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Employee moral, leadership, priorities, an effective D-Bureau that has an interest in common burglaries and thefts. (No D-bureau that I've ever heard of investigates any misdemeanor.) These things must be in place to effect a reduction in crime. An appropriate level of manpower is also necessary but the proper allocation of the existing resources is the most important. If the high crime areas make enough public noise the allocation of resources can be changed. I think it would have to make State and National news at least a couple of times. Then leadership might change. I know it's tradition to hire a local to be Chief but it would probably be good to have a couple of chiefs from outside the State. There would be some turmoil but it would shake up the system so it could change and improve. Then go back to hiring from within after the culture of the department has changed.
Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.
Pua`a
S. FL
Big Islander to be.
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yes, the main thing Hawaii suffers from, on many levels, is the lack of interstate commerce. i wonder if many people here 'dislike' the mainland simply because they've never been there?
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Oink makes some good points that would work in most places, but maybe not always here:
1. "An appropriate level of manpower is also necessary but the proper allocation of the existing resources is the most important." Several front-line cops I have spoken two describe this as a problem in two ways. First, between county administrative rules and union imposed work rules, personnel are not efficiently used. Cops actually complain about too many officers being sent to do simple jobs, a prime example being auto accidents where they literally get in each others' way. Second, politically and economically advantaged areas get more police resources (Hilo and Kailua-Kona respecively) than less advantaged areas, something that directly leads us to item number two.
2. "If the high crime areas make enough public noise the allocation of resources can be changed." This actually happened (once) about eight years ago when the Puna Neighborhood Watch groups, led by HPP, persistently and publicly badgered the police chief on social media and at public meetings into reassigning an extra detective from Hilo to Puna. Burglaries dropped dramatically as a result.
3. "I know it's tradition to hire a local to be Chief but it would probably be good to have a couple of chiefs from outside the State." Not gonna happen. That would be fundamental threat to the good old boy culture that still rules the Big Island.
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the good old boy culture that still rules the Big Island
In a small enough population, that "old boy network" includes both criminals and police.
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They caught the dude that stole the ambulance:
https://local.nixle.com/alert/6068863/?sub_id=2806968
24 year old.
Jon in Keaau/HPP
Jon in Keaau/HPP
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Who in their right mind would steal an ambulance then keep driving around in it? How does one profit from stealing an ambulance?
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Suppose the vehicle could still be parted out. In this case, the guy is probably just a mental.
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Who in their right mind would steal an ambulance then keep driving around in it? How does one profit from stealing an ambulance?
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From the drugs inside.. for pain control...
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quote:
Originally posted by leilanidude
Who in their right mind would steal an ambulance then keep driving around in it? How does one profit from stealing an ambulance?
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From the drugs inside.. for pain control...
Well according to the article, it's a revolving door, there is NO room from prisoners and the guy who stole it, probably had a lot of fun with Minimal recourse, probably a few days in jail. Maybe even less... Booted out as the next thugs come in.
I find it funny at the end of the article, we can't jail our way out of this... True, there is no money to keep all these fools locked up.
I also found the article interesting that one member here Yurt Girl was mentioned in the article, when she was leaving Fern Forest, moving to Volcano ... She was telling me how safe it was. Hmmm, I wonder if it would have been wiser to stay in fern forest. Sigh. Crime...
I guess lessons learned here is......... If you want a nice ride here, insure it to the hilt. At least when it get's stolen, you might get enough $ from the insurance companies to buy a new rig after it's been spray painted and abused. I sure as hell wouldn't want my truck back after cops recovered it in that type of condition.
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alternatively, drive a beater that
a) no one wants to steal
b) is so cheap it's easy to replace if it is stolen
