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HAWAI`I POLICE COMMISSION <br />REGULAR SESSION MINUTES <br />J U LY 16, 2021 <br />WEST HAWAI`I CIVIC CENTER <br />74-5044 ANE KEOHOKALOLE HWY, KAILUA-KONA, HI <br />CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL <br />Vice Chair Schutte called the meeting to order at 9:04 a.m. <br />Present: Guy Schutte, Chair <br />Thomas Brown, Commissioner <br />Pudding Lassiter, Commissioner <br />Rick Robinson, Commissioner <br />Donna Springer, Commissioner <br />Anthony Sur, Commissioner <br />Absent: John Bertsch, Chair <br />Rod Quartararo, Commissioner <br />Denby Toci, Commissioner <br />A quorum was present. <br />Also present: Paul Ferreira, Police Chief <br />Kenneth Bugado, Deputy Chief <br />Samuel Jelsma, Assistant Chief <br />Sherry Bird, Major <br />Kenneth Quiocho, Major <br />John Briski, Captain <br />Dalilah Schlueter, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br />Josie Pelayo, Secretary <br />STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS (None.) <br />APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br />June 18, 2021, regular and executive sessions: Commissioner Lassiter motioned to <br />approve both minutes. Commissioner Brown seconded, and it carried unanimously. <br />POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES <br />• Crime Report: Major Quiocho reported that up through June 30, 2021, there were <br />5,839 serious crimes. Of those, the Criminal Investigation Units investigated 612 <br />cases. For the month of June, the department received 9,679 calls for service. Crime <br />is down compared to last year, although last year there was lock down. The most <br />prevalent crimes are property type, usually related to drugs. People commit property <br />crimes to buy drugs. The least committed crime is littering and boom box noise. <br />• Traffic Report: Major Sherry Bird reported that FYTD June 21, they had 762 traffic <br />crashes, 17 traffic fatalities, 12 DUI fatalities, and 1,153 DUI arrests. For the month of <br />