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Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C16022678 Max Mattos Kawika Nobriga Sabrina Jaeger   Media Release Two men are being held on charges after being arrested for allegedly stealing avocados from an orchard in Puna. In response to a 4:45 p.m. call Wednesday, Puna District officers learned that the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol Sergeant Charisse Wakita Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C16021222 Missing: Casey Baker-Fien   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 16-year-old Volcano girl who was reported missing. Casey Baker-Fien was last seen in Volcano on August 4. She is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-3, 140 pounds with blue eyes and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 775-7533 Report No. C16025576   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have located 70-year-old Eileen Takako Windrath of Honokaʻa, who had been reported missing. She returned home safely Wednesday morning (August 24).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Captain Randal Ishii Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 299 Guy Edward Silva   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 55-year-old man who is wanted on a bench warrant for contempt of court. Guy Edward J. Silva is also wanted for questioning in connection with investigations into arson, theft and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 775-7533 Report No. C16025576 Missing: Eileen Windrath   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 70-year-old Honokaʻa woman who was reported missing. Eileen Takako Windrath was last seen Tuesday morning (August 23) as she left her home for an appointment in Kona. Her family […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16021901   Media Release (update) An autopsy was conducted Tuesday (August 23) on the body of a man found floating off the Hāmākua Coast on August 16. The cause of death was determined to be drowning. The man was identified […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of August 15, 2016, through August 21, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 11 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 North Kohala District Captain A. Jason Cortez Phone: 889-6543   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department will make two “active shooter” presentations in North Kohala on Saturday (August 27). The presentations, which are open to the public by reservation only, will take place from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and from 12:30 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16021901   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the body of a man found floating off the Hāmākua Coast on August 16. He was identified Thursday evening (August 18) as 28-year-old Adam Hartzog, who had no permanent address […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert P. Pauole Phone:  961-2305   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police will increase enforcement of drunk driving as part of a national campaign called “Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over,” which starts Friday (August 19) and runs through the Labor Day (September 5). During the campaign, police will […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16021901   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have not yet identified the body of a man found floating Tuesday (August 16) off the Hāmākua Coast. He is describe as Caucasian, 6-foot-3, 150 pounds with blue eyes, red medium-length hair […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area I Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2251 Report No. C16021901   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest case in connection with a body found floating off the Hāmākua Coast. At 1:11 p.m. Tuesday (August 16), police received a report of a body floating about a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Community Policing Section Sergeant Roylen Valera Phone: 808-326-4646 Ext. 259   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department will make an “active shooter” presentation in Kailua-Kona, on Tuesday, August 23. The presentation, which is open to the public, will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the West Hawaiʻi Civic […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16031873 Lacey Ignacio   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 22-year-old woman who is wanted on three bench warrants for contempt of court. Lacey Ignacio of Hilo is also wanted for questioning in connection with financial crimes. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of August 8, 2016, through August 14, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 20 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there have been […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Lieutenant Robert Fujitake Jr. Phone: 961-2350 Christopher Igawa-Silva   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 32-year-old man who is wanted on three bench warrants for violating probation. Christopher J. Igawa-Silva is described as 5-foot-7, 170 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. His last known address was […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Hawaiʻi Island Safety and Security Professionals Association President Bill King presents a “Kohala Officer of the Quarter” certificate to Officer Severo Ines.   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Island Safety and Security Professionals Association recognized Officer Severo Ines as “Kohala Officer of the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Sergeant Zachary Houchin Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 315 Report No. C16020977 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating the theft of a car from Kailua-Kona. On August 6 between 6:45 a.m. and 7:15 a.m., a gold Subaru Outback was removed from the parking lot of a shopping center […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Captain Richard Sherlock Phone: 961-2214   Media Release A 41-year-old California man apparently drowned Wednesday (August 10) while swimming in the Wailuku River. He has been identified as Alejandro Barrios Sr. of Orange, California. In response to a 3:45 p.m. call reporting a drowning, South Hilo Patrol officers learned […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 362-4646, Ext. 230 Report No. C16006836 Noah Gauthier   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 37-year-old man who is wanted on a bench warrant for contempt of court. Noah Gauthier is also wanted for questioning in a violation of protection […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Alan Kimura Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16021208 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a theft at a business establishment on the 200 block of Kekuanaoa Street in Hilo. At 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, a man entered the business and removed an electronic tablet valued at […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Miles Chong Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16020839 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating the theft of a customer’s purse from a retail establishment on the 300 block of East Makaʻala Street in Hilo. At approximately 3:40 p.m. on August 4, an unidentified man removed […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report Nos. C16019235/C16020593 Missing: Jessica Urbina   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated a coroner’s inquest case in connection with human remains found in Puna last month and a missing person case for a Canadian woman whose personal items were found […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant James Gusman Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16016670   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 16-year-old Hilo boy who was reported missing. George P. Apo was last seen in Hilo on June 15. He is described as local, 6-feet tall, 145 pounds with black hair and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of August 1, 2016, through August 7, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 17 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two of the drivers were under the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant William Derr Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C16021072 Surveillance Image No. 1 Surveillance Image No. 2   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two men wanted in a burglary investigation. A Puna man reported that when he arrived at his home on the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Community Policing Section Sergeant Roylen Valera Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are warning the public about a tax scam. A Kailua-Kona resident received a call from someone claiming to be a tax office employee providing the recipient with a new tax identification number. The caller also requested […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Operations Major Randy Apele Phone: 961-2341 Report No. C16020823   Media Release (update) Police have identified two individuals who died in a two-car crash Thursday (August 4) on the Mohouli Extension near Kukuau Street in Hilo. The woman has been identified as 20-year-old Alicia Andres of Hilo. The other deceased […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16020543 Jessica Nasario   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are seeking witnesses to the theft of a car from a parking lot in Hilo. On Tuesday (August 2), a 40-year-old woman reported that her gray 2005 Toyota 4-door sedan had […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant Brandon Konanui Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C16020764   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a hit-and-run accident late Wednesday night (August 3) in the Kalapana area. Puna District police officers responded to an 11:11 p.m. report of a vehicle-pedestrian accident on Highway 130 in Kalapana.  A 32-year-old Keaʻau […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Operations Major Randy Apele Phone: 961-2341 Report No. C16020823   Media Release A man and a woman in a stolen car died in a two-car crash Thursday (August 4) on the Mohouli Extension near Kukuau Street in Hilo. At 12:45 p.m., police received a call reporting an auto theft and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Alan Kimura Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16018076 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have identified a man and a woman who were wanted for failing to pay their bill at a Hilo restaurant on June 30. The issue has since been resolved.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone: 965-2716   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department will make an “active shooter” presentation in Keaʻau on Monday, August 15. The presentation, which is open to the public, will take place from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Keaʻau Community Center, located behind the Keaʻau […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Administrative Services Division Major Samuel Thomas Phone: 961-2265   Luka Mossman Aaron Hill Joseph Branco   Media Release The most recent edition of the Crime Stoppers television program “Hawaiʻi Island’s Most Wanted” highlights a 22-year-old man wanted on bench warrants and for questioning in threat cases, a 32-year-old man wanted for drug […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Officer of the Month: Dustin Chaves   Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Kona Patrol Officer Dustin Chaves as “Officer of the Month” for August in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (August 3) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Chaves was honored for […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Alan Kimura Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16018076 Surveillance Image No. 1 Surveillance Image No. 2   Media Release Hawaiʻi  Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying two persons wanted in connection with an investigation into the theft of food from a Hilo restaurant. Shortly before […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Community Policing Section Sergeant Roylen Valera Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 259 Motorcycle Safety   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are reminding motorists and motorcycle operators about the safe use and operation of motorcycles on our roadways. According to the Hawaiʻi Revised Statutes, “Only one person shall ride a motorcycle unless it is […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant Alan Kimura Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16020205 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted in a theft investigation. On July 28, a man entered a grocery store on the 200 block of Kinoʻole Street in Hilo, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Sergeant Mekia Rose Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 253 Report No. C16018499   Media Release (update) Thanks to tips from the public, Hawaiʻi Island police have identified three women whose images were captured by a surveillance camera in connection with a theft last month from a grocery store in Kailua-Kona. Police thank […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Sergeant Mekia Rose Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 253 Report No. C16018499 Suspect Person of interest No. 1 Person of interest No. 2   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a theft last month from a grocery store in Kailua-Kona. At approximately 4 p.m. on July 9, a woman entered a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of July 25, 2016, through July 31, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 15 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Two of the drivers were under the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Brian Miller Phone: 961-2289 Report No. C16020385 Gregory Cook   Media Release A Mountain View man is facing 11 