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HAWAI`I POLICE COMMISSION <br />REGULAR SESSION MINUTES OF AUGUST 27, 2021 <br />AUPUNI CENTER CONFERENCE ROOM <br />101 PAUAHI ST., HILO, HAWAFI <br />CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL <br />Chair Bertsch called the meeting to order at 9:00 a.m. <br />Present: John Bertsch, Chair <br />Guy Schutte, Vice Chair <br />Thomas Brown, Commissioner <br />Pudding Lassiter, Commissioner <br />Rick Robinson, Commissioner <br />Rod Quartararo, Commissioner <br />Donna Springer, Commissioner <br />Anthony Sur, Commissioner <br />Absent: Denby Toci, Commissioner <br />A quorum was present. <br />Also present: Paul Ferreira, Police Chief <br />Kenneth Bugado, Deputy Chief <br />Chad Basque, Assistant Chief <br />Samuel Jelsma, Assistant Chief <br />James O'Connor, Assistant Chief <br />John Briski, 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 />• July 16, 2021, regular and executive sessions: Commissioner Lassiter motioned to <br />approve both minutes. Commissioner Springer seconded, and it carried unanimously. <br />POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES <br />• Crime Report: Assistant Chief O'Connor reported that up through July 31, they had <br />495 serious crimes up through July 31, 2021. Of those serious crimes, the Criminal <br />Investigation Units investigated 79 cases. For the month of July, the Police <br />Department received 9,720 calls for service. Burglaries in Puna have gone up. A lot <br />has to do with unoccupied residences. Captain Briski, former commander of the Puna <br />District, stated that Puna has over 900 unoccupied residences. <br />Traffic Report: Assistant Chief Basque reported that for the month of July 2021, 4,813 <br />citations were issued: moving/regulatory 3,655, seat belt 271, child restraint 13, and <br />speeding 874. <br />