Plaintiff:
Maria Bazaldua
Incident date:
06/26/2011
Location:
9644 S. Exchange St.
Allegations:
Maria and Gerardo Bazaldua and Sergio Dominguez were visiting family members in the South Deering neighborhood when police officers were called to the same block because of loud music. The officers later claimed that they had been called to the block because of a gun report, which was false. When the officers arrived, Maria, Gerardo and another couple were leaving the residence to go home. Officer Frahm approached their car. Maria and Gerardo were in the back seat. The officer ordered Gerardo out of the car, but he could not comply because the back door was locked. Frahm began yelling at Gerardo, and when he eventually got out of the car, battered him. Gerardo was handcuffed and placed in the back seat of a squad car. Maria asked Frahm why he had battered her husband. In response, Officer Del Coiro approached Maria and hit her. Dominguez and several family members then came outside of the home. He told the officers that it was unnecessary to treat a woman in such a way. In response, Frahm shocked Dominguez with a Taser multiple times. After shocking him, Frahm and Del Coiro hit and kicked Dominguez. He was tossed into the police car facedown onto the floor with his legs and torso on the seat and his hands handcuffed behind him. He was taken to the police station along with Maria and Gerardo. All three spent several hours in police custody and were charged with battery and resisting arrest. The cases against them were eventually dismissed.