2023-02-17 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes February 17, 2023 Page 8 shoulder. In the process of him getting hit, the weapon dropped onto the roadway. Officers provided immediate first aid. Body -worn camera footage was released and it shows the officers basically doing triage in the field. It turned out that the weapon recovered wasn't a fully functioning firearm, at the time there was zero chance that anyone would know that. The suspect was hospitalized for a total of four hours and is expected to fully recover. In the meantime, during the 48-hour window, they were able to confer charges, which got accepted for terroristic threatening, robbery, unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle, and several other charges. This occurred on Friday around noon, by Friday evening he was able to give a statement to TV stations and by the following Tuesday they were able to release redacted body cam and surveillance footage they were able to recover. The body cam captured the immediate after-effects. They felt even though they didn't have the shooting recorded, there was still an important story to tell for what they could release. Commissioner Lassiter asked if officers are instructed to activate their body -worn cameras immediately upon arriving on the scene or wait. Chief Moszkowicz stated the training and policy aren't as clear as what she just said. The policy states if you are sent to a scene, you have to activate it before you arrive or once you arrive, before you exit your car. It's a little contradictory and there were some other concerns regarding the body cam policy. They convened yesterday, a fairly large working group of 18-20 of them. He asked for people from both areas; at least a captain, sergeant, officer, and investigator from each area because they're using the cameras every day. He felt it was important to get input from people who are using it every day; to talk about the challenges, and to see if they're following what the policy says, or do they need to change the policy. There was also personnel from BWC, administration, and several people from SHOPO, including the business agent. They reviewed the policy and received a lot of suggestions. Commissioner Toci wanted to know what happened to the officers after these incidents. She asked what are the procedures and if they were put on administrative leave. Chief Moszkowicz explained one officer involved fired two shots, their policy allows for administrative leave for the officer. The point of administrative leave is not to punish the officer or to keep them away. It's to allow them time to recuperate from a traumatic event and to get mental, physical, or spiritual recuperation time away from work. There's also a psychological wellness check that's conducted by a medical professional. Administrative leave is also offered to other officers who were at the scene and were impacted by the critical incident. Commissioner Toci asked if the offering of support is internal from the department or do they have to seek their own. Chief Moszkowicz stated it's internal, they're given information on different resources that are provided and available. Chair Brown thanked Chief Moszkowicz for his transparency, not just with the public but with the Police Commission.