Citizen Report No. 1632867334 - 15283250

Thomas Garcia
25 E 1st Street
Des Moines, Iowa 50309

Date of Offense

June 3, 2020

Offense(s)

 

Supporting Document(s)

Video

Statement

Police use pepper spray and pull people out of the elevator of their apartment complex. “We live here,” one of them yells repeatedly.

According to the Police Department, the officers were “attempting to effect a lawful arrest related to activity observed in the street following a riot at the Iowa State Capitol.” As of June 12, 2020, no formal citizen complaints had been made in connection with the incident and the officers remained on active duty. “As a matter of policy and procedure, we investigate every use of force by our officers and this will be subject to that review,” the police department said. Neither officer responded to a request for comment. The department did not respond to a request for an update on the case in May 2021.

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Definition of Offense(s)

Use of Force

Police brutality is the use of excessive and unnecessary force on the part of a police officer when he is interacting with a civilian, resulting in a violation of the civilian’s civil rights.

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