RON:
IT'S BEEN JUST OVER THREE
MONTHS SINCE THE SWEARING-IN
CEREMONY OF HONOLULU POLICE
CHIEF SUSAN BALLARD WHO TOOK THE
REINS DURING A TULMULTOUS TIME
IN THE DEPARMENT'S
HISTORY...
THERE WAS A TAINTED
TRUST IN HPD'S LEADERSHIP. MANY
IN THE RANK AND FILE AND THE
GOOD MORNING CHIEF...THANK YOU
FOR STOPPING BY...
YOUR INITIAL THOUGHTS ON YOUR
TRANSITION....HOW HAS IT GONE?
RON:
CHIEF BALLARD:
YOU QUICKLY ASSEMBLED YOUR TEAM
AND TOGETHER YOU
ESTABLISHED SHORT-TERM GOALS TO
MOST OF THE TURBULENCE
RECENTLY AN AS ISSUE SURFACED
CONCERNING YOU AND THE POLICE
OFFICERS' UNION, WHAT CAN YOU
SHARE WITH US? AND IS THAT
OFFICERS ARE HUMAN AND SOME MAKE
POOR CHOICES. THE FBI IS
CURRENTLY INVESTIGATING FOUR
OFFICERS FOR ALLEGED
ABUSE OF A HOMELES MAN - WHAT
CAN YOU SHARE ABOUT THE
INVESTIGATION AND HOW DO YOU
WHAT ARE YOUR LONG-TERM GOALS