2013-03-15 Police Commission Minutes

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Hawai‘i Police Commission Regular Session Minutes March 15, 2013 Page 5 Commissioner Mende moved that the officers in Correspondence 201 and 2013-04 acted with the course and scope of their duties and to approve legal representation by Corporation Counsel. Commissioner KaÒili PeÒa-Ferrari seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. Correspondence 13-03: Request for reconsideration of Complaint HPC 12-41. No motion made. The commissionÓs decision that there was insufficient evidence of misconduct stands. Investigation and Deliberation of Complaints HPC 12-42: Complainant alleged that officers allowed his sonÓs mother to take him away from him without proper documentation. Commissioner KaÒili PeÒa- Ferrari moved to decline further investigation because the complaint was received more than 90 day from the date of the incident (Police 9). Commissioner Kualii seconded the motion, and it carried una HPC 12-43: Complainant alleged that an officer conspired to cover-up unlawful acts of other officers. Commissioner KaÒili PeÒa-Ferrari moved to decline further investigation because the complaint was received more than 90 da date of the incident (Police Commission Rule 9). Commissioner Kualii seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. HPC 12-44: Complainant alleged that an officer denied him the ability to request a report and findings of his complaint against other officers. Mende moved that there was insufficient evidence of misconduct. Commissioner Ono seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. HPC 12-47: Complainant alleged that when officers executed a writ of possession and ejection, they caused her bodily injury and emotional distress, and an officer taunted and laughed at her. At the complainantÓs request, the complaint was deferred to the next meeting in order for her to attend the meeting. HPC 12-48: Complainant alleged that an officer refused to take his report and did not return his calls. Commissioner Ono moved to refer the complaint to the Police Chief for an investigation by the Officer of Professional Standards. Vice Chair Ignacio seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. HPC 12-49: Complainant alleged that officers did not identify themselves when trying to locate him in an investigation, and that trying to locate him was harassment. Commissioner Schutte moved that there was insufficient evidence of misconduct. Commissioner Kualii seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously.