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Published Monday, Aug. 17, 2009 | 3:16 p.m.
Updated Monday, Aug. 17, 2009 | 5:11 p.m.
Desert Breeze Park
Authorities said two Honolulu police officers who fled from Clark County Park Police were arrested on drug possession charges this past weekend at a police softball tournament.
Park police officers entered Desert Breeze Park, at Durango Drive and Spring Mountain Road, at 8:15 p.m. Saturday and spotted a white van parked across two spaces illegally, Clark County spokeswoman Stacey Welling said.
As officers approached the van, it took off and two men got out and started running across the park, Welling said.
Park police arrested 37-year-old Kevin Fujioka, the driver of the van, and charged him with driving under the influence of narcotics and possession of marijuana, Welling said.
Police also arrested 47-year-old Shayne Souza for possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia, resisting a police officer and obstructing a police officer, Welling said. Both Fujioka and Souza are police officers in Honolulu.
In the course of the arrest, park police had to spray Souza with pepper because he resisted arrest, Welling said.
A third man, 38-year-old Scott Wilson, a Honolulu social worker, was also arrested for possessing marijuana and having an open container of alcohol in the van, Welling said.
The three men were attending a softball tournament in Las Vegas sponsored by the Nevada Police Athletic Association.
Maui Wowie!!!!
These have to be the dumbest human beings I have ever heard of...today. I bet there will be someone to top this by 8:00 tonight.
Darwin Award nominees for sure!
Where were they running to? Hawaii?
This is your brain.
This is your brain on drugs.
Any questions?
Don't ya hate it when law enforcement show thier dumb human side.
Who was sponsoring the softball tournament...?
"Cheech and Chong"...!
Their probable cause was taking up two parking spaces? Because taking up two spaces is so illegal... parking lots are not enforceable.
@rejco100
These idiots destroy their own lives by doing drugs, nobody forces them to do it.
Souza, was fired once and got his job back...oh guess what for....DRUGS
What happens in Vegas...
DA !!!
Protect the public and take there badges they can't be trusted anymore and fire the social worker.
Kudos to the park Police Officers for doing their job, being professional and not sweeping this under the rug.
Take it from someone who lives in Hawaii and wishes they didn't--these yoyo's are probably among the top 10% in Hawaii in intellect and integrity.
Book 'em, Danno!
Marajuana isnt a drug.
NOT GUILTY
Winner!! Nice to see our finest sitting in Metro's jail.
I see there's a commentator in here who obviously failed high school chemistry.
Someone also
failed spelling MARAjuana please!! It's
a drug!!
All I can say is, people never seem to Amaze me!
Idiots!!!
Alright! Two more illegal aliens off our beloved streets. Cops no less.
Golly. Smoking Mary Jane. When will this country grow up? I'm an old coot, 66, and MJ has never affected anyone I know. I have 1/2 an ounce sitting in front of me with a glass pipe right now. Oh dear, I hope I don't turn into an addict. Ooh, no, heroin is next, then opium. Then Glenn Beck. Yuck....
dollarbilz: you get the Chuckle of the Day award!
"Alright! Two more illegal aliens off our beloved streets. Cops no less."
You did not just post that. What makes you think they are illegal aliens?
I guess cops don't watch the show "Cops". Run Forest, Run!
Book-em Dan-no or Dan Ho! Were they in town for the Asian Law Enforcement Convention at the Palms?? Who cares whether a couple of off duty cops on vacation want to smoke some weed or get a "massage" like the two cops from San Mateo caught in the "Asian prostitution ring" that turned out to not be the "slavery ring" Metro had lied about.
Go fight some real crime. Leave the softball players and pot smokers alone.
Not only two cops but a social workers also was arrested. I hope these three stooges loses there jobs and I hope there name, photo and the charges are plaster all over Hawaii so people can know just how stupid they act.
I guess that was pretty stupid to take off running. They should have passed it to the left instead.
"Alright! Two more illegal aliens off our beloved streets. Cops no less."
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They are from Hawaii. You know, the 50th of these United States of America.
Isn't it time we relaxed our marijuana laws? Many people, even cops and republicans do it. Stop making it a crime.
