MEDIA RELEASE

Lieutenant Jefferson A. Grantz

Chief Harry Kubojiri has promoted Jefferson A. Grantz to the rank of lieutenant.

Lieutenant Grantz is assigned to the North Hilo District in Laupāhoehoe.

Grantz joined the Hawaii Police Department in 1990. As a patrol officer, his assignments took him to the districts of Kaʻū, Puna, South Kohala, Hāmākua, and North Hilo.

He was promoted to detective/sergeant in 2006. He worked as a detective in the Area II Criminal Investigations Section and the Area I Juvenile Aid Section and as a sergeant in the districts of Hāmākua and, most recently, North Hilo.

His promotion to lieutenant took effect on September 16.