UPDATED: Lawyers for Lindsay Myeni said there’s no evidence he had committed a burglary.
SHOPO President Malcolm Lutu wants the new police chief to be “local.”
A Honolulu police official says state law prohibits the release of information in court cases involving juveniles, including the video footage.
The mayor says he wants someone on the commission who has empathy for law enforcement officers.
Police departments elsewhere release video that is edited to cover faces.
The Police Commission has the legal authority to hire the next chief, but Mayor Blangiardi has stated his desire to have “a very big say” and give preference to in-house candidates.
Video of the dark scene shows officers didn’t announce themselves as police, but HPD says the man must’ve known they were law enforcement.
Police said the man entered a home, sat down and took off his shoes before returning to his car and initiating a violent assault on officers who responded.
This is the second fatal shooting by Honolulu police officers this month.
The mayor says he wants someone on the commission who has empathy for law enforcement officers.
Police departments elsewhere release video that is edited to cover faces.
The Police Commission has the legal authority to hire the next chief, but Mayor Blangiardi has stated his desire to have “a very big say” and give preference to in-house candidates.
Video of the dark scene shows officers didn’t announce themselves as police, but HPD says the man must’ve known they were law enforcement.
Police said the man entered a home, sat down and took off his shoes before returning to his car and initiating a violent assault on officers who responded.
This is the second fatal shooting by Honolulu police officers this month.
Hawaii’s senior senator says there’s little appetite in Washington to appropriate more federal funds for Honolulu’s troubled and overbudget rail.
Ben Mahi, whose partner still works for HPD, faced criticisms about a potential conflict of interest.
