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Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Division Sergeant Mekia Rose Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 253 Report No. C16028068 Missing: Jessica Tsibulski Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 22-year-old Kailua-Kona woman who was reported missing. Jessica Tsibulski was last seen in Kailua-Kona on October 9. She is described as a 5-foot-5, 100 pounds with blond […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area II Sergeant Bradley P. Freitas Phone: 326-4646. Ext. 229 Report No. C16028388   Media Release A 40-year-old woman died in a single-vehicle traffic crash Tuesday evening (October 25) in South Kona near the 102-mile marker of Māmālahoa Highway (Route 11). She has been identified as Denise Scott of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of October 17, 2016, through October 23, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 24 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two of the drivers was under the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Clarence Davies Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C16028119   Media Release A 92-year-old Hilo woman died following a two vehicle crash Sunday afternoon (October 23) in Hilo. She was identified as Masako Okano. Responding to a 12:22 p.m. call, police determined that a 2000 Ford pickup truck was traveling […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C16027671 Gafatasi Napoleon   Media Release (update No. 2) Hawaiʻi Island police have charged a Kailua-Kona man with murder in connection with a body found last week off Hawaiʻi Belt Road. Shortly before noon Saturday (October 22), Kona […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C16027671   Media Release (update No. 2) Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested a Kailua-Kona man in connection with a body found late Tuesday afternoon (October 18) off Hawaiʻi Belt Road. At noon Saturday (October 22), Kona Patrol officers […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16027805 Isaac Anderson-Belisario Jason Johnson Joey Gonsalves Theodore Doi   Media Release Four men were arrested in connection with a robbery Wednesday morning (October 19) in Honomū. One of the suspects reportedly befriended a 38-year-old homeless man at the Downtown […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone:  961-2244 ‘Top Cop’ Brian Souki   Media Release Puna Patrol Officer Brian Souki was named the Hawaiʻi Police Department’s 2016 “Top Cop” by the Law Enforcement & Security Coalition of Hawaiʻi. Captain Samuel Jelsma, who nominated Souki for the award, described the 11-year […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C16027671   Media Release (update) An autopsy conducted Friday (October 21) on the body found Tuesday afternoon (October 18) off Hawaiʻi Belt Road determined that 36-year-old Alanaokala Solomon Covington of Kailua-Kona died from a gunshot wound to the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Kohala District Officer Denise Smith-Erickson Phone: 889-6540 Keoni Kalanui-Manantan   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a 25-year-old man wanted for violating probation. Keoni K. Kalanui-Manantan has no permanent address but frequents the North Kohala area. He is described as 5-foot-8, 165 pounds with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Kohala District Officer Denise Smith-Erickson Phone: 889-6540 Jake Drummondo   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a 28-year-old Kamuela man wanted on warrants. Jake Ikaika Drummondo is wanted for theft, fraudulent use of a credit card, unauthorized possession of confidential information, forgery, driving under […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Norbert Serrao Phone: 961-221 Report No. C16027798   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have located 36-year-old Bobbie Marie Delima of Hilo, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed Friday morning (October 21) in Hilo.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C16027671   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated a murder investigation in connection with the recovery of a Kona man’s body. On Sunday, police received an anonymous tip about a possible murder in Kailua-Kona. Investigation led to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Paul Kim Phone: 961-221 Report No. C16027798 Missing: Bobbie Marie Delima   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 36-year-old Hilo woman who was reported missing. Bobbie Marie Delima was last seen in Hilo in July 2016. She is described as 5-foot-2, about 90 pounds with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing, Area I Lieutenant Robert Fujitake Jr. Phone: 961-2350 Report No. C16016933 Cristinalynn Kainani Wakita   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a 20-year-old Hilo woman wanted for contempt of court and violating terms of probation. Cristinalynn Kainani Wakita is also wanted for questioning […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone 961-2244 National Take-Back Initiative poster   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is encouraging the public to participate in a nationwide prescription drug take-back initiative. On Saturday, October 22, members of the public may turn in unused, unneeded or expired prescription medications between 10 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona District Captain Randal Ishii Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 299   Media Release The Old Māmālahoa Highway (Route 180) in Honalo, South Kona, remains closed in both directions at the Teshima junction because of a downed utility pole. Traffic is being rerouted down Kamehameha III Road.