drug charges following the execution of a search warrant in Fern Acres. Police served the search warrant at 6:25 a.m. Monday (August 1) at a home on […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section Acting Lieutenant Grant Todd Phone:  961-2381 Report No. C16013966 Composite Drawing   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a burglary suspect shown in a composite drawing. At 3:35 a.m. on May 22, South Hilo Patrol officers responded to a reported of a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Sergeant William Derr Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C16020032   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for witnesses to a theft Tuesday (July 26) in Puna. In response to a 7:19 p.m. call Tuesday, Puna Patrol officers met with a 17-year-old Pāhoa boy who reported that a few minutes earlier […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Grant Todd Phone: 961-2381 Report No. C16019961   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for information about an assault Monday (July 25) in Puna. At 10 p.m. Monday, Puna Patrol officers responded to an anonymous report of a man on the side of Upper […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230 Report No. C15037364   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police have located 39-year-old Jose Guadalupe Rodriguez Sr., who was wanted. Police located him Thursday morning (July 28) in Kaʻū.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area I Operations Major Randy Apele Phone: 961-2341   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department will make an “active shooter” presentation in Hilo on Wednesday, August 3. The presentation, which is open to the public, will take place from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Aunty Sally Kaleohano’s Luʻau Hale at 799 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C16019994   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have located 67-year-old Carolyn Gandalira of Pahala, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed Wednesday morning (July 27) in Pahala.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C16019994 Carolyn Gandilira   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 67-year-old Pahala woman who was reported missing. Carolyn Gandalira was last seen at 4 a.m. Tuesday (July 26) in Pahala. She is described as 5-foot-7, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of July 18, 2016, through July 24, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 14 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash. Three of the drivers were under […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Acting Lieutenant Grant Todd Phone: 961-2385 Report No. C015037224 Michael Kalla   Media Release (update No. 3) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a 48-year-old man who was reported missing. Michael Kalla was last seen in Puna in October 2015. His last known […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area II Operations Assistant Chief Henry Tavares Phone: 961-2342 Report No. C16019510   Media Release (update) The man who died Thursday afternoon following an officer-involved shooting has been identified as 36-year-old BJ Medeiros of Keaʻau. An autopsy conducted Friday determined that he died from a gunshot wound to his torso. In response […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230 Report No. C15036744 Ronnie Lee Mortensen   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 47-year-old Kona man who is wanted for abuse and contempt of court. Ronnie Lee Mortensen is described as 5-foot-5, 160 pounds with brown eyes […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230 Report No. C15037364   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 39-year-old man who is wanted for abuse and terroristic threatening. Jose Guadalupe Rodriguez Sr. is described as 6-foot-2, 170 pounds with brown hair. His last known address […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Lucille Melemai Phone: 961-2254 Report No. C16019346 Faylana Fromm   Media Release A 38-year-old woman has been charged with first-degree assault in connection with a stabbing in Hilo on Tuesday evening (July 19). In response to an 8:52 p.m. call, officers responded to the brush area off Wainaku […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Area II Operations Assistant Chief Henry Tavares Phone: 961-2342 Report No. C16019510   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating an officer-involved shooting Thursday afternoon (July 21) in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision. In response to a 1:20 p.m. call reporting a man possibly armed with a weapon, Puna District officers combed […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C16001652 Reny Weigang   Media Release A break-in at a Kona business has led to 14 charges against a Hōlualoa man. On January 15, Kona Patrol officers responded to a report of a break-in to a business and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16019257 William Fuiava Tyhron Kopura   Media Release Two men were arrested and a juvenile was taken to the hospital following an affray Monday (July 18) in Hilo. In response to a 10 p.m. call reporting a fight in the […]

Hawaii Police Department Criminal Investigations Division Captain Robert Wagner Phone: 961-2251 Report No. C16019346   Media Release A 38-year-old woman has been arrested for attempted murder in connection with a stabbing in Hilo on Tuesday evening (July 19). In response to an 8:52 p.m. call, officers responded to the brush area off Wainaku Avenue and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C16019305 James Brent Jones Media Release (corrects location threat was received in first paragraph) A Puna man was arrested Tuesday (July 19) after he reportedly called a community association employee’s home [corrected location], threatening to take a shotgun to a future meeting and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C16019305 James Brent Jones   Media Release A Puna man was arrested Tuesday (July 19) after he reportedly called a community association office threatening to bring a shotgun to a future meeting and shoot everyone present. Approximately an hour after the incident was […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Sergeant Christopher D. Gali Phone:  961-2332 Report No. C16014338   Media Release A 69-year-old Hilo man died Friday (July 15) at an Oahu hospital from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle-pedestrian collision at the intersection of Kīlauea Avenue and Ohea Street in Hilo on May 25. