2023-01-20 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes January 20, 2023 Page 2 POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENT ACTIVITIES • Crime Report: Assistant Chief Quiocho reported through December 31, 2022, there were 2,879 serious crimes. The Area I and Area II Criminal Investigation units investigated 349 of those cases: 211 in Area I and 138 in Area II. • Calls for Service: AC Quiocho reported in December 2022, the department received 10,591 calls for service, bringing the total fiscal year to date at 60,133. Commissioner Robinson asked what's a call for service and how would you rate that. AC Quiocho explained that it's any call that requires a police response or police advice. It could be a multitude of different things from a loose dog, someone requesting advice on a ticket they received, or a serious crime like a murder or terror threat. Commissioner Sur wanted to know if they have stats for calls received on New Year's Eve regarding fireworks. AC Quiocho stated they don't have that information off hand, but he can easily get that information for him if he wants it. Commissioner Sur stated he was just curious. • Traffic Report: Assistant Chief Basque reported that as of January 11, 2023, for fiscal year 22-23, traffic crashes are at 462, compared to 428 last year. Traffic fatalities are at 14 compared to 14 last year. DUI arrests for the year are at 462, compared to 497 last year. DUI arrests for the month of December 2022 are 82, compared to 74 in November. For the month of December 2022, a total of 4,673 citations were issued: 3,094 for moving/regulatory, 354 for seat belts, 33 for child restraint, and 1,192 for speeding. Commissioner Lassiter stated that stats show speeding is higher on the Kona side. She asked where the problem areas are. AC Basque stated officers have been on Queen Ka`ahumanu Highway, especially between Palani Road, by the double lanes, out towards the airport. They've been using more of their traffic grants, so officers have been out there pre and post-shift to take care of traffic enforcement. Commissioner Quartararo wanted to know what is a moving/regulatory violation. AC Basque stated moving tags for example would be someone without a driver's license or insurance. A regulatory citation would be something like a weight tax or safety check violation. Commissioner Quartararo asked where would they find statistics on vehicles that are not in compliance. AC Basque stated it would be a regulatory violation, such as a cracked windshield, no bumper, safety checks, etc. Vice Chair Toci asked if a police speed chase would be reported in the moving violations. AC Basque stated that's a crime and they arrest for that. A pursuit would be resisting an order to stop, which wouldn't be found in the traffic stats. Vice Chair Toci asked how are we on the Big Island regarding pursuits. AC Basque stated they have