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HAWAII POLICE COMMISSION <br />REGULAR SESSION MINUTES <br />JANUARY 17, 2020 <br />WEST HAWAII CIVIC CENTER <br />74-5044 ANE KEOHOKALOLE HWY, KAILUA-KONA, HAWAII <br />CALL TO ORDER <br />Chair Bertsch called the meeting to order at 9:14 a.m. <br />ROLL CALL <br />Present: John Bertsch, Chair <br />Guy Schutte, Vice Chair <br />Thomas Brown, Commissioner <br />Rod Quartararo, Commissioner <br />Marcella St. Ambrogio, Commissioner <br />Anthony Sur, Commissioner <br />Absent: Joan Obra, Commissioner <br />Denby Toci, Commissioner <br />A quorum was present. <br />Also present: Paul Ferreira, Police Chief <br />Kenneth Bugado, Deputy Chief <br />James O'Connor, Assistant Chief <br />Samuel Thomas, Assistant Chief <br />Robert Wagner, Assistant Chief <br />Burt Shimabukuro, Captain <br />Malia Hall, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br />Josie Pelayo, Secretary <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS (None.) <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />December 20, 2019, regular and executive session minutes. Vice Chair Schutte motioned <br />to approve the minutes. Commissioner St. Ambrogio seconded, and it carried <br />unanimously. <br />POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES <br />Including, but not limited to: <br />• Crime Report: Assistant Chief O'Connor reported that up through December 30, 2019, <br />there were 3,076 serious crimes. Of these, 301 were investigated by the Criminal <br />Investigation Units. In December, they received 11,233 calls for service. <br />Traffic Report: Assistant Chief Wagner reported that as of December 2019 FYTD, <br />there were 514 traffic crashes vs. 488 in the previous year, 12 traffic fatalities vs. 17 the <br />previous year, and 6 DUI fatalities vs. 8 the previous year. For the month of December, <br />