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of July 11, 2016, through July 17, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three of the drivers were under the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C16011028 Luka Mossman   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 22-year-old Waikoloa man who is wanted on bench warrants. Luka Kekoa Mossman is wanted on three counts of contempt of court. He is also wanted […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16014226   Media Release (update) A body found in South Kohala last month has been identified as that of a Pāhoa man who had been reported missing. On June 25, the body of an unidentified man was found on the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C15004568 Floyd Chapman   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a 46-year-old Puna man wanted on three warrants. Floyd Edgar Chapman is wanted for probation revocation and two counts of contempt of court. He […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Chanel Mariani   Media Release (update No. 2) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in locating a 34-year-old Hilo woman who is wanted on two warrants for violating release on bail. Chanel Mariani is also wanted for […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Joseph P. Branco   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information about a 30-year-old Puna man who is wanted on a warrant for violating release on bail. Joseph Paul Branco of Ainaloa, also known as JP Branco, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna District Captain Samuel Jelsma Phone: 965-2716 Report No. C16018718 Gustavus Morante Minnie Silva   Media Release A Puna man and woman were arrested Tuesday (July 12) after police were assaulted while attempting to serve several warrants on a fugitive in Pāhoa. Shortly before 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, officers arrived at a Pāhoa […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16012931 Xanthin Berdon   Media Release A Puna man has been arrested and charged with burglary for a break-in in Keaʻau in May. On May 12, a 25-year-old man reported that he woke up to discover a stranger in his […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16017177 Edward Higa   Media Release A shoplifting incident has led to five charges against a 35-year-old Hilo man. On June 23, a man reportedly removed clothing items from a department store at a shopping mall on East Puainako Street […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C09019194 Patricia Wong   Media Release (update) A 54-year-old Mountain View woman who was in custody in Nevada was extradited to Hawaiʻi on Monday (July 11). Patricia Wong, also known as Patricia Hanoa, was arrested and charged on the strength […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of July 4, 2016, through July 10, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. None of the drivers was under the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Division Officer Andrew Walters Phone: 326-4646 Report No. C16017448 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman wanted in connection with the theft of jewelry. At about 1:30 p.m. on June 22, an unknown woman removed jewelry from a sales display […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Division Officer Andrew Walters Phone: 326-4646 Report No. C16017448 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man wanted in connection with the theft of merchandise from a Kona store on two days in June. At about 8:20 a.m. on June […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kaʻū District Captain Burt Shimabukuro Phone: 939-2520 Report No. C16018300   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a burglary at a storage building in Punaluʻu. Sometime between July 2 and July 7, the O Kaʻū Kakou storage building on Alanui Road was forcibly entered and several items were removed. Among the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. H-69230 Bradley Bussewitz   Media Release (update with new photo) Hawaiʻi Island detectives have identified the body of a murder victim that was discovered off the Saddle Road in 2003. Bradley Elmer Bussewitz was identified using the most current biometric […]

Hawaii Police Department South Hilo Patrol Lieutenant James Gusman Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16018379 Missing: Daysha Carter   Media Release Hawaii Island police are searching for a 16-year-old Hilo girl who was reported missing. Daysha Carter was last seen in Hilo on Thursday (July 7). She is described as African-American, 5-foot-5, 120 pounds with black […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C16006814 Vanda Ventura   Media Release An Ocean View woman has been charged with seven offenses in connection with two reported robberies. On March 6, Kaʻū District officers responded to a report of a robbery on the 92-1000 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16017796   Media Release An autopsy performed on the body of a 38-year-old Pāhoa man has ruled out foul play. On June 16, Clarence George Keliinui Hatori was in custody in the police cellblock when he collapsed and was transported […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District Captain Andrew Burian Phone: 775-7533   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department will make an “active shooter” presentation in Honokaʻa on Tuesday, July 19. The presentation, which is open to the public, will take place from 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. in the large conference room at the North Hawaiʻi […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. H-69230 Bradley Bussewitz   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island detectives have identified the body of a murder victim that was discovered off the Saddle Road in 2003. Bradley Elmer Bussewitz was identified using the most current biometric technology. The New […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area II Lieutenant Gerald Wike Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 266 Report No. C16018049 Ashley Pagan   Media Release A Kona woman found in a stolen truck now faces 13 charges. On Monday (July 4), Kona Patrol officers responded to a report that a 2006 Nissan Frontier pickup truck had been […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Media Release In response to increasing requests for information about how to respond to potential “active shooter” incidents, the Hawaiʻi Police Department has added an “Active Shooter/Violence Awareness” page to its website. The page contains links to active shooter preparedness tips by […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Officer or the Month: Darren Cho   Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee recognized Kona Patrol Officer Darren Cho as “Officer of the Month” for July in a luncheon ceremony Wednesday (July 6) at Huggo’s restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Cho was honored […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Sergeant Robert Pauole Phone: 961-2305   Media Release During the week of June 27, 2016, through July 3, 2016, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 13 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. None of the drivers was under the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Lieutenant Gilbert Gaspar Phone: 326-4646, Ext. 230 Report No. C16006013   Media Release (update) Hawaiʻi Island police have located a 66-year-old woman who was wanted for questioning. Terry Chesnut was located Tuesday (July 5) in Kailua-Kona.

