Major discipline · 2022[1]
Other sanction- Rank as reported
- Officer
- Sustained charge(s)
- Department Rules & Regulations
- Separated while IA pending
- not applicable (collected 2023 and later)
Plain-language summary (this site, from the cited record only)
On July 4, 2022, Officer Thomas Strunk responded to a domestic violence dispute involving an adult son who assaulted his father. After probable cause was developed to arrest the son, Strunk handcuffed him, and during a verbal confrontation on a stairway he used force by pushing the arrestee against a door. At headquarters, Strunk again used force by grabbing the arrestee's neck, and two officers intervened. The internal affairs investigation was sustained, and the discipline was forfeiture of 180 hours of vacation time and a Last Chance Agreement.
Synopsis as reported by the agency
Officer Strunk was working from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. on July 4, 2022 when he and other officers responded to a domestic violence dispute between an adult son who was under the influence of alcohol and his father, who he assaulted. When the officers arrived at the residence and conducted an investigation, they developed probable cause to arrest the adult son. Officer Strunk handcuffed the individual and as he walked him down a flight of stairs, there was a verbal confrontation between them that led to Officer Strunk using force by pushing the arrestee up against the door. After transporting the subject to headquarters, Officer Strunk walked the arrestee across the courtyard and once again used force by grabbing hold of the arrestee by the back of the neck. Two other officers who had been standing there intervened and relieved Officer Strunk of handling the prisoner. An Internal Affairs Investigation commenced which was Sustained and the agreed upon discipline was a forfeiture of 180 hours of vacation time and signing a Last Chance Agreement.