Hawai‘i Police Department
Criminal Investigation Division – Area I
Captain Rio Amon-Wilkins
Phone: (808) 961-2251
Report No.: 22-109410
Media Release
Hawai‘i Island police have arrested 44-year-old Jacob Walter Umemoto, of Hilo, following a reported domestic-related incident that occurred at a residence in Hilo late Friday night, December 9, 2022.
Shorty after 11:30 p.m. on Friday, Hilo patrol officers responded to an apartment complex in the 400 block of Waianuenue Avenue in Hilo. The 17-year-old victim reported that she had been involved in a violent altercation with her father, Umemoto, earlier in the night at a residence on Hookina Place in Hilo. The teen did not require medical attention.
On Saturday morning, December 10, at 11:45 a.m., Umemoto was arrested without incident at a residence on Hookina Place.
The Area I Juvenile Aid Section is continuing this investigation.
Police would like to thank the public for their understanding and know that the safety of the involved parties, the public, and the officers is extremely important to us.
Police ask anyone who may have information regarding this incident to contact the police department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311.
