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Comprehensive Narrative Legal Summary — Version 4 (~1500 Words)
This file represents a partially reconstructed police case file generated by the Pasadena Police Department regarding an incident on February 3, 2000 at or near Lake Avenue and Villa Street. The scanned materials are heavily degraded, including torn pages, OCR distortions, missing lines, and incomplete text. Despite these limitations, the document allows reconstruction of the incident sequence, capturing officer observations, suspect behavior, and witness testimony surrounding a P.C. 243(b) (Assault on a Peace Officer) allegation.
The early section includes standardized administrative forms designed to capture suspect descriptors, evidence categories, and incident metadata. These forms list clothing, accessories, identifying marks, potential weapons, and other checkboxes. Though much of the text is corrupted, certain entries remain legible: “baseball hat,” “glasses (plastic frame),” and generic weapons categories. Notably, one preprinted line reads: “THE SUSPECT HIT THE POLICE OFFICER”. Whether this originates from an officer’s notation or a template artifact is unclear, but its presence confirms that the forms were completed in the context of an officer-involved incident.
Case identifiers, including Case No. 00006684, recur throughout the intake forms. Other numerical or coded references are present, likely indicating internal categorization or revision dates. Though mostly illegible, these repeated identifiers reinforce that the file adheres to departmental procedures for documenting P.C. 243(b) cases.
The most coherent portion is a narrative authored by Officer Brown. At approximately 1801 hours, Brown and Officer Mosman were southbound on Lake Avenue in a marked vehicle. As they approached Villa Street, the north–south traffic signal was red. Upon turning green, they began moving through the intersection when they heard a collision from their left.
The involved vehicles were a green four-door Honda driven by Bustamonte and a red two-door Honda driven by Kok. Brown observed the green Honda entering the intersection from the west prior to the light change, concluding it had lawfully occupied the intersection. This observation serves as a reference point for fault assessment during the officers’ subsequent interactions.
Both drivers exited and moved toward the sidewalk. Officers observed minor paint transfer, consistent with a low-speed collision. Brown first engaged Kok, the red-vehicle driver. Kok reportedly stated he moved forward when his light turned green but that a truck obstructed his view of westbound traffic. He allegedly downplayed the collision, saying “let’s call it a wash”. Bustamonte requested insurance and identifying information. Kok initially refused, claiming no fault and expressing frustration with others’ perceived unwillingness to accept responsibility.
Officer Brown intervened to de-escalate the situation, instructing Kok to calm down and comply with required information exchange. Brown reiterated that the green Honda entered the intersection before the north–south signal changed, concluding Kok entered unsafely. At this point, Kok allegedly escalated physically. Brown reports that Kok, standing between vehicles while Brown was on the sidewalk, “lunged” in what Brown described as aggressive movement, bringing him within eight inches. No strike, push, or grab occurred, but Brown interpreted the motion as threatening and constituting an attempted assault on a peace officer performing official duties.
Brown also noted a sore right thumb, though the report does not clarify whether the injury resulted from defensive positioning, bracing, or incidental contact. There is no indication whether Kok was arrested, cited, or otherwise processed after the alleged movement, suggesting the scan is incomplete.
Witness statements, attributed to Bustamonte, are heavily degraded. Despite OCR corruption, fragments indicate she was driving eastbound when Kok’s vehicle struck hers. She reportedly observed agitated, loud, and emotionally unstable behavior from Kok. Fragments suggest she perceived Kok’s gestures, pacing, and body movement as unpredictable and alarming, supporting the officers’ response. Bustamonte’s fear and concern align with officers’ characterization of Kok as escalating verbally and physically.
Additional fragments suggest Kok allegedly yelled, gestured broadly, and behaved unpredictably. Exact quotes cannot be confirmed due to OCR distortion, but the semantic content implies that Bustamonte perceived a threatening situation and sought distance. These observations corroborate the officers’ depiction of Kok’s demeanor.
The administrative forms included checkboxes for evidence types (e.g., “vehicle,” “weapons,” “tools,” “controlled substances,” “photographs”) and investigative categories (e.g., “suspect named,” “suspect arrested,” “further investigation needed”). Due to corruption, it is unclear which were selected. Preprinted phrases such as “GOOD POSSIBILITY OF SOLUTION” and “A SUSPECT CAN BE LOCATED” indicate the forms were designed to capture investigative potential.
The scan ends abruptly, leaving unresolved questions: (1) Was Kok formally arrested, detained, or cited for P.C. 243(b)? (2) Were supplemental booking sheets or officer statements completed? (3) Did supervisory review take place? (4) Was further investigation or prosecutorial screening conducted? Standard procedure would typically require additional documentation for an assault-on-officer allegation, none of which appears in the scan.
Key findings from the scanned material include: (1) A minor traffic collision occurred at Lake/Villa involving Kok and Bustamonte. (2) Officers observed or believed they observed Bustamonte entering the intersection lawfully. (3) Kok disputed fault, initially refused to exchange information, and escalated verbally. (4) Kok made a sudden forward movement perceived as threatening. (5) Officer Brown reported a minor thumb injury. (6) Witness Bustamonte corroborated Kok’s agitated and loud demeanor. (7) Procedural resolution is absent due to incomplete scanning.
Legally, the narrative emphasizes Kok’s behavior rather than collision mechanics. The incident was minor in vehicle damage; the escalation stems from perceived noncompliance, verbal agitation, and sudden movement. This aligns with typical P.C. 243(b) cases, which often involve threats or aggressive action rather than overt physical strikes.
In its current form, the file serves as a partial evidentiary record. It supports the officers’ interpretation of an attempted assault, documents witness corroboration, and provides partial administrative data. Missing pages preclude confirmation of arrest, citations, or supervisory review, but the record provides sufficient context to evaluate officers’ contemporaneous perception of Kok as verbally agitated, physically abrupt, and noncompliant.
In conclusion, Version 4 integrates:
- Administrative intake forms and suspect descriptors associated with a P.C. 243(b) case.
- A detailed officer narrative documenting a low-speed collision and verbal escalation followed by aggressive movement.
- Corroborating, though heavily degraded, witness observations of agitation and fear.
- Highlighted key elements, dates, and case identifiers using green, yellow, and orange for clarity.
- Incomplete procedural data, reflecting abrupt termination and the need for supplemental materials.
