2002-12-13 Police Commission Minutes

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December 13, 2002 Regular Session Minutes Page 7 ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS • CORRESPONDENCE 70, request for legal counsel by Officers Verl Nakama, Chad Taniyama, and David Araki in CV 02 -00285 LEK. Commissioner Manago moved to defer the request to the next monthly meeting in January. The motion was seconded by Vice Chair Hara and unanimously carried. • INVESTIGATION AND DELIBERATION OF COMPLAINTS COMPLAINT HPC 02 -46: Complainant alleged that when he complained to an officer about his vehicle being parked in a manner that was causing a driving hazard, the officer responded in a vulgar manner and threatened to issue parking tickets to him and the others with him if their cars were parked on the street. Commissioner Lambeth moved to refer the complaint to the investigator. The motion was seconded by Vice Chair Hara and unanimously carried. COMPLAINT HPC 02 -50: Complainant alleged that when he complained about his neighbor, an officer responded in an inappropriate manner. Commissioner Moe moved to not sustain the complaint because there was insufficient evidence to either prove or disprove the allegation. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Lambeth and unanimously carried. COMPLAINT HPC 02 -51: Complainant alleged that when the police responded to his neighbor's complaint about him, the officer took inappropriate action. Commissioner Manago moved to exonerate the officer because he acted in a lawful and proper manner. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Muller and unanimously carried. COMPLAINT HPC 02 -52: Complainant alleged that when he complained about his neighbor an officer used profanity against him. Commissioner Manago moved to not sustain the complaint because there was insufficient evidence to either prove or disprove the allegation. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Lambeth and unanimously carried. COMPLAINT HPC 02 -56: Complainant was involved in a fender - bender. He alleged that the officer put incorrect information on the police report. Commissioner Manago moved to not accept the complaint for further investigation because it was received more than 60 days from the date of the incident. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Lambeth and unanimously carried. COMPLAINT HPC 02 -58: Complainant alleged that an officer stopped her for an expired safety sticker, and then proceeded to make statements to her about a sensitive family matter that had nothing to do with her safety sticker. Commissioner Manago moved to refer the complaint to the Chief for administrative counseling. The motion was seconded by Commissioner Muller and unanimously carried.