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of October 10, 2016, through October 16, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two of the drivers was under the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Officer Kristi Crivello Phone: 887-3080 Report No. C16005007 Chauncy Smith   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 35-year-old Kamuela man wanted for contempt of court and failure to appear. Chauncy Lokahi Smith is also wanted for questioning in connection with a felony theft case. He is […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Officer Kristi Crivello Phone:887-3080 Kaniaulono Anzai Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a 25-year-old man who is wanted on four outstanding bench warrants. Kaniaulono Anzai is wanted on two counts of probation revocation and two counts of contempt of court. He is […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16021072 Derek Liu John Hatori   Media Release Police have arrested two men in connection with a burglary August 7 in the Ainaloa subdivision in Puna. On that date, a house on Ainaloa Drive was entered and personal items were […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are advising the public to be aware of large numbers of runners on major highways between Hilo and South Kohala on Friday and Saturday (October 14 and October 15). The runners are participating in the Ragnar relay race, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area II Operations Assistant Chief Paul Kealoha Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 246   Media Release The phone system is back in operation at the Kona police station in Kealakehe. Police thank the public for their patience today while the phones were down and the problem was being corrected.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Clarence Davies Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C16026539   Media Release An unidentified man died following a vehicle-pedestrian crash October 3 in Hilo. His name is being withheld pending positive identification and notification of his family. Responding to a 7:43 p.m. call, police determined that a 2007 Dodge pickup […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16026939 Robert Segobia   Media Release A Puna man has been charged with three offenses in connection with a handgun incident Sunday night (October 9) in Hilo. In response to an 11 p.m. call, a 31-year-old man reported that a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Captain Randal Ishii Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 299   Media Release The phone system is down at the Kona police station in Kealakehe. Anyone who requires emergency police assistance is advised to call 9-1-1. For non-emergency police services, please call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311 or report to the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of October 3, 2016, through October 9, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 28 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Four of the drivers was under the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230 Omar Plascencia   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 35-year-old man wanted for abuse. Omar Plascencia of Kailua-Kona is described as 6-feet tall, 180 pounds with brown eyes and graying black hair. Police ask anyone with information […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230 Report No. C16018827 Missing: Jeffery Salonia   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 16-year-old boy who was reported missing. Jeffrey Salonia of Kailua-Kona was last seen in Waimea on July 13. He is described as 5-foot-10 with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawaii Island Police Activities League (HI-PAL) Phone: 961-8121 Fax: 961-8845   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s HI-PAL, (Hawaiʻi Isle Police Activities League) will hold its 36th annual “Winter Basketball Classic” tournament, in collaboration with the Department of Parks & Recreation, from Monday, December 26, to Thursday, December 29, in Hilo. Entries […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C16026374 Patrick Torres Media Release A 30-year-old man has been arrested and charged with 13 felony and misdemeanor offenses in connection with a sexual assault in Hilo on Monday morning (October 3). After conferring with the Hawaiʻi Island Office of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Officer of the Month: Justin Gaspar   Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Kona Patrol Officer Justin Gaspar as “Officer of the Month” for October in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (October 5) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Gaspar was honored […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Bradley Freitas Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. C16026189   Media Release (update) An autopsy conducted Tuesday (October 4) determined that the man who died Sunday (October 2) after being involved in a one-vehicle traffic collision on the Māmālahoa Highway (Route 11) in Honalo, South Kona, died from […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of September 26, 2016, through October 2, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 18 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. One of the drivers was under the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Sergeant Grad Elarionoff Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 253 Report No. C16019296 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man whose photo was captured on a surveillance camera in connection with a theft investigation. At approximately 4:10 p.m. on July 18, two […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Paoule Phone: 961-2305   Media Release A temporary one-way traffic pattern will be in effect along a portion of Kapiʻolani Street on Saturday, October 8. Between the hours of 7:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., traffic will flow in the Puna direction only on Kapiʻolani Street between Hualālai […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Bradley Freitas Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. C16026189   Media Release An unidentified man died following a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning (October 2) on Māmālahoa Highway (Route 11) in Honalo, South Kona. Responding to a 2:36 a.m. call, police determined that a 2013 Subaru station wagon […]

