2006-04-21 Police Commission Agenda

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Hawaii County Police Commission Page 6 April 21, 2006 Reconvene: 11:00 a.m. Lincoln Ashida: Explained investigation of complaints, open and executive session. HPC 05 -35: JASON CORTEZ: In a criminal investigation of a family member who stole jewelry. The complaint is not crazy, she is a very nice person. She is not challenged. The case itself was resolved after he contacted the supect who was her daughter. He obtained a confession. He walked her through with the prosecutor. His recommendation was for drug counseling. The initial officer did a good job in grabbing the jewelry. They have people from the National Guard who help them with all the pawn shop receipts. He inputs and checks with pawn shops. This was the one and only time that he utilized this person, and so he remembers it. He forgot to tell the complainant about it. Steckel: What is Ms. Correa accusing you of doing? Cortez: The jewelry itself was important because it has sentimental value. It bothers him that he could not get all her jewelry back. Checks were made for the jewelry. Steckel: She feels you did not do enough. Cortez: She's not crazy. He just couldn't get all her jewelry back. NAPUA CORREA: HPC 05 -35: She is here about here jewelry not being returned. In 2004 she went to the pawn shops to find out how much it would cost to retrieve. She got back 4 items out of 23 items. She also received Steckel: What did officer Correa do wrong. Correa: She feels that when the pawn slips were given out, it was not done properly. Steckel: Did you hear what Officer Cortez said. Correa: Yes, but I feel that I did not get a fair run of it. She went to the pawn shops the next day. The pawn shops said they had it. She told them they were stolen and that she would prosecute her daughter. Frazier: Officer Gruins police report stated there were 10 items. HPC 06 -03: STEVEN WEINSTIEN: In the date in question he was leaving Kailua -Kona, when it was safe, he passed at a very safe speed, and when he got to the fourth car in the line, they sped up from 4 HPC 06 -03: STEVEN WEINSTIEN: In the date in question he was leaving Kailua -Kona, when it was safe, he passed at a very safe speed, and when he got to the fourth car in the line, they sped up from 48 to 58. Both officers stayed with him the entire time, and when he asked why they needed tow officers, Troutman said it was for safety reasons. He got ticketed for going 59 in a 55. The problem was after the occurrence. After they left, the younger officer sped up. He followed until he reached 55, and the officer kept going. He told Troutman to ticket the other officer. He mentioned that he lives in Waikoloa Village,