2004-05-21 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commission Regular Session Minutes May 21, 2004 Page 9 decision is made. Commissioner Frazier seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. INVESTIGATION AND DELIBERATION OF COMPLAINTS. HPC 04 -02: Complainant alleged that two officers failed to maintain an impartial attitude towards her by putting her at fault in a vehicle accident. Commissioner Bertsch motioned to refer this to the investigator. Commissioner de Silva seconded the motion, and it carried with a nay from Vice Chair Manago. Instructions to the investigator: 1) find origination of witnesses, 2) why witnesses were not provided to the complainant, and 3) look at the accident as a whole. HPC 04 -06: Complainant alleged mistreatment when he was taken to the hospital. Commissioner Frazier motioned to exonerate the officer on all charges. Commissioner de Silva seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. HPC 04 -07: Complainant alleged mistreatment by an officer. Commissioner Bertsch motioned to refer this to the investigator. Vice Chair seconded the motion, and it died with nays from Commissioners de Silva and Frazier. Commissioner Frazier motion to exonerate the officer. Commissioner Lassiter seconded the motion, and it died with nays from Commissioner Bertsch and Manago. The complaint was deferred to the next meeting. HPC 04 -09: Complainant alleged that officers breached the peace and committed theft when they assisted in the repossession of his vehicle. Commissioner de Silva motioned to refer the complaint to the investigator. Commissioner Frazier seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. Instructions to investigator: Was car paid in full and who had title? HPC 04 -10: Complainant alleged that an officer interpreted the law instead of enforcing it when he asked to have someone removed from his residence. Commissioner Bertsch motioned to not sustain the charges. Vice Chair Manago seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. HPC 04 -11: Complainant alleged that an officer used force when he was arrested for DUI. Vice Chair Manago motioned to exonerate the officer. Commissioner Frazier seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. HPC 04 -12: Complainant alleged that the Kau Police have not been responding to their ongoing calls of harassment, threats, and TRO violations. Commissioner Lassiter motioned to refer the complaint to the investigator. Vice Chair Manago seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. Instructions for the investigator: 1) look at specific TRO violations and no responsive by the police, 2) what relevance the witness protection program has in this case, and 3) how the husband got into an altercation and the TRO not being brought forward.