2001-12-21 Police Commission Minutes

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December 21, 2001 Minutes — Regular Session Page 3 if the police had done their duty, this would not have happened. Commissioner Lambeth moved to defer taking action until the commission is able to review the 911 records of the incident. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Moe and unanimously carried. • HPC 01 -44: Complainant alleged that an officer searched and patted him down for no reason. Vice Chair Manago moved to decline further investigation because there was no misconduct on the part of the officer. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Lambeth and unanimously carried. • HPC 01 -45: Complainant alleged that an officer harassed him by telling him to go home or he would be arrested for loitering. Vice Chair Manago moved to decline further investigation because there was no misconduct on the part of the accused officer. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Muller and unanimously carried. • HPC 01 -50: Complainant was involved in a traffic stop. She alleged that an officer threatened to throw her in jail, that if she couldn't read the ticket it was her problem, that the officer was intimidating, and refused to give his name and badge number. Commissioner Lambeth moved to decline further investigation because there was no misconduct on the part of the accused officer and to refer the complaint to the chief to for his disposition on two concerns discussed. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Mills and unanimously carried. ANNOUNCEMENTS Chair Okabe announced that the next monthly meeting is scheduled for January 18, 2001, in the Hilo Police Station Training Room, Hawai'i Public Safety Building, 349 Kapiolani St., Hilo. ADJOURNMENT The meeting was adjourned at 1:00 p.m. SUBMITTED: APPROVED: JOSIE PELAYO, SECRETARY WILFRED M. OKABE, CHAIR