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HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 24, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE The Traffic Services Section of the Hawaii Police Department is reminding the public that state law requires bicycle riders under age 16 to wear a helmet. “This law pertains to anyone operating a bicycle on a street, bikeway or […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CAPTAIN CHAD FUKUI PHONE: 961-2251 APRIL 24, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE An autopsy is scheduled for Tuesday, April 25, on the body of a man who apparently fell off a cliff above Waipio Valley Road on Saturday night (April 22, 2006) and landed on the roadway. Police have […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL CAPTAIN KENNETH VIEIRA PHONE: 887-3080 C06011203, C06012913 APRIL 28, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE South Kohala police are asking for the public’s help in identifying the person or persons responsible for two burglaries at Waimea School. The first burglary occurred sometime between Friday night (April 7, 2006) and Sunday morning (April […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL SERGEANT DARREN HORIO PHONE: 961-2213 APRIL 21, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Department is sponsoring the 2006 Troy Barboza Law Enforcement Run this weekend (April 22-23, 2006) to raise awareness and money for Special Olympics Hawaii. The East Hawaii run will begin at the Keaau police station at […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL OFFICER JASON GROUNS PHONE: 961-2213 REPORT NUMBER: C06011798 APRIL 21, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are asking the public for assistance in locating a refrigerator that was stolen from the Carvalho Park/Piihonua Gym pavilion kitchen. The white 4.3-cubic-foot GE brand refrigerator was last seen Wednesday, April 12, 2006. […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE CHIEF LAWRENCE K. MAHUNA PHONE: 961-2244 APRIL 20, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE The public will have a chance to meet Tucker the bloodhound during Police Week festivities planned for Monday, May 15, in Hilo and Wednesday, May 17, in Kona. Tucker is just one of many attractions and activities on […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646 EXT. 263 APRIL 20, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE A 47-year-old man is in the Kona police cellblock while police investigate allegations he threatened three Pahala men with a gun in two separate incidents last week. Ka’u patrol officers responded to a report on […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR II PHONE: 961-2219 APRIL 20, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Department’s Traffic Services Section and Hawaii Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) are sponsoring A Click It or Ticket three-on-three Basketball Tournament on May 19-21, 2006, at the Keaau High School Gym. […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENTJUVENILE AID SECTIONLIEUTENANT EARL HATADAPHONE:961-2254APRIL 18, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE The Hawaii Police Department located 15-year-old Krista Ruppel on April 3, 2006. She was found in Hilo in good health. # # #

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE:961-2305 APRIL 18, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of April 11-April 17, 2006, Big Island police arrested 14 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 APRIL 17, 2006 C06006653 Bryan Schuster …missing since March 1, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are searching for a 16-year-old boy reported missing from his Hilo home since March 1, 2006. The youth is identified as Bryan Schuster. He is described […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENTJUVENILE AID SECTIONLIEUTENANT EARL HATADAPHONE:961-2254APRIL 17, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE The Hawaii Police Department located 15-year-old Tiara Mariani on April 9, 2006. She was found in Hilo in good health. # # #

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CAPTAIN CHAD FUKUI TELEPHONE: 961-2251 REPORT NO. C06011362 APRIL 14, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE NO.2 Preliminary results of an autopsy conducted Friday, April 14, 2006, indicate that Thane Leialoha died from a distant penetrating gunshot wound to the head. Leialoha, 28, of Hilo was pronounced dead Wednesday, April 12, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CAPTAIN CHAD FUKUI PHONE:961-2251 APRIL 13, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Department wishes to advise the public of a scam by someone claiming to be seeking donations in connection with a canine the department recently acquired. Residents told police someone called them at home soliciting funds for Tucker […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 April 12, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE An autopsy conducted on a 63-year-old North Kohala man who died Friday (April 7, 2006) after being involved in a one-vehicle traffic crash on Akoni Pule Highway determined that he died of a heart attack and not […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE:961-2305 APRIL 10, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of April 4-April 10, 2006, Big Island police arrested 26 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and five were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 MAY 3, 2006 C05042517 Amber McAtee …missing since December 11, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are searching for a 15-year-old girl reported missing from her Hilo home since December 11, 2005. She is identified as Amber McAtee. She is described as […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 APRIL 11, 2006 C06005654 Breanna AYALA …missing since February 20, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are searching for a 15-year-old girl reported missing from her Hilo home since February 20, 2006. She is identified as Breanna Ayala. She is described as […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CAPTAIN CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE:961-2251 APRIL 11, 2006 