What more is there to say!
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If they would have shared the weed with their Las Vegas counterparts instead of making a break for it, there would be no story. You can bet all three attended public high schools in Honolulu.
The wacky weed. It is bad !
For this I know, believe your Dad.
Remember this, it's your decision, that marijuana can lead to prison.
Parking lots are enforceable on private property reference mainly to handicap and fire zones...
Parking lots are enforceable on public property reference to city, county, state, federal owned parcels...A county park is considered a public area and the police have grounds for any probable cause they can make up on what they call 'a welfare check'...But in this case, the agency was the county park police that patrolled and was involved in this funny turn of event.
Give the bruddahs a break, at least they werent shootin up like other people do at parks, and them bruddahs shouldnt have tried to make a run for the border and instead offer the patrol cops a swig or a hit and everything would have been all kewl.
When I was at Aloha Stadium during the swap meet, it reeked weed smoke throughout some parts of the parking lot areas, so its like a normal occurance in Hawaii.
Mahalo - LOL !
AKSilver Eagle,
Please refrain from posting when you're stoned.
also weed should be leagalized help pay for the 30 billion dollar a year health care reform....
yea expected comments from ur fellow americans haha proly bible straping republicans all of u haters if alchol is leagal why not weed. weed use/death ratio is lower then alchol o but the myths have gotton to u haters. up to do rich people, private school f@#$ are hating why is weed so bad tell me wat happens wen u smoke weed tell me plz tell me wats so bad. geuss wat if they were double parked drinking beers no one would even here about this storie so two words of wisdom george carlin people hes dead but damn i bet u he could pursuade ur fragile brains to a different lighte and if he cant may some one help u
yea expected comments from ur fellow americans haha proly bible straping republicans all of u haters if alchol is leagal why not weed. weed use/death ratio is lower then alchol o but the myths have gotton to u haters. up to do rich people, private school f@#$ are hating why is weed so bad tell me wat happens wen u smoke weed tell me plz tell me wats so bad. geuss wat if they were double parked drinking beers no one would even here about this storie so two words of wisdom george carlin people hes dead but damn i bet u he could pursuade ur fragile brains to a different lighte and if he cant may some one help u
*****
Huh?
Anytime police are arresting police, I'm a happy guy.
What is the saying? Come on vacation, leave on probation! I guess that means cops too. I hear there are 2 openings in the honolulu police department today. They ran from the cops and got sprayed. Funny stuff!
To all of you misinformed individuals(most of you)... Marijuana is a FLOWER. It is the only flower that is considered a drug. The only reason it's still illegal is because of the many many industries that lobby against it. And why do they lobby against it??? Hmmmm.... maybe because it can be used for tons of different things not just as a drug to smoke. You can use it's oil in paint and also to fuel a car(i believe it was Ford that bought the patent for this in the early 1900's and never used it). The stalk can be used from everything from clothes to paper. If our government and the people would learn some common sense they would understand how beneficial this plant is but the big pharma industry along with many other industries have lobbied against weed for over a hundred years. It became illegal in (i believe) 1933 when a rascist senator stood up in front of the Senate and gave a 30 second speech on how weed makes black and hispanic men rape white women and then they unanimously voted to make it illegal. Go read the book "the emporer wears no clothes" and become informed of the history of this great plant and flower. The queen of England used this flower in almost all the foods she ate as it helped her with cramps. There is a ton of info in this book and for those that dont want to believe anything in the book, the second half of the book is all official government paperwork to back up everything in the book with all the information obtained with the use of the "freedom of information act". So please people learn the facts of this potentialy wonder flower, a FLOWER that could FINANCE a real economic recovery in this country.
http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/articl...
"If these allegations are true, these individuals should not be police officers," Correa said, adding "they should not be supported by their fellow officers or their union." Correa also urged the State of Hawaii Organization of Police Officers to stand up against the actions of the officers.
Wow! A police chief calling it like it is. There would be some sort of cover up if the script was switched and metro officers were smoking out in Honolulu.
