Three Maui Police Department officers were fired in disciplinary actions last year, according to a report submitted to the state Legislature.
One officer is contesting his firing, which was among 16 suspensions or terminations from employment ordered for violations of MPD policies and procedures in 2015. Eleven of the actions are final. Five were in the grievance process, including one of the firings, according to the summary dated Jan. 1.
The number of MPD internal investigations resulting in suspensions and terminations from employment decreased by 43 percent last year, compared with 28 such disciplinary actions reported in 2014.
Police didn’t sustain any charges of misconduct for mistreatment of a prisoner, malicious use of physical force, use or possession of drugs or narcotics or cowardice, according to the report.
The names of the officers weren’t made public.
In discipline imposed in March 2015, one officer was suspended for 60 days and fired for issuing fraudulent citations and working at a taxi service without authorization in February, April and July 2014. The officer also conducted an unlawful inquiry in September 2014.
Another officer was suspended for 30 days and terminated from employment in May for failing to report to work with no legitimate reason from December 2014 to May.
A third officer was suspended for 60 days and fired in August for committing numerous criminal acts of a sexual nature while off duty in May, according to the report. That case is in the grievance process.
Police reported imposing the following suspensions last year:
* Ten days for failing to respond, being at a residence with no lawful reason and being untruthful about the incident in October 2014.
* Five days for failing to secure and transport a prisoner who escaped and being untruthful in reporting the incident in October 2014.
* Three days for responding in unauthorized emergency mode, failing to yield and causing a motor vehicle accident in August 2014.
* Three days for driving a vehicle into a light pole while falling asleep, causing major damages in September 2014.
* Three days for providing confidential police information to someone without authorization in October 2014.
* Three days for failing to properly complete and submit criminal reports on a timely basis from February to April 2014.
* Two days for failing to properly perform functions of a field training officer and sleeping while on duty in September 2014.
* One day for driving a vehicle into a flooded area of the roadway, causing major damages to the engine in December 2014.
* One day for driving a vehicle into a flooded area and caused major damages to the engine in January 2015.
* One day for failing to properly respond to a call for service because the officer was outside beat boundaries without authorization in June 2014.
* One day for failing to properly stop while driving and colliding into another vehicle in January 2013.
* One day for failing to follow proper procedures in handling a prisoner in April 2015.
* One day for failing to properly supervise a subordinate in the reporting of a motor vehicle accident in July.
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