REPORT NO. C06011300 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Criminal Investigations Section detectives are working with a fire inspector from the Hawaii County Fire Department to investigate the cause of a suspicious early-morning fire at Waiakea High School on Tuesday (April 11, 2006). No one […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CAPTAIN CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE:961-2251 APRIL 12, 2006 REPORT NO. C06011362 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have released the identity of the male inmate who was reportedly shot by a Corrections Officer from the Hawaii Community Correctional Center, on Haili Street, in downtown Hilo. The inmate, Thane Leialoha, 28 […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CAPTAIN CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE:961-2251 APRIL 12, 2006 REPORT NO. C06011362 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are investigating the shooting of a male inmate from Hawaii Community Correctional Center who allegedly tried to escape from the custody of an Adult Correctional Officer Tuesday afternoon. Police received a report about the […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 APRIL 10, 2006 C06007918 James A. BALAI JR. …missing since March 13, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are searching for a 17-year-old boy reported missing from his Hilo home since March 13, 2006. His name is James A. BALAI JR. He is described […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 April 8, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE A 63-year-old North Kohala man died Friday (April 7, 2006) from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle traffic crash on Akoni Pule Highway, .5 miles north of the 14 Mile-Marker in North Kohala. Responding to a 10:42 p.m. […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT AREA I CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2251 APRIL 8, 2006 C06009750 Cyrus Ramo …charged with attempted murder and other offenses MEDIA RELEASE On April 8, 2006, Hawaii Police Department Area I Criminal Investigation Section detectives charged a 24-year-old male for Attempted Murder and various other offenses stemming from an […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENTTRAFFIC SERVICES SECTIONSERGEANT DEXTER VERIATOPHONE:961-2305APRIL 4, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE During the annual Merrie Monarch Hula Competition, police will enforce a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kalanikoa Street in Hilo. From noon Wednesday, April 19, 2006, through 1:00 a.m. Sunday, April 23, 2006, traffic will flow in the Puna or southerly direction on Kalanikoa […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 3, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 28-April 3, 2006, Big Island police arrested 28 motorists for drunk driving. Eight of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE CHIEF LAWRENCE K. MAHUNA PHONE: 961-2244 APRIL 3, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Department is pleased to announce that Chris Loos has joined the department as Public Relations Specialist effective April 3, 2006. Loos, who has 28 years experience working in various aspects of media, was most recently […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 APRIL 2, 2006 C06005193 Brandy DE COSTA …missing since February 16, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are searching for a 17-year-old girl reported missing from her Hilo residence since February 16, 2006. The youth is identified as Brandy DE COSTA. She […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL LIEUTENANT ANDREW BURIAN PHONE: 326-4646 Ext. 253 APRIL 2, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE On April 2, 2006 at 1:05 a.m., Kona Patrol Officers responded to a report of a stabbing at the Coconut Grove Marketplace in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Upon arrival officers found that a 33 year-old male had sustained a number […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 APRIL 2, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police traffic investigators have identified a 53-year-old Hawaiian Ocean View Estates man who died Sunday (March 26, 2006) from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle traffic collision that occurred on March 25, 2006 in the Hawaiian Ocean […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646 Ext. 263 MARCH 29, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE On Sunday, March 26, 2006, Kona patrol officers arrested two runaway male juveniles that were responsible for a series of crimes in the West Hawaii region, during the prior week. The juveniles, both 16 years old, were […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 31, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE Because of the Easter season activities at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hilo, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kapiolani Street. Traffic will be allowed only in the Puna, or southerly, direction on Kapiolani Street between […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA COMMUNITY POLICING OFFICER REYNOLD KAHALEWAI PHONE: 326-4646 Ext. 257 MARCH 29, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in the investigation of two suspicious fires that occurred in the Kona District. On March 28, 2006, at about 11:47 p.m., Patrol Officers from the Kona District and Hawaii Fire […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN PAUL KEALOHA PHONE: 326-4646 Ext. 253 MARCH 29, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island Police arrested a Hawaii Community Correctional Center inmate who escaped about three weeks ago (March 6, 2006) from the Hilo Medical Center Emergency Room. Arthur Clayton JR., 44, was arrested Tuesday, March 28, 2006, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 28, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE A 28-year-old North Kohala man died Tuesday (March 28, 2006) from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle crash on Waikoloa Road at the 5 Mile-Marker in Waikoloa. The victim was identified as Eddie Boy Durante of a Kapaau […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 27, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE An 11-year-old Pepeekeo boy died Monday (March 27, 2006) from injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle traffic collision on the Mamalahoa Highway (Route 190), .1 mile north of the 21-Mile-Marker in the Puuanahulu area of North Kona. The […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 28, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police traffic investigators have charged a 22 year-old Kona woman on a variety of charges stemming from a fatal traffic collision on Monday (March 27, 2006) on the Queen Kaahumanu Highway, 857 feet north of Poni Place […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 27, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE A 66-year-old Kailua-Kona woman died Monday (March 27, 2006) from injuries she received in a three vehicle traffic collision on the Queen Kaahumanu Highway, 857 feet north of Poni Place in Kailua-Kona. The victim was identified as Cristina […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 27, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 21-March 27, 2006, Big Island police arrested twenty-five motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and four were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 25, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE A 53-year-old Hawaiian Ocean View Estates man died Sunday (March 26, 2006) from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle traffic collision that occurred on March 25, 2006 in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates. Responding to a 9:30 p.m. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 20, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 13-March 20, 2006, Big Island police arrested thirty motorists for drunk driving. Fifteen of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and three were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION CAPTAIN CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2251 MARCH 17, 2006 C06008102 MEDIA RELEASE On March 14, 2006 at approximately 11:50 A.M., Big Island police responded to the Waters of Life Public Charter School in Keaau after it was reported that three female juveniles from Keaau High School went looking […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 March 16, 2006 C06007669 Krista A. Ruppel …Missing since March 16, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Police are searching for a 15 year-old girl reported missing from her home in Hilo since March 16, 2006. She is Krista A. Ruppel. Ruppel is […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 15, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hawaii Police Department has located Tylor-Chei LUM-PERREIRA, F-15, on March 15, 2006 in Hilo. She was found to be in good health. # # #

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 14, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a 52-year-old Kailua-Kona woman died Monday (March 13, 2006) from injuries she sustained in a two-vehicle collision on Route 190, 532 feet north of the 7 Mile-Marker in the South Kohala District. The victim […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION CAPTAIN ROBERT HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646 EXT. 263 MARCH 14, 2006 C06007821 MEDIA RELEASE On Sunday, March 11, 2006, at 11:52 P.M., officers from Kau Patrol responded to a report of a domestic dispute at a residence, in Pahala, Kau. Upon arrival at the residence, police contacted a 51 year-old […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 13, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE A 52-year old Kailua-Kona woman died Monday (March 13, 2006) from injuries she sustained in a two-vehicle collision on Route 190, 532 feet north of the 7-Mile Marker. Responding to a 6:40 p.m. call, South Kohala patrol officers […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 13, 2006 C06002868 Sage SKILLMAN …missing since February 26, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police are looking for a 13-year-old boy reported missing from his Hilo residence since February 26, 2006. The youth is identified as Sage SKILLMAN. SKILLMAN is […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 13, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hawaii Police Department has located Alyssa MALDONADO, F-16, on March 9, 2006 in Kona. She was found to be in good health. # # #

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 13, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 7-March 13, 2006, Big Island police arrested twenty-one motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 March 10, 2006 C06007516 Jesse HARRIS …Missing since March 9, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Police are searching for a 17 year-old boy reported missing from his Kona residence since March 9, 2006. The youth is identified as Jesse HARRIS. He is […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 9, 2006 C05042557 TIARA SHAUNTAY MARIANI …missing since December 10, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police are still looking for a 15-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Mt. View since December 10, 2005. She is Tiara Shauntay Mariani. […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 March 9, 2006 C05036753 Felecia BRADEN …Missing since October 28, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Police are searching for a 17 year-old girl reported missing from her Hilo residence since October 28, 2005. The youth is identified as Felecia BRADEN. She is […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 March 8, 2006 C06003327 Alyssa MALDONADO …Missing since January 31, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Police are searching for a 16 year-old girl reported missing from her Hilo residence since January 31, 2006. The youth is identified as Alyssa MALDONADO. She is […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 March 7, 2006 C06004526 Tylor-Chei LUM-PERREIRA …Missing since February 10, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Police are searching for a 15 year-old girl reported missing from her Hilo residence since February 10, 2006. The youth is identified as Tylor-Chei Lum-Perreira. She is […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 6, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE A 41-year old Keaau man died Monday (March 6, 2006) from injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle collision on Saddle Road, .8 miles west of the 35-Mile Marker. The victim was identified as Jack H. Mae, of a […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 March 6, 2006 C05023114 Rostin DeMotta …located March 3, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hawaii Police Department has located Rostin Demotta M-16, on March 3, 2006 in Hilo. He was found to be in good health. # # #

