Gun still missing after theft from officer’s car in Kalihi
A Honolulu police officer’s gun was stolen along with other personal items from his car, which was parked near the Kalihi police station on Kamehameha IV Road Wednesday morning.
The theft occurred at 11:30 a.m.
Some of the officer’s personal items were recovered, but the gun remains missing, police said. The officer has been on the force for 11 years.
In September, another officer’s SUV was stolen while it was parked on the street in Foster Village with his uniforms and other police gear inside, but no guns. The vehicle and the the officer’s gear was recovered. No arrests were made.
Other publicized thefts involving equipment taken from HPD officers occurred:
» June 2009, where a gun, rifle, ammo, holster and ID were stolen out of an officer’s subsidized vehicle while he was off-duty, and while it was in a parking lot in Kailua.
» October 2006, where gun, pepper spray and baton were stolen from an officer’s car in Waipahu.
» In 2006, where a gun and uniform were taken from a locked car in Ewa. The officer had run out of gas, locked his car and walked to a gas station. When he came back his gun and uniform, which he locked in the car, were gone.
62 responses to “Gun still missing after theft from officer’s car in Kalihi”
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I hope that the new owner of that gun gets registered! We don’t want that gun in the wrong hands
Do you really think that a person who steals a gun or obtains a gun from a suspicious source is going to register it?
Are YOU serious, sailfish1???
…LIC is as serious as the effort to push the rail tax on us for another five years.
I guess you don’t understand sarcasm. LOL
My puppies are registered.
He was apparently being sarcastic. Learn to recognize sarcasm.
Maybe we need to make stealing illegal…..what? There are already laws? Why are people stealing and breaking the law? Maybe we need more laws to prevent this. This is sarc too sailfish:)
Babooze of the day, right there.
They will heed Obama’s wish on GUN CONTROL and register it and make everything ok. BTW I heard Chicago..Obama’s adopted HOMETOWN..is #1 in MURDERS in the USA.
…hah. Murder by gun or knife. ..?
Thanks for yet another rambling useless observation.
Did I hit a nerve?
Yes: reading your posts and undergoing root canal work make a really close comparison… Except that the root canal would have a positive outcome and serve a purpose.
To be clear: I was addressing keonigohome
And you are blaming Obama for that??? LOL He never said he is trying to take guns away from people. He just wants better screening! DO you think it is ok for someone that has been in jail or someone who has mental issues should have a gun?? They should not be sold on line either. Gun safety. especially in a home with children, should be a mandatory class for the whole family!!!!
Hello, facts don’t matter to folks like Keonigohan.
I agree. I also agree that anyone that wants to own a car should be screened also. Don’t you agree? What new criteria should we set? How do these new laws get enforced? Who gets to set the rules? Great! Now who is going to screen the screeners and when do we start?
Why you so angry? Can’t spot sarc?
My puppies have been known to steal.
Your medication today??
Why don’t they obey the laws?
Why on earth does a policeman keep his gun in his car. Training needed? That seems pretty basic.
They need to listen to you on this one Allie.
Does the HPD have a policy about leaving guns, police equipment, and uniforms in vehicles? If so, what is it?
Now, we looking to see if it’s the Cops fault?
Damn right it’s the cops fault. It makes no sense at all to leave a gun in a car, locked or not. That is just plain stupidity.
Hawaii is fast wearing out the word, stupid.
No it is not. This happen right out side the police station . A cops car is pretty much there office everything is kept inside the trunk.
Agree moiman…some people don’t have reasoning/common sense.
Signs posted at many parking spots, beach parks, and malls warn “Do not leave valuables in car”. Even rental car agencies caution tourists with the same painted warning on the inside of rental car trunk lids. You’d think a cop would know better…but then, this is Hawaii: either too naive to be aware, or expecting “The Land of Aloha” to transcend all bounds.
Of course it is!!! He was very irresponsible!
That’s a good question that one would think the article would elaborate on but don’t expect that level of reporting from the Star Advertiser. There are laws which regulate the Hawaii citizen in terms of transport and storage of registered firearms and ammo in their vehicles. Perhaps not so for the police?
I suspect that if this were to happen to a legal gun owner the local prosecutor would figure out a way to file charges. It seems rather reckless to leave a gun unattended in a car.
Mayor and Governor of Honolulu can’t prosecute the officer because they also have unclean hands.
Pretty brazen of the thieves to break into a police car that’s parked near the station. Hope they catch the perps soon. Obviously that gun is in the wrong hands.
Remember this when they say having a station in your neighborhood deters crime. All it does is provide a nice place for the guys who should be patrolling to sit around in. Take a look at the Chinatown station, the blinds are always drawn as crime takes place just down the block.
I think this was a cop not assigned to Kalihi. If he was, gun and other equipent would have been in the officer’s assigned locker. There is a policy, officer will probably be investigated and disciplined.
when you see the next police response to an armed robbery or hostage situation, take a look at all the swat members lining up at the trunks of their cars, dressing and removing their long guns from their trunks. all across the nation, long guns are usually stored in trunks of unmarked police cars.
Online, streaming video is a criminal ‘ s tool for distracting the police.
Maybe HPD need to just patrol the streets mostly on foot, carrying only billy clubs like London cops used to.
London cops now armed based on current threat in their country. They carry 38 revolvers now.
Pohaku. Thanks for telling us, mum.
uhh, no, 92% of england’s cops are still patrolling unarmed, and the few that are afo (authorized firearm officers) are certainly not using .38 revolvers.
england and wales have over 130K police officers, with about 6K afo.
the met force has some talk and plans to increase afo positions, but, only an additional 600 afo in the 32K police force. and that would bring the total of afo to 2800 in the met force.
both police officers and the public reject the need for all or even most patrol officers to be armed with firearms even in the wake of terrorist attacks in london and in paris.
funny that you actually got a bite.
Having a pit bull dog doesn’t guarantee that your house will not be broken into.
It’s better to have security cameras and alarms at your house.
Serial numbers probably filed off by now and sold to some perps.
I’ll stick with my cereal number.
From 2006? Really?
Hopes he doesn’t shoot somebody with it like the guy in Philadelphia, uses a cops gun to shoot a cop.
Or the young lady in San Francisco.
A weapon should never be more than two feet away from the police. Always within sight is the best way to secure it.
You are right.
I even keep my puppies near me at all times.
hope they don’t shoot blanks 🙂
Buy luggage cable locks. The kind you can reel in and out. Lock you clothes to the trunk hinge or things to the seat hinge. There should be some steel net bags on the market for this purpose.Pacsafe 85 Anti-Theft Backpack And Bag Protector is such a thing. Sold for $88.50 at Amazon.com. Am gonna get one. For cable locks try Bosvision Ultra-Secure 4-digit Combination Lock with 3 Feet Retractable Cable for Bike, Ski, Snowboard and Stroller selling at Amazon for $13. Otherwise visit a motorcycle or bicycle shop and look at some steel cables with loops at both ends. Now thieves are getting bold and not scared to crowbar trunks open or break window glass with sharp chisels in broad daylight.
If they carry crow bars they’ll certainly have bolt cutters too.
Sure. All of that is so much simpler than not leaving firearms unattended in vehicles.
Another dangerous weapon fallen into the hands of criminals…….
Why are these officers leaving their guns in the car. Is this protocol?
Carelessness on the officers part. They must always secure their weapon regardless. Now it’s in the hands of a criminal.
The police chief should hold the officer liable/accountable with a fine/probation & classes ‘securing your weapons’ training.
Criminals know there is no punishment if they don’t get caught and very little punishment even if they do get caught. Until we get serious about crime and punishment this insanity will continue.