The Honolulu Police Department shall assist in the investigation
and apprehension of any fugitive when notified of an escape from
a correctional or detention facility or from custody as defined
in Section 710-1000, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS).

SCOPE

For the purposes of this directive, anyone who is not on a
pass or furlough, fails to return to the facility at the
required time, or escapes from a correctional or detention
facility or from custody shall be regarded as an escapee.
GENERAL PROCEDURES

A. Communications Division

1. When notified that an escape has occurred, the
Communications Division shall:

a. Dispatch a field investigator;

b. Obtain all available information via
telephone;

c. Immediately alert all available units via a
general, all-points bulletin;

d. Notify the appropriate investigative
element(s);

e. Alert all police districts; and

f. Input all pertinent information on the
escapee into the computer, Wanted Persons
File.

2. Upon request from the field supervisor, the
Communications Division watch supervisor shall:

a. Immediately notify the officer in charge of
the Specialized Services Division and request
the deployment of specialized units;

b. Alert the neighbor island police departments;
and

c. Immediately notify the U.S. Marshals Service
and the Federal Bureau of Investigation, if
the escapee is a federal prisoner or falls
under federal jurisdiction.

B. Patrol

1. If the escape occurs while the suspect is under
the jurisdiction of the Department of Public
Safety, the officer preparing the initial escape
report shall obtain the most current photograph
and physical description of the suspect from a
Department of Public Safety representative.

2. The current photograph shall be forwarded to the
Criminal Investigation Division (CID) as soon as
practicable.

3. If a current photograph and physical description
of the suspect is not available, the officer shall
document the reason for the unavailability.

C. CID

If an adult or juvenile escapes from confinement,
custody, or detention, the CID shall:

1. Immediately assign available, investigative
personnel;

2. Prepare a CrimeStoppers news release and/or Crime
Information Bulletin for distribution to the
appropriate law enforcement agencies, news media,
and other public/private entities, as deemed
necessary.

To expedite distribution of the CrimeStoppers news
release and/or Crime Information Bulletin, the
assigned detective may use field operations units;

3. Establish a liaison with correctional or detention
facility authorities and coordinate our search
activities with theirs;

4. Investigate the escape and any additional crimes
that may be attributed to the escapee while at
large; and

5. When the escapee is apprehended, prepare and
distribute the official cancellation notice of the
wanted person CrimeStoppers news release and/or
Crime Information Bulletin. Upon completion of
the case, transmit the report of investigation to
the Department of the Prosecuting Attorney.

D. Notification of Cancellation

1. Whenever an escapee is taken into custody, it
shall be the responsibility of the officer making
the apprehension to notify the Communications
Division of the cancellation.

2. If the escapee voluntarily returns to his or her
place of confinement or detention and no
apprehension is made, the officer handling the
cancellation report shall be responsible for
notifying the Communications Division of the
cancellation.

3. The Communications Division, upon receiving
verification of the cancellation of an escapee
alert, shall be responsible for removing the
escapee information from the computerized Wanted
Persons File.
PATIENTS AT THE HAWAII STATE HOSPITAL AND THE JUVENILE SEX
OFFENDER TREATMENT FACILITY

A. Types of Patients

1. Involuntary patients are those (including
juveniles) who have been committed to the hospital
or school by court order. The department is
obligated to assist in the apprehension of these
patients and, if necessary, to transport them back
to their facility. Procedures for handling
escapes by these patients are outlined in
section III B below.

2. Voluntary patients are those who admit themselves
to the state hospital. Because of their voluntary
status, their absences from the hospital are not
escapes. Procedures for dealing with these
patients are outlined in section III C below.

B. Escapes by Involuntary Patients

1. When the department is notified of an escape from
the Hawaii State Hospital or the Juvenile Sex
Offender Treatment Facility by an involuntary
patient, the Communications Division shall follow
the procedures listed in section II A above.

2. The escape shall be investigated by the CID as
outlined in section II C above.

3. In addition, if the escapee is not considered
dangerous and is not under charge or conviction
for a criminal offense, the district patrol
command shall:

a. Conduct routine, follow-up investigations;
and/or

b. Issue the necessary cancellations if the
escapee voluntarily returns to custody.

C. Absences From the State Hospital by Voluntary Patients
Voluntary patients sometimes absent themselves from the
state hospital. Because of their voluntary status,
these patients are not considered escapees. Such
absences will not be reported to the police unless the
patient may be considered dangerous to self or others
or may suffer harm because of an inability to protect
himself or herself. In such cases, the police will be
asked to provide help in locating the patient. Such
cases will be classified as Miscellaneous Public and
will be recorded on an Incident report.
AIRPORT SECURITY

A. Carefully planned and executed escapes may involve the
use of an aircraft, so surveillance of the airport area
should be considered.