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION-AREA I LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 March 6, 2006 C06006855 Arthur CLAYTON, M-44 …Escapee from H.C.C.C. MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a jail inmate who escaped from the Hilo Medical Center emergency room. Arthur Dale Clayton, M-44, had been taken to the emergency […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 6, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 28-March 6, 2006, Big Island police arrested thirty-one motorists for drunk driving. Seven of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and eight were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL SERGEANT DANIEL MLAKAR PHONE: 326-4646 MARCH 4, 2006 C06006894 MEDIA RELEASE On Saturday, March 4, 2006, at 0215 A.M., Kona Patrol units responded to a reported affray at Denny’s Restaurant in Kailua-Kona. Upon arrival at the restaurant police made contact with a 42 year old male victim who was bleeding […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 3, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Impaired Driving Task Force reports that 50% of all traffic related deaths in 2005, involved a driver who had been drinking or on drugs. “Eight of those fatalities had both alcohol and drugs in their system […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR II PHONE: 961-2219 MARCH 3, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League (HIPAL) will be sponsoring a Basketball Officiating Clinic in Hilo beginning March 21, 2006 and concluding June 1, 2006. Basketball rules, officiating mechanics and other related topics would […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR II PHONE: 961-2219 MARCH 3, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League (HIPAL) will be organizing its annual Student Basketball League. The league is for boys and girls 15 to 18 years old. Anyone who participated or is participating in […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS-DISPATCH SECTION LIEUTENANT DUANE RAPOZA PHONE: 961-8808 MARCH 3, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE On March 3, 2006, (Friday) at about 6:50 a.m., Hawai`i County Fire Department personnel responded to the Hilo Police Station at 349 Kapiolani Street, on a report of a smoky haze and mild burning odor emanating from an electrical/radio component […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 2, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE A 5 year-old Waimea girl died Thursday (March 2, 2006) from injuries she received in a two vehicle collision on the Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19), .7 miles west of the 28 Mile-Marker at the top of the […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDY ISHII PHONE: 326-4646 EXT. 230 March 2, 2006 JUVENILES MISSING – Michael CAIRES M-16 (far left), Sierra KAHELE F-15 (left), Matthew AKINA M-16 (right), Ashley SLATER F-16 (far right). Police are looking above juveniles after they left their residence or failed to return from school. MEDIA RELEASE […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 FEBRUARY 28, 2006 C05023114 Rostin DeMotta …missing since July 12, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are still looking for a 16-year-old boy reported missing from his home in Glenwood since July 12, 2005. He is Rostin Demotta. DeMotta is described as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 28, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 21-February 27, 2006, Big Island police arrested twenty-six motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 FEBRUARY 27, 2006 C06000817 ANSON GUILLOT …located in good health MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hawaii Police Department has located Anson Guillot, M-17, on February 27, 2006 in Hilo. He was found to be in good health. # # #

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION CAPTAIN CHAD FUKUI PHONE: 961-2255 February 24, 2006 C06006020 MEDIA RELEASE East Hawaii detectives have initiated an attempted assault on a law enforcement officer related to an incident that occurred at the Hawaii Police Department Hilo Cellblock on February 23, 2006. A 52 year-old Hilo man, while being placed […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION/AREA I CAPTAIN CHAD FUKUI PHONE: 961-2252 FEBRUARY 24, 2006 C06006010 WILLIAM A. AKI …missing since February 23, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a missing 79 year-old Hilo man. The missing person is identified as William A. Aki, M-79, of […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 FEBRUARY 24, 2006 C06000817 ANSON GUILLOT …missing since January 08, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are searching for a 17-year-old boy reported missing from his Hilo residence since January 08, 2006. The youth is identified as Anson Guillot. He is described […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 February 23, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE An autopsy conducted on Joseph A. Jensen, a 77-year-old Ka’u man who was a passenger in a motor vehicle that collided with a cement truck on January 16, 2006 at the intersection of Hawaii Belt Road (Route […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 FEBRUARY 22, 2006 UNMARKED POLICE SUBSIDIZED VEHICLE – Front view of unmarked police vehicle (right), rear view of unmarked police vehicle (left). The unmarked vehicle to be utilized to detect high risk drivers. MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Department’s Traffic Enforcement Unit would […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 FEBRUARY 21, 2006 I-11958 JIMMY GONSALVES-RENKEN Juvenile Located on January 05, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE The Hawaii Police Department has located Jimmy GONSALVES-RENKEN, M-17, on January 05, 2006 in Hilo. He was found to be in good health. # # #