Also if we legalize this FLOWER then we wouldnt have the largest prison system in the world. Yes our prison system is larger than all other developed countries combined. The people using this FLOWER are NON-VIOLENT peaceful people(99% of them) that do not deserve to be treated like animals all because some people are so ignorant to the facts that they think these people would be better off in prison. ALCOHOL IS FAR WORSE!!! It's causes thousands of automobile deaths, liver disease and countless other problems meanwhile people who use this FLOWER are more relaxed, non-violent, less likely to develop certain cancers and the worst thing they do is eat a nice meal and get a good night sleep. Plus if we legalize this plant then we could save about $5 billion a year just on the money spent to house and feed people in prison because of this FLOWER. Then police departments can spend their time and our tax dollars on more important crimes(rape, murder, meth, heroine, cocaine, crack, drunk driving, etc...). Then on top of that the annual tax profits our country would get from this would range from $30 billion annually to $250 billion annually which could fund HEALTH CARE and EDUCATION!!! That way we could actually get our children properly educated and our people properly cared for. But as long as any RIGHT WING FASCIST REPUBLICAN or CORPORATE DEMOCRAT is in office this will never happen. WE MUST USE COMMON SENSE AND MAKE COMMON SENSE LAW'S. not laws that only benefit a few, those few that will never be happy with anything because they are just depressed, oppressed ignorant non thinking uneducated fools. Ok im done with my rant...
To all of you misinformed individuals(most of you)... Marijuana is a FLOWER. It is the only flower that is considered a drug.
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And poppies are flowers, too.... THe Afghan farmers will agree with that.
The difference with a poppy and marijuana is that you must process a poppy flower and actually make a drug out of it by using other chemicals with the poppy... a marijuana flower doesnt need to be chemicaly processed.
Katie- very sad that your grouping marijuana with heroin, just shows your lack of education and your complete ignorance to common sense. sheep like you are the reason this country is in such a mess.
This story is great - Worlds Dumbest for sure...
Also - IncognitoRebel - You dont think there would be high drivers on the road... Cant compare booze to pot in that context... Both carry the same aftermath when people dont know how to act - drunk driving & high driving can both kill...
Aloha,
{In the course of the arrest, park police had to spray Souza with pepper because he resisted arrest} ...a cop resisted his arrest LOLLLLLLL this is hilarious....
So much fuss over a harmless plant.
As a Hawaii resident I want to thank the Las Vegas PD for making these arrests as well as making them public. We don't need these morons on our streets, let alone "policing" them.
The good ole fashioned "mary jane" should be legalized, it really is no worse than alcohol which also was illegal at one time. It will dissolve our country's debt in very little time.
vegasGM85 - i can tell you that there have been lots of studies to compare drunk drivers with "high" drivers with "sober" drivers and the "high" drivers way out performed the drunk drivers while driving safer then the sober drivers. you said "both carry the same aftermath when people dont know how to act"... the problem is that so many people "dont know how to act" when they are sober or drunk or high. If weed is ever legalized i would be all for them having the same traffic laws applied to weed as alcohol. thats not a problem. the problem is that so many people out there are so misinformed about mary jane that they may never use common sense when talking about it. our society has been fed this bogus propaganda since birth that it's going to take time to re-educate people not only about weed but our entire government structure.
anyways like the last post says....
SO MUCH FUSS OVER A HARMLESS PLANT???
I JUST DONT GET IT
I'm glad they were arrested.
Why? Because these are truly the stupidest guys on the planet!
Who smokes pot while they're attending the Police Olympics?!
They were probably in LV arranging for a big shipment of Mexican weed back to Honolulu. The cops and the government in Hawaii is the most corrupt in the nation, everything is run by the good old boys who run the unions! Hawaii is a perfect example of a 99% democrat / union run government. Every government worker is a member of the union and the union elects all the officials. Absolutely nothing will happen to these cops! First the union will pull the strings in LV to get the charges dropped, then they'll, at most, get a few days off without pay and the whole thing will get swept under the rug. They will be back on the streets giving seat belt tickets and arresting any dealers that don't pay the good old boys their fair share.
