HomeMy WebLinkAbout20201008 (KPD officer arrested for disorderly conduct and criminal property damage)
THE COUNTY OF KAUA‘I
DEREK S. K. KAWAKAMI, MAYOR
MICHAEL A. DAHILIG, MANAGING DIRECTOR
News Release
For Immediate Release: October 8, 2020
KAUA‘I POLICE DEPARTMENT
TODD G. RAYBUCK, CHIEF
Tel (808) 241-1600
Fax (808) 241-1604
KPD officer arrested Wednesday
LĪHU‘E – A Kaua‘i Police Department (KPD) officer was arrested Wednesday afternoon
for disorderly conduct and criminal property damage while off duty.
On Saturday, October 3, at approximately 11 p.m., someone triggered a fire pull station
alarm at a resort in LĪhuʽe. Upon reviewing video surveillance footage, hotel employees were
able to determine that it was a false alarm and that 38-year-old Officer Tyrus Contrades of
Hanāʽmaulu was responsible for triggering the alarm.
On Sunday, October 4, at approximately 1 a.m., a call from a residence in Hanāʽmaulu
was received by KPD Dispatch requesting medical assistance for an adult male who was injured
and bleeding from his hand.
It was later determined that the adult male was Contrades.
Upon arrival to the residence, police also discovered that a parked and unoccupied
marked Kauaʽi Police vehicle, assigned to Contrades, was damaged.
Police arrested Contrades without incident . He was released on bail for a disorderly
conduct violation, and he was also released pending investigation regarding criminal property
damage.
Contrades has been with the Kaua‘i Police Department for approximately 11 years and
serves as a police officer in the Patrol Services Bureau. He is currently on administrative leave
with pay.
Officer Tyrus Contrades
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