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HAWAI`I POLICE COMMISSION <br /> REGULAR SESSION MINUTES <br /> SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 <br /> WEST HAWAI`I CIVIC CENTER, BUILDING A COUNCIL CHAMBERS <br /> 74-5044 ANE KEOHOKALOLE HWY., KAILUA-KONA, HI <br /> CALL TO ORDER AND ROLL CALL <br /> Chair Bertsch called the meeting to order at 9.05 a.m. <br /> Present: John Bertsch, Chair <br /> Thomas Brown, Vice Chair <br /> Pudding Lassiter, Commissioner <br /> Rod Quartararo, Commissioner <br /> Rick Robinson, Commissioner <br /> Donna Springer, Commissioner <br /> Anthony Sur, Commissioner <br /> Denby Toci, Commissioner <br /> A quorum was present. <br /> Also present: Kenneth Bugado Jr., Acting Police Chief <br /> Chad Basque, Assistant Chief <br /> Kenneth Quiocho, Assistant Chief <br /> Miles Chong, Captain <br /> Dakota Frenz, Deputy Corporation Counsel <br /> Charisse Correa, Secretary <br /> STATEMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC ON AGENDA ITEMS (None.) <br /> APPROVAL OF MINUTES <br /> • Commissioner Robinson motioned to approve the regular and executive session <br /> minutes of August 26, 2022, Commissioner Lassiter seconded, no discussion, it carried <br /> unanimously, and the minutes were approved. <br /> POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES <br /> • Crime Report: Assistant Chief Quiocho reported that through August 31, 2022, there <br /> were 998 serious crimes. Of those 998 crimes, the Criminal Investigation Units in Area I <br /> and Area 11 investigated 96 of them, 61 in Area I and 35 in Area 11. <br /> • Calls for Service: Assistant Chief Quiocho reported that in August 2022, the department <br /> received 10,036 calls for service, bringing the total calls for service for the fiscal year to <br /> 19,980. <br /> • Traffic Report: Assistant Chief Basque reported that as of September 9, 2022, traffic <br /> crashes are at 79, compared to 73 last year. Traffic fatalities are at one compared to <br /> two last year. DUI arrests are at 66, compared to 56 last year, and DUI arrests for <br /> August are at 66, compared to 80 the previous month. For the month of August 2022, <br />