WISH I HAD A JOINT RIGHT NOW!! PUFF PUFF PASS, PUFF PUFF PASS!
So its like a normal occurance in Hawaii. This is not Hawaii not only did they break the laws of this state they dishonored their badge and the State of Hawaii. Give the bruddahs a break! Why they knew what they were doing was wrong as well as resisting arrest. Don't give them bail because they will get across the ocean and Nevada tax payers will have the expense in finding them . Maybe we should hire DOG the Bounty Hunter to find them if they hide out
Seriously, nobody that stupid deserves to carry a gun and fight crime.
I would like to know how much herb they had. Cause under an ounce is a misdemeanor and so is possession of paraphernalia. Know what that means? A ticket and having to say sorry at court.
They probably got ARRESTED for resisting and fleeing, but the weed charges are just what make the headline. Funny.
Tax it and make some money off of this! What the heck! If you don't like weed, I promise, we won't make you smoke it when it's legal. But you can't use our social services that it will pay for. Ha ha ha ha. Big deal!
Sorry Katie, but Opium is what makes Heroin.
Now I've never done either, but I am educated and have watched a documentary or two. So harsh.
I apologize for suggesting that these fine Hawaiians were illegal aliens........I was high.
annagraham,
I'm quite sure that even if it were legal, you probably wouldn't be allowed to smoke it in the car.
Oh and BTW - NOTHING IS SAFE.
Doritos have MSG in them for crying out loud.
Red meat will kill you!
Fish has mercury!
The air we breathe has Ozone!
"Safe" does not apply to anything in modern society in the purest sense of the word. Just so you know.
U know times are tough when people are comming from hawaii to vegas to buy weed.
True, you can't smoke in the car - but I doubt that's what they got cited for since it was a parked car - unless keys were in the ignition. We'll wait and see what comes of this.
Ruining peoples lives at home is BAD.The poster who had the glass pipe should go green,brass 1hitter.F DUPONT!
No need to apologize Reb.
Pineapple Heads.
IncognitoREbel
Sorry to disappoint you, but I don't drink coffee nor alcohol any longer. And I miss both! Haven't had soda in years. Yes, I have taken painkillers when I had cancer surgery in '07. I very rarely even take Tylenol any longer. I did enough drugs back in the '60's and early 70's that I barely manage to take the meds my doctor has prescribed for me. I do sneak a cigarette once in awhile. Gotta have at least one vice.
BTW - I am NOT a Republican.
And yes, I have worked in the legal profession for 30 years, most of which were not at any law firm here in Las Vegas. So don't worry your pretty little head over having to find a lawyer here in Vegas. I worked for some of the top criminal attorneys in this country at a law firm back east that consistenly ranks in the top 20 in the country. And out of boredom and at times, to be informed, I come here to read the posts of the intelligent people that comment here, and you babe are not one of them. Some have angered me, some have made me laugh, but it's always a fun experience and at times, educational.
Everyone has their own opinion and those who are mature and have a brain in their head, tolerate others opinions without ranting like a moron as you just did. We may not all agree on things, but that's what makes it interesting - intelligent thoughts from intelligent people. And yes, at times people get angry at one another, but you are the first one (other than that Nick dude - who you may actually be) that has taken it to the lowest level possible. And, more importantly - keeping a sense of humor when reading comments from people such as yourself.
You think you are a big man(or woman) because it's easy to spew trash when you don't have to look at the person in the eye. My guess is you wouldn't have the courage to tell me this in person. It's easy to hide behind comments in a newspaper blog. And yes, we are all guilty of that.
And yes, I can't wait to go back to the Caribbean! Do you actually know where that is?
the Hawaii media is going wild with this. We need to legalize it, pot and prostitution. Gilesspee should understand the area won't recover economically til we compete with the world's hot spots.
Souza is a joke. He's a member of SSD (Honolulu Police version of S.W.A.T.) and he got taken down with pepper spray? Must have been stoned because he forgot the basics and wasn't able to fight through the pepper spray.
As for Fujioka, what a sorry excuse for a cop. Stinking instructor at the police academy and he gets pinched for MJ possession.