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Norbert Serrao Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16018054 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a theft at a store in Hilo on Monday (July 4). At approximately 9:05 a.m. Monday, a man entered a retail store on the 300 block of East Makaʻala Street and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Kohala District Captain Albert Jason Cortez Phone: 889-6540 Report No. C16017689 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman wanted for questioning in connection with a reported theft in North Kohala. On June 25, a pink silk shawl was stolen from […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area II Officer Christopher Kapua-Allison Phone: 326-4646. Ext. 229 Report No. C16017974   Media Release A 23-year-old woman died in a single-vehicle traffic crash Saturday evening (July 2) on Puʻuhonua Road in Captain Cook north of Highway 160 and the 3-mile marker. She has been identified as Jessica E. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16017714 Christopher Lucrisia   Media Release A Puna man has been charged with two offenses for allegedly stealing one pickup truck and attempting to steal another. On March 4, a Toyota pickup truck was stolen from the parking lot of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kaʻū District Captain Burt Shimabukuro Phone: 939-2520   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are warning the public about a telephone scam claiming the recipient has won a large monetary prize. The caller claims to be a representative from a well-known publishing company and congratulates the recipient for supposedly winning its sweepstakes. One […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department North Kohala District Captain Albert Jason Cortez Phone: 889-6540 Michael Varize   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for a 27-year-old man who is wanted on three bench warrants. Michael James Varize—also known as Lawrence Fujioka, also known as Larry Fujioka, also known as “Mikey Boy”—is wanted for probation violation and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Norbert Serrao Jr. Phone: 961-2311 Report No. C16017522 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a reported break-in to a vehicle Monday (June 27) in the parking lot of a restaurant on Pauahi Street in Hilo. After receiving a report and reviewing video surveillance, it […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Norbert Serrao Jr. Phone:  961-2311 Report No. C16017611 Surveillance Image   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a robbery that was reported on Tuesday (June 28) at a business on the 300 block of East Makaʻala Street in Hilo. At approximately 5:32 p.m. Tuesday, a woman was […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol Sergeant Paul Kim Phone: 961-2213 Report No. C16013526 Suspect Suspect Vehicle   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying anyone involved in a break-in at a Hawaiʻi County facility on Railroad Avenue. The break-in occurred early on the morning of  May 18. A […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Lieutenant Gregory Esteban Phone: 961-2252 Report No. C16017442   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a reported “home invasion” Sunday night (June 26) in Hilo. At about 7:41 p.m. Sunday, officers responded to an apartment complex on the 200 block on Haili Street after receiving a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kaʻū District Captain Burt Shimabukuro Phone: 939-2520   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department will make an “active shooter” presentation in Nāʻālehu on Wednesday, July 6. The presentation will take place from 5:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Nāʻālehu Community Center. It is designed to help individuals increase their survivability should […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Harry S. Kubojiri Phone: 961-2244 Kohala Officer of the Quarter: May Lee   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Island Safety and Security Professionals Association recognized Officer May Lee as “Kohala Officer of the Quarter” for January-March during a ceremony on May 13. Officer Lee was honored for a […]