Gary Simkins Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone:  965-2716 Report No. C16026021   Media Release A 22-year-old Puna man who was charged with robbery earlier this week has been arrested again on unrelated charges of violence within 48 hours after “bonding out” on the robbery offense. Gary Simpkins of Hawaiian Beaches was […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Paul Kim Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16025929 Shawn Kaawa   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 34-year-old Puna man who was reported as an escapee from the Hale Nani correctional facility. Shawn Travis Kaawa was last seen at the correctional facility on September 15 at […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C07037593 Willie Eriksson   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a man reported missing in 2007. Willie Dennis Eriksson was last seen in the evening hours of November 7, 2007, at a general […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Records and Identification Section Lieutenant John Briski Phone: 961-2232   Media Release Beginning October 1, the fingerprint processing fee will be reduced for persons applying for a first-time firearm permit or a first-time importation of a firearm into the state. The new fee will be $12, reduced from $14.75. Payment must be […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16019961   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in providing information about an incident that sent a Puna man to the hospital in critical condition. On July 25, police received a 10 p.m. report of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone 961-2244 Lieutenant Jefferson Grantz   Media Release 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 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16025093 Gary Simkins   Media Release A Puna man has been charged with robbery in connection with a confrontation September 20 in Pāhoa. A 19-year-old Pāhoa man reported that he had been waiting for a ride at the southern intersection […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of September 19, 2016, through September 25, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 16 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there have been […]

  Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16025375 Jason Kala   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have charged a 31-year-old Hilo man in connection with a robbery over the weekend in Hilo. At about 3:30 a.m., Saturday (September 24), a 24-year-old Paʻauilo man reported that shortly […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo District Lieutenant Miles Chong Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16022957 Missing: Jade Yamashita   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 15-year-old Captain Cook girl who was reported missing. Jade Yamashita was last seen in Hilo on August 27. She is described as Native American, 5-foot-7, 155 pounds with brown […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Chief Harry Kubojiri, Deputy Chief Paul Ferreira and Lieutenant Gregory Esteban pose with HSLEOA Officer of the Year Derek Morimoto   Media Release Detective Derek K. Morimoto was selected as the Hawaiʻi Police Department’s 2016 Hawaiʻi State Law Enforcement Officials Association (HSLEOA) […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Officer of the Month: Jeremy Kubojiri   Media Release The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized Officer Jeremy Kubojiri on Thursday (September 22) as the East Hawaiʻi “Officer of the Month” for September. Kubojiri was honored for saving the life of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230 Report No. C16013027 Paul K. Asuncion Jr.   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 42-year-old man wanted for abuse. Paul K. Asuncion Jr. has no permanent address but frequents West Hawaiʻi. He is described as 5-foot-10, 170 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16024559 Mandy Alicuben   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police charged a 35-year-old Puna woman last week with offenses stemming from two separate stolen vehicles. After conferring with prosecutors, Mandy Alicuben was charged Thursday (September 22) with two counts of unauthorized […]

Hawaii Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Leilani Torres   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 26-year-old Hilo woman wanted on an outstanding bench warrant. Leilani Torres is described as 5-foot-4, 135 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She has […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Administrative Services Major Samuel Thomas Phone: 961-2265 Jeremy Ward Guy Edward Silva Ranny Albious   Media Release The most recent edition of the Crime Stoppers television program “Hawaiʻi Island’s Most Wanted” highlights a 39-year-old man wanted for escape, 55-year-old man wanted for questioning in an arson investigation and a 36-year-old man wanted […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Sergeant Clarence Davies Phone:  961-2332   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are reminding motorists about the requirement to properly register motor-vehicle-drawn trailers designed for carrying persons or property on public roadways. According to Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes 286-47.2, all trailers with the exception of “Special Mobile Equipment” must […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Lieutenant Jeremie Evangelista Phone: 887-3080   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department will host an “active shooter” presentation in South Kohala on Monday, September 26. The presentation, which is open to the public, will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Waimea Elementary School cafeteria. The […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area II Sergeant Bradley P. Freitas Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. C16024723   Media Release A 30-year-old woman died from a three-vehicle traffic crash Thursday evening (September 15) in North Kona near the 28.5 mile marker of Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Route 190). She has been identified as Sarah […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Officer Kristi Crivello Phone: 887-3080 Brandon Paulino-Pawai   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 26-year-old man wanted on bench warrants. Brandon Paulino-Pawai is wanted for contempt of court and violating terms of release on bail. He is also wanted for questioning in connection with burglary and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Division Lieutenant Miles Chong Phone: 961-2203 Report No. C16021159 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking the public for help in identifying a man whose image was captured on a surveillance camera in connection with the use of stolen credit cards. On August 8, a backpack […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16024418 Denise Slusser   Media Release A Puna woman