Unacceptable! :-(
Katie,
I can't remember if I've liked, or disliked your comments, heretofore. But neither on this thread, nor any other, have you done anything that would warrant the abuse Rebel is hurling at you. Personally, I wouldn't waste TOO much time responding to him. He ain't worth it. Besides, you wouldn't want the D.A. to bring charges against you for abusing a(n intellectual) minor.
This is better than watching late nite tv.
Court documents indicate that Metro detectives made several purchases of street cocaine in December 2008 yet no detectives were arrested?
"Police say a warrant was issued for Dozier's arrest after Metro narcotics detectives purchased cocaine from him on three separate occasions in December, according to court documents."
http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/feb...
You just can't make this stuff up.
Shouldn't the last line been happy squirrel and lines of fat people streaming from the bakeries? LOL seriously though great story.
I like IncognitoRebel. Most of his posts were on point.
Not suprised at all , Lived there still own a house in Hawaii , I support the Police big time but the HPD are shady as hell almost as bad as cops in Tijuana , great job Park Police some more losers off the streets of Vegas
My cop friends have always said, if you don't give them reason, you will be far less likely to get stopped. If these fools had parked between the lines, the cops would have probably driven on by. But since they were high on their so-called "harmless" dope, they no doubt did a sloppy parking job. To all of you stoners, MJ is ILLEGAL, it is not harmless. Incognito rebel is wrong on this issue. Comparing stoned drivers to drunk drivers and saying one is better, get real, I don't drink or get high, and I am a safer driver than those do either. Katzfat55, take your twitter/texting elsewhere. This is a newspaper read by adults, please write like an adult. Those who ask why the police aren't going after REAL criminals...read the story, they caught 3 of them! You stoners always try to list all of the uses for MJ, but you know you are only interested in one use. Way to go park police!
Bakersfield,
You put forward several good points.
Airweare,
I needed your second post about the walnut trees to fully understand your first one, but it was a good tale and I enjoyed it a whole lot more than some of the invective I found further up the thread. Thanks.
Hawaii 5-0 at its worse. Book em' Danno!
I don't feel sorry for them Hawaii have the most racist people in the world, to me that's just 3 racist people i don't have to deal with and trust me there is nothing aloha about that state if you white the locals will beat the hell out of you if you black good luck with getting a job or apartment the locals and the rip off cab drivers and the cops are all racist !!!!!!!!
It's really sad to see that freedom of speech granted under the 1st amendment is not followed by the las vegas sun. Did Katie call you guys crying about how she got completly called out on how she is a complete Douche? You took down like 3 or 4 comments i left and not one of them had foul language or any threats so why did my comments get taken down??? IS THERE NO SUCH THIG AS FREEDOM OF SPEECH ANYMORE? THIS USED TO BE A GREAT COUNTRY UNTIL A BUNCH OF WHINY CRY BABY CHRISTIAN REPUBLICANS HAD TO START COMPLAINING ABOUT EVERYTHING BECAUSE THEY COULD CARE LESS ABOUT THE CONSTITUTION ALL THEY CARE ABOUT IS THEIR TWISTED IDEOLIGIES THAT MAKES THEM THINK THEY CAN BE THE MORAL POLICE. THATS TOTAL B.S.!!! YOU GUYS DISGUST ME, KATIE, LASVEGASSUN, CRY BABIES.
JERRY WAYNE - THANK YOU, IM GLAD SOMEONE HAS SOME COMMON SENSE AROUND HERE. TOO BAD OTHER PEOPLE DONT HAVE THAT(katie, las vegas sun, DTJ). it sux that people cant handle hearing the truth, but o well.
Incognito Rebel, When I started posting comments on this site, Katie took me to task over my comments regarding my minimal gambling budget on a trip to L.V. I politely responded, explaining my money was mostly being spent on non-gambling activities (shopping, shows, dining). Her politics and mine are 180 degrees apart, but that in no way makes her an idiot. Just because someone is a law abiding citizen who respects law enforcement does not make them the fools (and other names) you call them. As Katie stated, nothing wrong with a difference of opinion. Even on those occasions I disagree with her, I respect her opinion. (NO, I do not know her).