2015-01-16 Police Commission Regular Minutes

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Hawaii Police Commission Regular Session Minutes January 16, 2015 Page 2 APPROVAL OF MINUTES Vice Chair Schutte motioned to approve the minutes of November 21, 2014, regular and executive sessions. Commissioner Ono seconded, and it carried unanimously. COMMUNICATIONS • Correspondence 14-06, request for representation by Corporation Counsel in Civil No. 14-1-396 for Detectives Ian Lee Loy and George Makua and Officers Carrie Akina, Josiah Coe, Stanley Kaina, and Jerome Manual. • Correspondence 14-07, from Alex Hamilton informing the commission of problems he has had with his neighbor. • Correspondence 14-08, request for representation by Corporation Counsel in Civil No. 14-00507 for Officers Christopher Kapua-Allison and Joshua Gouveia. • Correspondence 15-01, Police Department's Year -End Status Report for Calendar Year 2014. Vice Chair Schutte motioned to accept the communications. Commissioner Gomes seconded, and it carried unanimously. Commissioner Victorine motioned to approve legal counsel for all officers named in Correspondences 14-06 and 14-08. Vice Chair Schutte seconded the motion, and it carried unanimously. POLICE CHIEF'S REPORT ON DEPARTMENTAL ACTIVITIES • Crime report by area, category, and trends: AC Tavares reported that up to December 31, 2014, there were 4,754 serious crimes. The Criminal Investigation Units investigated 982 of these cases. For the month of December, they had 8,865 calls for services. The crime trend in Hilo shows an increase in vehicles thefts in the Waiakea area. They are working with Hawaiian Homes, community associations, and the Prince Kuhio Plaza where a lot of the crime is occurring. They have identified a group of individuals involved in the burglaries who commute between Hilo, Puna, and Ka'u. Assistant Chief Kealoha reported that they have identified the same three individuals on the west side. They have three active APBs associated with the Hilo thefts. In Ocean View, three Toyota SUVs were removed in one instance, and within 24 hours, all three vehicles were taken down to the frame. AC Tavares stated that a lot of the stolen vehicles are repainted and the VIN number changed. Stolen vehicles are being used in other thefts and then dumped. Auto parts are been recycled. In Kona, auto thefts are mostly in beach park areas. Commissioner Morioka entered at 9:35 a.m.