07-02-2008, 07:02 AM
OK... I contacted the police dept... becuase I knew I have SEEN more than 4 police cars in Puna at any one time....
The report at HPP SHOULD have said that there were 4 COMMUNITY police officers assigned to Puna (out of 26 total in the department....)
If this was not the information given at the meeting, then the person giving it erred...
If you look at the distribution of the COMMUNITY police officers, it is fairly thin, but much more equitable than this thread had made it seem.... They are distributed in all 8 districts on island
I am surprised that NO ONE else checked this out... so many were on this thread.... am I the only one here that has seen more than 4 police cars while driving on 130????
I should also add, I have been to many meetings that have had newcoverage that was NOT exactly accurate... (to the extent of reporting on events that happened AFTER the reporter left the meeting ...) Love it or not, the Trib - Herald has a couple of reporters that consistantly make errors in their reporting, they will print little retractions if you have recorded evidence of the error.... but the reporters will still error.... fact checking here isn't City Desk caliper ...
The report at HPP SHOULD have said that there were 4 COMMUNITY police officers assigned to Puna (out of 26 total in the department....)
If this was not the information given at the meeting, then the person giving it erred...
If you look at the distribution of the COMMUNITY police officers, it is fairly thin, but much more equitable than this thread had made it seem.... They are distributed in all 8 districts on island
I am surprised that NO ONE else checked this out... so many were on this thread.... am I the only one here that has seen more than 4 police cars while driving on 130????
I should also add, I have been to many meetings that have had newcoverage that was NOT exactly accurate... (to the extent of reporting on events that happened AFTER the reporter left the meeting ...) Love it or not, the Trib - Herald has a couple of reporters that consistantly make errors in their reporting, they will print little retractions if you have recorded evidence of the error.... but the reporters will still error.... fact checking here isn't City Desk caliper ...