Days Suspended

Type of Misconduct

Year

Status

Prosecutors Notified

Union Intervention

Honolulu Police Misconduct

24-001: Failed to keep his body-worn camera activated during a major motor vehicle collision investigation. Failed to ensure that the appropriate citations were issued for multiple traffic violations. Was untruthful and falsified his submitted police reports. Failed to further investigate and/or recover evidence and failed to scure and process the crime scene.

Discharged
Pending grievance
No
No

24-002: Failed to keep his body-worn camera activated as he initiated a pursuit of the suspect's vehicle. Failed to follow prescribed pursuit policies and procedures. Failed to immediately report the motor vehicle collision (MVC) when he witnessed the suspect vehicle veer off the roadway. Failed to stop and immediately render aid to injured persons and failed to preserve the crime scene. Fled from the scene of the MVC, which resulted in serious bodily injury. Upon later returning to the scene, failed to notify a supervisor of the facts and circumstances of the pursuit. Failed to document in his submitted report the facts and circumstances of the suspect vehicle being involved in an MVC during the pursuit. Failed to activate his body-worn camera when he was flagged down by a male who reported a mugging or robbery and failed to properly investigate and/or document the incident in a police report. Was untruthful during the administrative investigation. Criminal Conduct Initiated: Hindering Prosecution in the First Degree. Conspiracy to Commit Hindering Prosecution in the First Degree

Discharged
Pending grievance
No
Yes

24-003: Failed to keep his body-worn camera activated as he initiated a pursuit of the suspect's vehicle. Failed to follow prescribed pursuit policies and procedures. Failed to immediately report the motor vehicle collision (MVC) when he witnessed the suspect vehicle veer off the roadway. Failed to follow prescribed pursuit policies and procedures. Failed to immediately report the motor vehicle collision (MVC) when he witnessed the suspect vehicle veer off the roadway. Failed to stop and immediately render aid to injured persons and failed to preserve the crime scene. Fled from the scene of the MVC, which resulted in serious bodily injury. Upon later returning to the scene, failed to notify a supervisor of the facts and circumstances of the pursuit. Failed to document in his submitted report the facts and circumstances of the suspect vehicle being involved in an MVC during the pursuit. Failed to document in his submitted report the facts and circumstances of the suspect vehicle being involved in an MVC during the pursuit. Was untruthful during the administrative investigation. Criminal Conduct Initiated: Collisions Involving Death or Serious Bodily Injury

Discharged
Pending grievance
No
Yes

24-007: Failed to immediately activate and/or utilize his body-worn camera (BWC). Provided false and inaccurate information in his submitted police reports. failed to submit evidence according to prescribed procedures. Criminal Conduct Initiated: Tampering With A Government Record, Theft in the Fourth Degree. *Pursuant to the grievance process, discharge reduced to a 65-day suspension.

*65 days-day suspension
Final
No
Yes

24-019: Used unreasonable and/or excessive force when interacting with a male in custody. Made multiple rude comments to emergency room staff. Deactivated his body-worn camera in violation of departmental policy.

3 days-day suspension
Final
No
No
Derek Ota

2021-002: Operated his police vehicle in an unsafe manner. Failed toactivate his body-worn camera and failed to document theomission. Was untruthful and intentionally made falsestatements to police investigator(s).Criminal Conduct Initiated: False reporting to Law Enforcement Authorities

Discharged
Arbitration
No
Yes

2021-003: Knowingly falsified his submitted police reports. Failed toprepare and/or submit a property receipt for the items heaccepted as found property. Failed to activate his body-worncamera, failed to document the omission and failed toimmediately notify his supervisor. Revealed his confidentialdepartmental password to another officer.Criminal Conduct Initiated:Tampering With a Government Record*Pursuant to the grievance process, discharge reduced to20-day suspension.

20-day suspension-day suspension
Final
No
Yes
Tyler Kerch

2021-007: Failed to utilize his blue lights and/or siren to initiate a traffic stopwhen he observed a motorist driving in a hazardous mannerand/or committing traffic infractions. Failed to use his blue lightsand siren and failed to declare a pursuit. Failed to activate hisbody-worn camera, failed to document the omission, and failedto immediately notify his supervisor.

1 day-day suspension
Final
No
No

2021-019: Swore multiple times at the complainant and his passenger.Failed to activate his body-worn camera, failed to document theomission, and failed to immediately notify his supervisor. Suspension reduced from 3 days to 1 day.

1 day-day suspension
Final
No
No
Scott Valdez

2020-9: Slapped and kicked an individual to the ground while effecting an arrest. Repeatedly made derogatory comments. Failed to activate his body-worn camera and submit appropriate reports.

10-day suspension
Final
No
No