has been charged with three firearms offenses in connection with the discharge of a weapon in the Fern Forest subdivision. On Monday afternoon (September 12), a 52-year-old Mountain View man reported […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C1621655 Joshua Corbin   Media Release (update No. 2) A 30-year-old man who was arrested Tuesday (September 13) on suspicion of sexual assault and traffic offenses has been charged with six traffic offenses for an incident in Kona on September […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone 961-2244   Officer Jason Foxworthy Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Officer Jason Foxworthy as “Officer of the Year” in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (September 14) at King Kamehameha’s Kona Beach Hotel in Kailua-Kona. Foxworthy was honored for an investigation into an […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230 Report No. C16023600   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a sexual assault earlier this month in Kailua-Kona. At 8:35 p.m. on September 3, an adult female was in the area of the Old Kona Airport when two juvenile […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C1621655   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have located 30-year-old Joshua Corbin, who was wanted for sexual assault and traffic incidents. He was arrested in Hilo at 10:45 a.m. Tuesday (September 13). He is being held at the Hilo […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230 Report No. C16012273 Santiago Santana   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 16-year-old Kona boy who was reported missing. Santiago Santana was last seen in Kailua-Kona on May 5. He is described as 5-foot-3, 120 pounds with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Kohala District Officer Denise Smith-Erickson Phone: 889-6540 John H. Rocha   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 48-year-old man who is wanted for violating probation. John H. Rocha has no permanent address but frequents the North Kohala and South Kohala areas. He is described as 5-foot-9, 190 pounds […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Kohala District Officer Denise Smith-Erickson Phone: 889-6540 Keoni Kalanui-Manantan   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 25-year-old man wanted for violating probation. Keoni K. Kalanui-Manantan has no permanent address but frequents the North Kohala area. He is described as 5-foot-8, 165 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16016933 Cristinalynn Kainani Wakita   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 20-year-old Hilo woman wanted for contempt of court and violating terms of probation. Cristinalynn Kainani Wakita is also wanted for questioning in connection with three theft […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C1621655 Joshua Corbin   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 30-year-old man wanted for sexual assault. Joshua Corbin has no permanent address but frequents the Ocean View area. He also has been seen in Kona and Hilo. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of September 5, 2016, through September 11, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 30 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three of the drivers were under the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Kawa Salas   Media Release A Puna man has been charged with robbery in connection with a confrontation last week at a beach in Hilo. On Thursday morning (September 8), three men approached a 59-year-old Mountain View man at Kuhio Beach. While […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Paul Kim Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16023589 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted for questioning for a theft committed on Saturday afternoon (September 3) at a department store in Hilo. His image was captured by […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16023599 Bella Carvalho   Media Release A Puna woman has been charged with 18 offenses in connection with a burglary last week. During the September 3 burglary, power tools, jewelry, household items, personal documents and blank checks were removed from […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Lieutenant William Gary Souther Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 253 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are warning the public about a new twist on existing scams. In the past few days, police in Kona have received five reports of telephone scams in which the recipient is asked to purchase iTunes gift cards […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16019235 Missing: Jessica Urbina   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a Canadian woman who was reported missing in 2001. Jessica Urbina from Montreal, Quebec, came to Hawaiʻi on vacation in November 2000, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C16023830   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have identified a female visitor from California who apparently drowned Tuesday (September 6) at 4 p.m. in waters at Pohoiki Beach. The victim has been identified as 70-year-old Nancy Peacock of Martinez, California. Police have […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of August 29, 2016, through September 4, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 29 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two of the drivers were under the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Paul Kim Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16022971 Jeremy Ward   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 39-year-old Puna man who was reported as an escapee from Hale Nani Correctional Facility. Jeremy Allan Ward was last seen at the correctional facility at about 8 a.m. on […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area II Sergeant Bradley P. Freitas Phone: 326-4646. Ext. 229 Report No. C16023633   Media Release A 20-year-old Captain Cook woman died Sunday (September 4) from injuries she sustained in a two vehicle head-on collision on the Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Route 11) just south of the Kamehameha III Highway […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Sergeant Clarence Davies Phone:  961-2332 Report No. C16023595   Media Release A 66-year-old Hilo man and a 61-year-old Hilo woman died Saturday (September 3) from