Officer accused of lying about info in case
A 19-year Honolulu Police Department officer assigned to the Narcotics/Vice Division is facing charges that he passed sensitive information to a third party and then lied about it when questioned by federal investigators.
A federal grand jury returned an indictment Wednesday charging Richard Wayne Raquino with three counts of making false statements. The indictment was unsealed Friday when Raquino appeared for his arraignment in U.S. District Court. Raquino pleaded not guilty. U.S. Magistrate Judge Kevin S.C. Chang is allowing Raquino to remain free pending trial on a $10,000 unsecured signature bond.
According to the indictment, Raquino lied to FBI special agents June 28 when he told them he did not reveal to a person identified as C.E. the identity of an undercover HPD officer, tell C.E. how to identify and evade police surveillance and give C.E. the description of an undercover police vehicle.
HPD said Raquino was reassigned to restricted duty.
Student assaulted, second grabbed at park
University of Hawaii Campus Security is looking for information about a female student being grabbed and pulled toward a car while walking near Kanewai Park on Thursday night, the second incident near the park in one day.
The UH-Manoa student was walking alone toward campus on a sidewalk next to the Dole Street park at about 10:30 p.m. when a car stopped behind her, Campus Security said. An unidentified male grabbed her by the arm and pulled her toward the car, then released her when she yelled. The student could not provide a description of the male or the vehicle.
Campus Security said a UH-Manoa student was sexually assaulted while leaving Kanewai Park at about 3:30 a.m. Thursday. She reported an unknown male grabbed her from behind and ran away when other voices could be heard. The only description of the assailant was that he was tall. Anyone with information in either case is asked to call Campus Security at 956-6911 or police at 911.
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Police identify victim of crash
Kauai police have identified the woman who died in Tuesday’s fatal crash in Princeville as Jaime Lyn Rogers, 35, of Kapaa.
Rogers was driving north on Kuhio Highway near the Kapaka Street junction at about 10:15 a.m. Tuesday when her green Ford SUV was rear-ended by a white Ford pickup truck.
The driver of the pickup truck, a 43-year-old Kalaheo man, sustained minor injuries but declined medical treatment.
Kuhio Highway was closed for about an hour and a half following the crash.
Car break-ins prompt warning
Hawaii County police issued a warning Friday about recent car break-ins in Hilo.
Police said they have received reports of 15 to 20 car break-ins per month in Hilo in recent months. About half of the cases involved vehicles left unlocked, including those parked at the owner’s home, police said.
Police ask people to report suspicious activity and provide information that might help identify possible suspects by calling the police nonemergency line at 935-3311.
