2006-08-11 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commission Regular Session Minutes August 11, 2006 Page 5 10:30 P.M.: INVESTIGATION AND DELIBERATION OF COMPLAINTS STATEMENTS ON COMPLAINTS (open to the publicl RAYMOND WELKER (COMPLAINT HPC 06 -09): Stated that a couple of officers in Ka'u did not read him his rights. He wanted his daughter to go to the hospital's psych ward. They allowed her to go with her grandmother. He has joint custody. . JOSEPHINE KELIIPIO (COMPLAINT HPC 06 -15): Stated that she had an earlier argument with her sister. Her sister called the police, left, and came back five hours later. She doesn't know what her sister told them. It took her about an hour to put all her things away, and all the responding officers stood there. She was shocked that so many officers showed up. Her complaint is that the officer asked her if she wanted to go to the hospital. She obviously did not look sick, except that she was crying because she was intimidated. The officers asked her several times if she wanted to go to the hospital. An officer told her that she was holding them up from going to another appointment. EXECUTIVE SESSION (closed to the public) Commissioner Frazier moved and Commissioner Kaoiwi seconded to meet in executive session to consider discipline and charges against officers or employees of the Hawaii County Police Department where consideration of matters affecting privacy would be involved and a closed session is requested and to consult with Corporation Counsel on questions and issues pertaining to the commission's powers, duties, privileges, immunities, and liabilities pursuant to HRS 92 -5 (2) and Hawaii County Charter Section 13 -20 (b). The motion carried unanimously. Executive session convened at 11:08 a.m. Regular session reconvened at 12:41 p.m. ACTION ON EXECUTIVE SESSION MATTERS • Complaint HPC 05 -24: Complainant alleged that if an officer had taken their statement, it could have prevented two fights. Commissioner Robinson moved and Commissioner Frazier seconded that there was insufficient evidence to prove the complainant's allegations. The motion carried unanimously. • Complaint HPC 06 -09: Complainant alleged that two officers did not acknowledge that he had joint custody of his daughter and that they allowed another party to take his daughter away. Commissioner Frazier moved and Commissioner Lundkvist seconded that there was insufficient evidence to prove the complainant's allegations. The motion carried unanimously. Complaint HPC 06 -12: Complainant alleged that during his arrest, two officers slammed him onto his car, sprayed mace in his face, kicked him, and gave him a black eye. He also alleged that one officer withdrew his firearm and cocked it as he passed.