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Posted at 3:24 p.m., Sunday, December 23, 2007

7 Maui police officers temporarily suspended

The Maui News

WAILUKU, Maui — Police reported imposing suspensions ranging from one to 10 days last month for seven Maui Police Department officers for incidents ranging from a motor vehicle accident to a physical altercation, The Maui News reported.

The suspensions were among disciplinary actions resulting from police internal investigations concluded in November.

Four of the suspensions stemmed from an incident in February.

According to police, one officer was suspended for 10 days for being involved in a physical altercation with other employees, another officer was suspended for five days for making inappropriate and unwelcome comments about another employee, and two supervisors received five-day suspensions for being aware of but failing to take action for physical altercations between subordinates.

An allegation that another supervisor was aware of but failed to take action for harassment was not sustained.

For a November 2006 incident, an officer was suspended for five days for unauthorized use and display of department equipment, according to police.

A charge was not sustained against a supervisor for allegedly being aware of but failing to take action in the incident.

An officer was suspended for three days for knowingly submitting an inaccurate report of an incident in June.

A one-day suspension was imposed for an officer who hit a concrete curb while trying to make a left turn in a motor vehicle accident in August.

Another motor vehicle accident resulted in an oral reprimand for an officer who hit a parked vehicle in July.

In an April incident, two supervisors received written reprimands and one supervisor received counseling and training for being aware of but failing to take action on a subordinate's inappropriate behavior, police reported.

The names of the officers were not made public.

People who wish to comment on the Maui Police Department or the actions of its employees may contact the employee's commander or write to Chief Thomas Phillips in care of the Maui Police Department, 55 Mahalani St., Wailuku, HI 96793.

For more Maui news, visit The Maui News.