foot. Brown started coming towards Wilson. Many witnesses even described Brown as “charging” towards Wilson. (McLaughlin, E. C. (2014, August 15) Wilson warned Brown multiple times and Brown kept moving forward towards Wilson
White, M. D., & Ready, J. (2009). Examining fatal and nonfatal incidents involving the TASER. Criminology & Public Policy, 8(4), 865-891. doi:10.1111/j.1745-9133.2009.00600.x
My time observing was not only educational for me on how to become the teacher I desire to be, but as well as how to better myself as a student and improve my own learning. I observed some wonderful learning tools that I have since implemented into my own education to develop my own learning.