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Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard through the years

By Star-Advertiser staff

April 9, 2021

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Police Chief Susan Ballard, middle, looks up as HFD and HPD helicopters drop flowers onto procession during funeral services held for police officer Tiffany-Victoria Enriquez at the chapel at Diamond Head Memorial Park.
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Major Susan Ballard demonstrating a taser that is outfitted with the video camera, which is the dark portion on the bottom of the taser handle in 2008.
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The Honolulu Police Department’s 11th chief and first female chief, Susan Ballard, is sworn in by Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald at a ceremony at the HPD Police HQ on Beretania Street in 2017.
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The police commission has been interviewing candidates for chief since Monday and have announced Major Susan Ballard (current commander of Central Receiving Division) as the new police chief during a press conference in 2017.
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Honolulu Police Chief Susan Ballard holds a press conference concerning the auto accident on N. Vineyard Blvd that resulted in the death of the driver of the vehicle which was stolen in 2017.
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The Honolulu Police Commission met at HPD headquarters to discuss Chief Susan Ballard's evaluation but also discussed the lawsuit against Ballard which resulted in a $550,000 settlement payment to a 32-year veteran police officer who alleged in a 2009 lawsuit that Ballard, then a major, tampered with test scores for recruits.
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The Honolulu Police Commission voted Loretta Sheehan 6-0 as the new Chairman in 2018 replacing Max Sword. Pictured at the meeting is HPD Chief Susan Ballard.
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HPD Chief Susan Ballard at press conference in 2018.
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HPD Chief Susan Ballard and Mayor Kirk Caldwell in 2019.
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Police Chief Susan Ballard, for Q and A interview in the Name in the News series in 2018.
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Police Chief Susan Ballard attends the candlelight service for fallen Honolulu Police Officer Kaulike Kalama at his favorite hangout and where he proposed to his wife at Sandyʻs Beach in 2020.
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Honolulu Chief of Police Susan Ballard talks about the morning's events during a press conference at Honolulu Police Department headquarters in 2020.
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HPD Chief Susan Ballard during a presentation by City Council members Heidi Tsuneyoshi and Augie Tulba awarding a certificate at the Honolulu Police Department headquarters to honor and recognize CrimeStoppers 40th anniversary.

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