Man, 34, Claims LAPD Officers Used Excessive Force During Bike Stop

PLAYA DEL REY (CBSLA.com) — A 34-year-old man is recovering Monday from several injuries he said he sustained from a violent encounter with Los Angeles Police Department officers late last week.

Brian Cisneros told KCAL9’s Suraya Fadel that he was riding his bike to his job at Ralphs in Marina del Rey Friday night when he claims he was approached by two LAPD Pacific Division officers at Ida and Redwood avenues.

“The doors flew open, and the lights were on me. They drew their guns down, and they just attacked me. And they threw me on the floor, and they started stomping my face in,” he said.

Cisneros added, “They choked me out and all that, and then they threw me on their hood.”

The alleged victim said he never resisted the officers.

“(I thought) I’m gonna die, I’m never going to see my kids again,” he said.

At the end of the ordeal, Cisneros said the officers cited him “for no lights after hours of darkness.”

Cisneros said he went to the hospital the next morning, where he was treated for a dislocated shoulder and a fractured elbow, among other injuries.

He then filed a complaint.

Although he has a criminal record, Cisneros said he’s been clean for 10 years.

“I’m a working man, a family man, I’m just trying to take care of my business,” he said.

Culver City police told Fadel there are conflicting statements from Cisneros as to what happened.

LAPD officials said the officers involved with the excessive force allegation logged the incident as a traffic stop.

Cisneros’ accusations are under investigation.

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Motorcyclist Killed During High-Speed Chase In Newbury Park

MOORPARK (CBSLA.com) — A motorcyclist was killed after losing control and crashing into a wall during a high-speed pursuit in Ventura County, authorities said Sunday.

The fatal collision occurred about 10:55 p.m. Saturday at Rancho Dos Vientos Drive and Lynn Road in Newbury Park.

Prior to the crash, investigators said authorities attempted to pull over the motorcyclist on the 101 Freeway for speeding.

The cyclist reportedly exited the freeway and even stopped briefly before heading south on Lynn Road, authorities told CBS2's Joy Benedict.

During the brief three-minute pursuit, authorities said the motorcycle reached speeds in upward of 100 miles per hour before the man lost control and slammed into a cement wall.

Video taken at the crash scene shows the bike in multiple fragments.

Officers with the California Highway Patrol administered CPR, but the unidentified man succumbed to his injuries.

“He lost control of his vehicle just west of Rancho Dos Vientos and went through the fence, possibly hit a telephone pole and succumbed to his injuries,” said CHP Sgt. Steven Curley.

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The motorcyclist was pronounced dead at the scene. He was identified as a 34-year-old man from Simi Valley but his name was not released, KNX 1070's Ed Mertz reported.

It’s not clear if alcohol or drugs played a factor in the crash.

An investigation is under way.

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More Direct Control Offered By Robotic Ultrasound During Kidney Cancer Surgery

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More Direct Control Offered By Robotic Ultrasound During Kidney Cancer Surgery

While the use of ultrasound to identify tumors during kidney cancer surgery is gaining acceptance, a research team at Henry Ford Hospital has successfully taken it a step further by showing an added benefit when the procedure is done robotically.

Simply put, the kidney surgeon who performs the ultrasound robotically has direct control over the painstaking procedure instead of having to rely on an assistant for part of the task.

The researchers compared the robotic ultrasound probe to the same procedure using a laparoscopic ultrasound probe, which requires an assistant to guide the ultrasound probe for the surgeon. At the end of the study, the researchers found comparable results between the two methods.

The paper has been accepted by the Journal of Endourology.

"Besides giving the surgeon autonomy, the robotic ultrasound probe is more easily manipulated than the laparoscopic probe when measuring the tumor from certain angles," said Craig Rogers, M.D., a urologist at Henry Ford Hospital's Vattikuti Urology Institute and senior author of the study. "This can reduce the need to move the kidney to gain better position.

"While our study showed comparable results from both methods of mapping and measuring kidney cancers, the robotic ultrasound probe enables the precision of a robotic instrument as well as direct surgeon control."

The surgical procedure studied used in each case studied by the researchers was robotic partial nephrectomy, or RPN, in which only the diseased part of a cancerous kidney is removed by a surgeon-controlled robot instead of traditional open surgery in which the entire kidney is removed.

They collected data from 75 consecutive RPN procedures using a laparoscopic ultrasound probe and 75 consecutive RPNs using a robotic ultrasound probe.

"Both groups had similar tumor characteristics, operating times and other factors, and their outcomes were similar," Dr. Rogers says. "There was no statistically significant difference in measured variables between groups when controlling for tumor size and complexity. So the robotically controlled ultrasound probe performed on-par with traditional ultrasound, but with the added benefit of direct surgeon control and precision.

All patients in both study groups were found to be cancer-free during follow up examinations at a mean of 25.7 months for the laparoscopic group and 10.2 months for the robotic group.

"We helped pioneer both the development and utilization of this robotic ultrasound probe right here at Henry Ford Hospital" says Dr. Rogers. "This is another advance in technology to help us with minimally invasive cancer surgery."

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