Jacob Geanous
Honolulu Civil Beat
New York, NY, United States
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The Cost Of Police Misconduct: Honolulu Spent Over $18 Million In Legal Settlements
Meanwhile, the officers involved in the cases have faced mixed consequences. → Read More
Honolulu Police Department Swears In New Chief Without Notice
A formal swearing-in ceremony will occur later this month and will be open to the media. → Read More
Honolulu Police Chief Finalists Will Face The Public In TV Interview
The Honolulu Police Commission hopes to announce the city's next police chief by early June. → Read More
Honolulu Man Convicted Of Trafficking Underage Girls In Waikiki
Marquis Green was found guilty by a jury after a trial that dragged on for nearly a decade. → Read More
Honolulu Prosecutor: Police Were Justified In Shooting Man With Machete
Elia Laeli was shot nine times by two HPD officers last August. → Read More
Honolulu Human Trafficking Task Force: 40 Investigations But No Convictions And Few Arrests
The group was created with a $700,000 federal grant three years ago. → Read More
There Are Widespread Reports of Sex Trafficking, So Why No Convictions?
Few state resources have been dedicated to combatting traffickers. → Read More
Experts Say HPD Report Fails To Review Tactics Used In Deadly 2020 Standoff
HPD increased training following the Hibiscus Drive shooting but did not update its policies. → Read More
Mayor Taps Former Fire Chief To Join Honolulu Police Commission
Kenneth Silva's nomination needs to be approved by the Honolulu City Council. → Read More
Honolulu Police Commissioner Is Stepping Down To Allow More Diversity
Former judge Michael Broderick has been on the commission about 15 months. → Read More
Weed And Seed Program Is Making Chinatown Safer, Officials Say
The program launched in July and already, more than 70 have been arrested. → Read More
Shark devours seal near shore in Nauset Beach
Ken Martin, 59, of West Roxbury recorded a video of the incident on his phone, which shows the partially eaten seal and the shark in shallow water on the Chatham side of Nauset Beach. → Read More
Man shot and killed in Roxbury
The shooting occurred in the area of 76 Homestead St. shortly after 3 p.m. Saturday, police said. → Read More
Rain is possible tonight and Sunday in Boston area with mild temperatures
Temperatures dropped into the low to mid-60s Saturday afternoon as overcast skies rolled in to threaten the chance of rain. → Read More
Dorchester man arrested on gun, drug charges
Tyrell Sanders, 21, was arrested Friday on a warrant, and charged additionally with gun and drug possession charges, Boston police said. → Read More
Flooding and high winds are expected to continue Saturday
Nearly 400,000 customers were without power Saturday across Massachusetts. And the threat of more damage isn’t over, with the possibility of continued flooding from high tides and strong winds. → Read More
Father and son killed in tractor-trailer crash
Peter Belanger, 46, and his son Andrew were killed after the 2018 Freightliner tractor-trailer they were in veered off of the road and collided with a steep embankment → Read More
Bostonians encouraged to turn in unused prescription drugs
The drugs collected from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday will be quantified to help officials combat statewide prescription drug abuse, said Boston Public Health Commission spokeswoman Ana Karina Vivas in a brief phone interview following the drive. → Read More
Barnstable police officer charged with drunken driving after crash
Officer Christopher Challies, 46, of Sandwich, was charged after the Monday night single-car crash on the Barnstable-Sandwich line. → Read More
‘Silkies Hike’ raises awareness of veterans’ suicides
More than 200 veterans marched through Boston Saturday to raise awareness of veterans suicide. → Read More