injuries sustained in a pedestrian/motorcycle crash on Railroad Avenue at Makalika Street in Hilo. Responding to a 7:25 p.m. call, Hilo patrol […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Section Lieutenant Robert Fujitake Jr. Phone: 961-2350 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating several thefts in the area of Apapane Street in the Keaukaha section of Hilo. Over the last few weeks several thefts have been reported. A man described as local, in his late 20s […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230 Report No. C15037423 Ranny Albious   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 36-year-old Ocean View man who is wanted for abuse and failure to appear. Ranny Albious is described as 5-foot-4, 160 pounds with brown eyes and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C16023383   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have located 38-year-old Mary Jane Anderson, of Pāhoa, who was reported missing. She was located in Pāhoa on Thursday evening (September 1).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16023390 Lacey Ignacio   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have located 22-year-old Lacey Ignacio of Hilo who was wanted on three bench warrants. Thanks to tips from the public, she was arrested Thursday (September 1) and charged with three […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Miles Chong Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16023383 Mary Jane Anderson   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 38-year-old Pāhoa woman who was reported missing. Mary Jane Anderson, who may also go by the names Mary Jane Sheppard or Mary Jane Suerte, was last seen around […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16015752 Billymack Moore   Media Release A Puna man faces burglary and theft charges in connection with a break-in in June. On June 9, a 65-year-old man reported that his home on Road 9 in the Hawaiian Acres subdivision had […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant Charrise Wakita Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C16022548   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have located 17-year-old Aleah March of Illinois, who was reported missing. She was found Tuesday evening (August 30) in Pāhoa.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kaʻū District Sergeant Jenny Lee Phone: 939-2520 Report No. C16022821   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have located 42-year-old Ananda S. Chang, who was reported missing. She was located in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates on Tuesday morning (August 30).

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Acting Captain Jeremie Evangelista Phone: 887-3080 Report No. C16023124   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a possible drowning in South Kohala. On Monday (August 29) officers responded to a 3:40 p.m. report of an unresponsive woman in a pool at a resort on Mauna Kea Beach Drive. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of August 22, 2016, through August 28, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 23 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two of the drivers were under the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Kohala District Captain Albert Jason Cortez Phone: 889-6540 Report No. C15006549 Jesulito Juan   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 22-year-old Kapaau man who is wanted for sexual assault. Jesulito Juan is wanted on bench warrants for Grand Jury indictments on two counts of first-degree sexual assault. He […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hawaiʻi Police Activities League Lieutenant Robert Fujitake Phone: 961-8121 NSP Warriors   Media Release A total of 134 youths from 15 teams participated in the HI-PAL “Click It or Ticket” Back 2 School Bash basketball tournament this past weekend at Papaʻikou Gym. In the 10-and-Under division finals, Kohala’s NSP defeated Fly Girls […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Sergeant Clarence Davies Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C16022891   Media Release (update) Police have identified the man who died from injuries sustained in a one-vehicle crash Friday (August 26) on Highway 11 at the intersection of North Glenwood Road in Mountain View. He was identified through fingerprints […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C16022864 Linda Chong Tim-Castro Gary Paulaau Scott Vasconcellos-Rego   Media Release A man and a woman have been charged with theft and other offenses stemming from an incident at a restaurant in Waimea on Friday afternoon (August 26). […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C16022714 Noa Mamala   Media Release An Ocean View man has been charged with seven offenses after being found in a stolen county vehicle. On Thursday (August 25), officers responded to a 6:38 a.m. report of a burglary […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kaʻū District Sergeant Jenny Lee Phone: 939-2520 Report No. C16022821 Missing: Ananda Chang   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 42-year-old Kaʻū woman who was reported missing. Ananda S. Chang was last seen in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates on Thursday (August 25) in a red Chevrolet Cavalier four-door sedan. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit Sergeant Bradley Freitas Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 229 Report No. C16023062   Media Release One 61-year-old man died in a single motor vehicle traffic crash Monday morning (August 29) in South Kona near the 85-mile marker of Hawaiʻi Belt Road (Route 11). He has been identified as Brysson Lorenzo Sr. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Sergeant Clarence Davies Phone: 961-2332 Report No. C16022891   Media Release An unidentified man died over the weekend from injuries sustained in a one-vehicle crash on Highway 11 at the intersection of North Glenwood Road in Mountain View. At 10:28 p.m. Friday (August 26), Puna patrol officers […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant Charrise Wakita Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C16022548 Missing: Aleah March   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 17-year-old Illinois girl who was reported missing. Aleah March was last seen in Illinois on July. She visited Hawaiʻi and was last heard from on August 19. She was […]