The Cincinnati police officer with the most use-of-force inci dents is Jeffrey McKinney.

        Between 1997-2000, he racked up 57 incidents — 30 Macings, 11 physical force incidents, 16 injured prisoners, police records analyzed by the Enquirer show.

        If you're expecting tough-cop Dirty Harry, forget it.

        Officer McKinney is more like TV detective Columbo — compact, round glasses, 160 pounds. He has never fired a shot in his five years as an officer. In his last use-of-force review, he was commended by superiors for using “exceptional restraint in not escalating these particular incidents where more force could have been required.”

        He said he does not know why he has more force incidents than any other officer. He was just doing his job.

        For most of those four years, Officer McKinney worked the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift in District 4, patrolling Avondale, where drug sales and violent crime are daily occurrences.

        “I was an active officer,” he said. “I liked to go out and do active things, taking care of the drug problems on the street corners, looking for stolen cars.”

        His partner most of that time was Officer Donald Elsaesser. He joined the force the same day in April 1995 and is right behind Officer McKinney in force incidents, with 51. Most of the incidents occurred in the early morning hours, and many involved suspects who tried to run.

        “When you're trying to make felony arrests, people don't seem to be as cooperative as when they're getting a speeding ticket,” said Officer McKinney, who recently became a detective, investigating Avondale's growing auto theft problem.

        Officer Elsaesser did not respond to requests for an interview.

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