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The charges stemmed from an unconstitutional search of an arrestee’s belongings inside the Hilo Police Station. Serrao later made false statements about the unconstitutional search to a presiding judge in an Application for Judicial Determination of Probable Cause for Warrantless Arrest and for the Extended Restraint of Liberty of Warrantless Arrestee.

Maui police have launched a criminal investigation against one of its own officers into allegations of attempted perjury, first degree hindering prosecution and witness tampering. Police say the officer involved has been with the department for four years.