Toribio Narrative Essay

On 11 SEP 15, I was working as Patrol unit 1L27. I was driving a fully marked OPD vehicle # 1243 and I was wearing full OPD wool uniforms.

At approximately 0800hrs, I was dispatched to the area of 455 7th street to locate and investigate a recent 187 suspect.

At approximately 0815hrs, I conducted a 977-walking stop, at the corner of 8th and Broadway. The suspect name is Toribio, who is a known criminal in this area of the city. Toribio’s physical feature and along with the clothes he was wearing at the time was an exact match to the descriptions that our dispatch gave out. I personally know Toribio because I have arrested him numerous of times in the past for 211 PC-armed robbery. Toribio additionally has a long history of violence and resisting …show more content…

Due to the severity of the crime that I was investigating 187 PC- murder) and the immediate threat to the safety of the public and myself, I drew my service pistol and intentionally pointed it towards Toribio at a low ready position. I then gave him loud verbal commands: “Police don’t move and turn around until I tell you to stop.” Once Toribio complied with my initial commands, I then said, “Slowly take your right hand out of your waistband and slowly take your left hand out of your waistband.”

While still pointing my service pistol towards Toribio, he quickly turned 360 degree to face me. At this point, Toribio balled up both of his hands into a fist and lifted it towards his face. He also took an aggressive bladed stance with his right leg shifted to the rear and slightly bending his left knee, while leading forward. This simulated a fighting stance. Toribio then yelled, “ I’m going to knock you out, I’m going knock you out”, and charged quickly towards me.

I immediately holstered my service pistol and switched over to my long baton. Toribio closed the gap between us sufficiently fast, so I decided to use the long baton. I knew that my taser would be ineffective at such a close distance. I