Hawaii: Police accused of falsifying police reports and manipulating DUI cases.

In July, sources told KITV the sergeants who oversaw police DUI checkpoints were being investigated for claiming overtime when they were not on the job.

Sources also said officers who worked under the sergeants were suspected of falsifying police reports by claiming the sergeants were at DUI checkpoints when they were not

Police Chief Louis Kealoha was out of town Monday and unavailable for comment.

But in July, Kealoha made a brief comment on the investigation.

“We don’t want this investigation to taint the good work that our police officers are doing out there. It’s a concern to us, but it’s not going to severely impact our ability to find DUIs,” Kealoha said.

The prosecutor's office has so far dismissed at least 12 DUI cases that were being handled by the officers charged in the overtime case.

HPD said the seven officers are still on the job, although they have been reassigned and their police powers are restricted.

If convicted of the misdemeanors, the officers face up to 30 days in prison and a fine of up to $1,000



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