2009-02-20 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawaii County Police Commission Regular Session Minutes February 20, 2009 Page 6 report. They did have a crash of their RMS. She is attacking his honesty. He is an owner - builder. It would cost $20 for a length of lumber to fix her fence. He thinks she tried to get the county to pay for it but was denied. She wants the county to build a guardrail. When he got to the scene, Officer Waiamau had already moved his vehicle to the right side. There were other officers there, and he only observed the damage from far, about 20 -30 ft. section. He did not take photos. He saw white paint on Officer Waiamau's car. Because the accident involved a police officer, it is considered a major accident. The protocol is for the Sergeant to come out. It is not required that they take photographs of every accident. His first concern would be if there were any injuries. After getting there, he was concerned about hazard on the roadway. He had minimal contact with the complainants. Sergeant Tolentino talked to them. There were no witnesses except for Officer Waiamau. NINA MILLAR (Complaint HPC 09 -03) stated that she is coming forward so that respect is given in future cases. She was not obstructing. A woman was assaulted by a boyfriend. She was in the home retrieving her things. The officers had been there previously for another assault. She was in shock that it was happening to her a second time. She had not realized she had refused service from the EMTs. She was told that she was arrested for being the aggressor. This involved a large man who has a history of violence. The report reads as though the aggressor was getting assistance from the police. She is a nurse. She could tell that she could not answer questions or think clearly. She was not present during the incident. She was put off by Ms. Sharpe being put in handcuffs and taken away. She thought she was leaving with the EMTs. There were no witnesses to the abuse. LAURA SHARPE (Complaint HPC 09 -03) stated that on 11/3, her daughter called 911 because she saw him abuse her. Officer Nagata came at that time. They were interrogated separately. During this incident, 11/16, Mr. Fillmore had been drinking. He was listening to phone messages, got upset, and threw a bottle at her. She had been packing and trying to get out of the home. It escalated and Mr. Fillmore hit her very hard across her face and beat her repeatedly on her head. She called her friend who is a nurse, and she told her to call the police. She thought she signed a form to go to the hospital. Officer Nagata told her friend that she signed a form not to go to the hospital. It was the EMT's form refusing medical attention. She thought it was for medical attention. When the EMT gave her the form, she didn't hear that she was refusing treatment. Chair Whittemore stated that there were photos of Mr. Fillmore's injuries, but none of hers. OFFICER NAGATA (Complaint HPC 09 -03) stated that the first incident was on November 13 when her daughter called. If they see injury they can make an arrest. Her daughter did not see the incident with the knife. In this incident, she said she was hit. They went to talk to the gentleman. He had scratches, so he asked what happened. He accused her of cheating. He removed himself from the scene and went into another room and locked the door. She burst in with the binoculars. He said he got injured, probably when he pushed her away. They determine who the aggressor is by what is said and who has injuries. The man removed himself from the scene, and she pursued him. He only saw redness on her cheek. The man had more visible injuries, scratches on his stomach and arm. He asked