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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0066.061 2004-2006 OVA pc. OONtY OF NyyL Harry Kim ~ Wy~: Lawrence K.Mahuna Mnvor ~ Polite Chief v ' Harry S. Kubojiri 1lF OF'N~'~ Deputy Police Chief County of Hawaii POLICE DEPARTMENT 349 Kapiolani Street • Hilo, Hawaii 96720-3998 November 7, 2006 (808) 935-3311 Fax (808) 961-8869 TO ~~~p~~^K'h{IGA, COUNCIL CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS FROM N~C~E~K. MA~HUN OLICE CHIEF .7 SUBJECT FINAL REPORT C ~ c Name of Grant Program: Speed Enforcement Federal or State Grantor: State Department of Transportation Public Affairs Office-Safe Community Progra~;#i ~ County Grantee Department/Agency: County Police Department Grant No.: SC06-06(01-H-02) Amount of Grant: $110,364.00 Amount of County Match: None County Revenue & Expenditures Acct 010.201.5219.44, 3302.03 Grant Period: October 1, 2005 -September 30, 2006 Goals: See attached Objectives: See attached Outcomes: See attached Comm. No._~~ Ref. To: G~_ Ref. Uate NOV 15 2006 SAYE COMMUNITY HIGH~~AY SAFETY PROGRAM QUARTERLY REYORT PROJECT TITLE: HCPD SPEED ENFORCEMENT PROJECT/ SCOS-06 (01-H-02) Priority Area: I Area: Speeding The goal of this project is to reduce the number of motor vehicle collisions resulting in fatalities caused by speeding drivers and to enforce speeding laws by: 1. Conducting approximately 100 highly visible speed checkpoints to include enforcement operations targeting illegal or "outlaw" racing in affected districts and during late night peak illegal racing times. Operations to include traffic violations often associated with road racing vehicles. 2. Issuing approximately 2200 citations for speeding. 3. Issuing approximately 2200 citations for other violations. 4. Affecting approximately 40 arrests durit.g enforcement efforts for illegal road racing, warrant violations and other offenses. 5. Purchase ten hand held laser radar units units. The Statewide Traffic Commanders Coalition has agreed that speed enforcement should be coordinated statewide. GRANT PERIOD RESULTS: (FINAL REPORT) • Conducted 70 highly visible speed checkpoints island-wide in the fourth quarter. Total of 206 grant funded checkpoints conducted during fiscal year. • Issued 528 citations for speeding violations, 1 citation for seat belt violations, 2 citations for a child restraint violation, and 337 citations for other traffic violations in the fourth quarter. Total of 1051 speeding, 10 seat belts, 9 child restraint and 738 other citations issued during fiscal year on grant funded projects. • Affected 60 arrests including 26 OVUII arrests in the fourth quarter. Affected 172 arrests, to include 58 OVUII arrests, during fiscal year on grant funded projects. • Purchased ten hand held laser radar units currently being utilized by the Traffic Enforcement Unit and soon to be issued to Patrol Units Island wide. • Two new Speed Awareness Trailers currently being assigned to West Hawaii are in constant use. New emergency lighting for our Traffic Enforcement Unit is being tested on one vehicle and is proving to be very successful in catching speeders and reckless drivers. Except for the lights, the vehicle is totally unmarked. Emergency lighting for six additional vehicles has been purchased and will be installed in the remaining Traffic Enforcement vehicles. Speed enforcement was suspended for the third quarter of this grant period to save on resources and develop new strategies for saturation patrols. The number of speed citations and other citations were short of original goals. Although the number of grant funded citations was not attained, department goals were met. Projects focusing on illegal road racing were also conducted resulting in racing on highways and reckless driving investigations and arrests, a]so OVUII arrests under 21. We attained two of four performance indicators for grant period. The number of speed enforcement projects conducted, and arrest made were attained. Arrests, including those for OVUII were five times that of our original goal. IIAWf\ll POLICE DEPARTMENT "TRAFFIC ENFORCEtilENT CNIT SERGF,ANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 FEBRUARY 22, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE ~.;a~t~ „ ~ v ~ t irn.~yp,'.. ,."~~i"t., _ . r . f` n. c r r . r,,; ,i l N~1ARKED POLICE SUBSIDIZED VEHICLE -Front view of unmarked police vehicle (right), rear view of unmarked police vehicle (left). The unmarked :hicles will be used to detect high risk drivers. The Hawaii Police Department's Traffic Ens ~reement Unit would like to notify the public of a test and evaluation of an unmarked police subsidized vehicle equipped with an emergency lighting system. The unmarked vehicle will not have a blue light on the roof of the vehicle, but will have LED blue lights above the rearview mirror, in the grille of the vehicle and on the rear deck of the vehicle. The vehicle will also be equipped with strobe lights in the headlights and taillights of the vehicle. "The purpose of this test is to detect high risk drivers, for example, impaired drivers, speeders, reckless drivers; drivers who overtake in no passing zones and drivers who pass on the right.", according to Sgt. Christopher Gali, head of the Traffic Enforcement Unit. The test vehicle will be a Ford Crown Victorta and police are reminding motorists that they must yield to an emergency vehicle. The officer will be in full uniform and will at times work in conjunction with a marked police vehicle. .any media organization who wishes to view the unmarked police vehicle is asked to call Sgt Gali or Sergeant Dexter Veriato of the Traffic Sereices Section at 961-230.