Hawaiʻi Police Department
Criminal Investigations Section, Area I
Lieutenant Gregory Esteban
Phone: 961-2252
Joseph P. Branco
Media Release
Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 29-year-old Puna man who is wanted on a warrant for violating release on bail.
Joseph Paul Branco of Ainaloa is also wanted for questioning in an unrelated case. He is described as 5-foot-7, 140 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair.
Police ask anyone with information on his whereabouts to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311 or contact Detective Todd Pataray at 961-2382 or todd.pataray@hawaiicounty.gov.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call the islandwide Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn’t record calls or subscribe to caller ID. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.