KAPAA — The Kauai Police Department’s Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team, along with county park rangers and KPD’s abandoned vehicle coordinator, conducted a multi-day operation in Kapaa last week, which led to multiple arrests, citations, and the removal of illegal campsites.
KAPAA — The Kauai Police Department’s Fugitive Apprehension Strike Team, along with county park rangers and KPD’s abandoned vehicle coordinator, conducted a multi-day operation in Kapaa last week, which led to multiple arrests, citations, and the removal of illegal campsites.
The operation was conducted along the Ke Ala Hele Makalae, the multi-use path in Kapaa, on Aug. 9 and 10.
During the operation, numerous traffic citations were issued and two arrests were made for outstanding warrants, totaling $55,000 in bail.
Lance Kaaumoana, 36, of Lihue, was arrested on a revocation/modification of parole/probation warrant, with bail set at $50,000.
Kym Estacio, 44 of Hanamaulu, was arrested on warrants for promoting a dangerous drug in the third degree, and promoting a detrimental drug in the third degree, with bail set at $5,000.
Additionally, a total of six derelict vehicles were removed from the Kealia Beach area.
With the assistance of county park rangers, several illegal campsites were broken down, and several truckloads of abandoned property were removed from the site.
“The areas along our Kapaa multi-use path have been an increasing concern for the community,” said Acting Deputy Chief Robert Gausepohl. “I commend and thank our FAST team, park rangers, and our abandoned vehicle coordinator for listening to these concerns and for their ongoing efforts to protect our residents and visitors from harm.”
Kapaa has always been the “Hippy hangout” of Kauai! Does Buffy St. Marie still live there?
Please explain why the County and Police are not doing this every day?!? Perhaps skip the traffic stops on working people, for going 5mph over, and redirect resources to removing these camps Island wide. These camps are a major source of drug use and criminal activity – as your article illustrates. Perhaps it is easier to write a speeding ticket than to do the paperwork on real criminals.
http://www.staradvertiser.com/2017/10/19/breaking-news/kauai-man-gets-year-in-jail-for-stabbing-endangered-turtle/
Got a year in jail last October……
Fantastic work by local authorities. Keep public areas safe for the public.
Mahalo nui loa
Great job on clean up. The beach is much improved. Next stop Baby Beach, Lydgate & golf course?
The Kauai Fast Team cannot by Law: violate, arrest, Harass and scamper homeless people and their refuges
unless the County provides an alternative safe park and sleep place. The Counties actions are unconstitutional and do not provide remedies for the fast growing segment of our society; The Homeless.
I would also like to add that the States Judicial system; whether it is family law, civil or criminal Courts
are the biggest causes of homeless. The States likes to blame it on Mental illness or substance abuse. Either
way, the State must provide an alternatives, by Law.
No routine checks by park rangers and/or beat officers anymore to take care of this in its early stages? Have to wait till its a “mess” to react and do the “shock and awe”? They were there for weeks already before this “operation”
which laws are you referring to?
Excellent. Move these bums out and/or put them back in jail. Too bad we can’t deport them to North Korea…
I do find it strange that the homeless are not regarded as part of the public.
ryker is out of his/her mind. Don’t break the law and there won’t be any concern.