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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOM 0010.025 2006-2008 U~d .oc, -7q o. Harry Kim tpt~''~''~~r''t'!,, Lawrence K. Mahuna Muyor Police Chief • Harry S. Kubojiri .••'1.o~,N~,'i Deputy Police Chief County of Hawaii POLICE DEPARTMENT _ 349 Kapiolani Street Hilo, Hawaii 96720-3998 (808) 935-3311 • Fax (808) 961-8869 _ November 4, 2007 TO PTE HOFFMAN, CO NCIL CHAIR AND COUNCIL MEMBERS ro FROM B RI, UTY POLICE CHIEF _ A POLICE SUBJECT FINAL REPORT Name of Grant Program: HCPD Speed Enforcement Federal or State Grantor: State Department of Transportation Public Affairs Office-Safe Community Program County Grantee Department/Agency: County Police Department Grant No.: SC07-06(01-H-02) Amount of Grant: $50,000.00 Amount of County Match: None County Revenue & Expenditures Acct 010.201.5219.44; 3302.03 Grant Period: October 1, 2006 -September 30, 2007 Goals: See attached Objectives: See attached Outcomes: See attached Comm, No.-f Ref. To:.~,~ Ref. Date NOV 1 6 " l~ "Hawaii County is an Equal Opportunity Provider and Employer" SAFE COMMUNITY HIGHWAY SAFETY PROGRAM ~ QUARTERLY/FINAL REPORT PROJECT TITLE: HCPD SPEED ENFORCEMENT PROJECT/ SC07-06 (O1-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. Conduct approximately I50 highly visible speed checkpoints and unmarked inconspicuous patrol, specifically in locations known for excessive speed violations, aggressive driving, and locations of recent fatal crashes. These to include Routes 130, 19, 11 and Queen Kaauhumanu Highway. 2. Enforcement operations targeting street or "Outlaw" racing will be conducted in affected districts and during during late night peak racing times. Operations to include enforcement of regulatory traffic violations often associated with street vehicles. - 3. Issue approximately 1200 citations for speeding. 4. Issue approximately 500 citations for other violations. 5. Affect approximately 20 arrests during enforcement efforts for illegal road racing, warrant violations, and other offenses. The Statewide Traffic Commanders Coalition has agreed that speed enforcement should be coordinated statewide. GRANT PERIOD RESULTS: (FINAL REPORT) • Conducted 74 highly visible speed checkpoints island-wide in the fourth quarter. Total of 254 grant funded checlpoints conducted during fiscal year. • Issued 326 citations for speeding violations, 32 citations for seat belt violations, 15 citations for a child restraint violation, and 275 citations for other traffic violations in the fourth quarter. Total of 1,259 speeding, 54 seat belts, 29 child restraint and 803 other err citations issued during fiscal year on grant funded projects. • Affected 26 OVUII arrests in the fourth quarter. Affected 35 arrests, to include 30 OVUII arrests, during fiscal year on grant funded projects. New emergency lighting for our Traffic Enforcement Unit is being utilized on all vehicles 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 vehicles have been be installed in the remaining Traffic Enforcement vehicles during this grant period. (refer to attached news article) We attained and surpassed all five strategy indicators for this grant period. The number of speed enforcement projects conducted, citations issued and arrest made were attained. Arrests, including those for OVUII were above that of our original goal. Projects focusing on illegal road racing and speeding on specific mentioned highways 1~ were also conducted resulting in investigations for racing on highways, reckless driving, excessive speeding citations and arrests, also OVUII arrests under 21. There was a total of 847 speeding citations issued in the district of Puna and 1,192 in Hilo. There were 6,522 speeding citations issued this fiscal year on the Big Island utilizing grant and county funds. HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 FEBRUARY 22, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE NMARKED POLICE SUBSIDIZED VEHICLE -Front view of unmarked police vehicle (right), rear view of unmarked police vehicle (left). The unmarked ;hides will be used to detect high risk drivers. The Hawaii Police Department's Traffic Enforcement 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 Victoria 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 mazked 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 Services Section at 961-2305. Hawaii Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone: 961-2332 September 7, 2007 Media Release Police officers from the Traffic Enforcement Unit will be patrolling Big Island roads in unmarked cars following a successful pilot program using one such vehicle. Once the Police Department equips the officers' subsidized vehicles with new equipment, all eight members of the Traffic Enforcement Unit will have a car with LED blue lights above the rearview mirror, in the vehicle's grille and on the rear deck, rather than the standard blue dome light on the roof. The vehicles will also be equipped with strobe lights in the headlights and taillights. Police officers driving the unmarked cars will be in full uniform. The Police Department encourages any member of the public who wants to verify the legitimacy of an officer ty ask for identification or call 911 by _.n cell phone. Sergeant Christopher Gali said the Police Department received no complaints from the public during the trial period. "Our pilot program was successful in detecting high-risk drivers, such as impaired drivers, speeders, reckless drivers and drivers who overtook the unmarked police cars in no-passing zones or on the right," Gali said. "We also found that when the lighting system was activated, the unmarked car was more visible than a subsidized vehicle with only a blue roof-mounted light." The pilot program using the single unmarked vehicle began in February 2006.