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 21, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 14-February 20, 2006, Big Island police arrested twenty-two motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and three were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 February 18, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a 48-year-old Kailua-Kona man who died from injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle collision on the Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11), .5 miles west of the 57 mile-marker in the Ka’u District. The victim […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION-AREA I LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-8883 FEBRUARY 17, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE On February 16, 2006, Big Island police arrested Alison Matsuda, a 61-year-old Hilo male, for assault after a 43-year-old male reported to police that Matsuda poured a flammable liquid on him while he was asleep and set him […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 February 17, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE A 48-year-old Kailua-Kona man died from injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle collision on the Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11), .5 miles west of the 57 mile-marker in the Ka’u District. Responding to a 2:58 p.m. call, Ka’u […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 FEBRUARY 15, 2006 I-02233 TWO PUNA RESIDENTS STILL MISSING – Francesca Obrien, F-56 (left) missing since August 2004 and Daniel Desimone, M-46 (right) missing since April 2005. MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii County police are again asking for the public’s assistance in locating two missing Puna […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF POLICE CHIEF LAWRENCE K. MAHUNA PHONE: 961-2245 February 14, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE On Wednesday, February 22, 2006, The Hawai`i County Police Commission will be relocating their office from the County Building, at 25 Aupuni Street, Hilo to the Hilo Lagoon Centre, 101 Aupuni Street, Suite 313, Hilo, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 13, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 7, 2006 – February 13, 2006, Big Island police arrested twenty-one motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and two were under the age of 21. So […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII ICE TASK FORCE DETECTIVE DERRIK DIEGO PHONE: 326-4646 EXT. 312 FEBRUARY 12, 2006 CHARGED FOR DRUG TRAFFICKING – Vicente Dulai Deguzman, M-25 (left) and Junard Ciubal Ceno, M-27 (right) both arrested and charged for various drug and firearm offenses by West Hawaii Ice Task Force officers. MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORDS AND IDENTIFICATION SECTION MAJOR SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2233 February 10, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Department announces it will be closing its Records Office at the Hilo Police station on Wednesdays beginning February 15, 2006, through April 6, 2006, with Wednesday service resuming as of April 12, 2006. This temporary […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 February 10, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE A 41-year-old Volcano man died Thursday (February 9, 2006) from injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle/motorcycle crash at the intersection of Hawaii Belt road (Route 11) and Lehuanani Road in the Glenwood area of the Puna District. […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 February 10, 2006 C06003157 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the vehicle and driver involved in a hit and run pedestrian traffic collision which occurred early Sunday morning (January 29, 2006) at approximately 4:30 a.m., within the […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 FEBRUARY 7, 2006 C05017386 BRANDY ANN DeCOSTA …missing since January 25, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police are still looking for a 16-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Mt. View, Puna, since January 25, 2005. She is Brandy Ann […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 February 6, 2006 C05042557 TIARA SHAUNTAY MARIANI …missing since December 10, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Mt. View since December 10, 2005. She is Tiara Shauntay Mariani. Mariani is […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 February 6, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE Police have identified a 30-year-old Hilo man who died Monday (February 6, 2006) from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle crash on Akaka Falls Road, .6 miles west of Honomu Road in Honomu. The victim was identified as […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 February 6, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE A 30-year-old Hilo man died Monday (February 6, 2006) from injuries he sustained in a one-vehicle crash on Akaka Falls Road, .6 miles west of Honomu Road in Honomu. Responding to a 9:39 p.m. (February 5, 2006) call, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 7, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of January 30, 2006 – February 6, 2006, Big Island police arrested twenty-five motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. Three of the drivers arrested were under the age […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION ACTING LIEUTENANT RICHARD MIYAMOTO PHONE: 961-2213 FEBRUARY 2, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE On Thursday, February 2, 2006 at about 1400 hours, Fire/Rescue Personnel located the body of Jan C. Callahan, 29, of a Hilo address in the area of Boiling Pots. This was following a four(4) day ground and […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT B.H. BALLESTEROS PHONE: 326-4646 FEBRUARY 1, 2006 C06003385 MEDIA RELEASE On January 31, 2006 at 4:43 p.m., Kona Police received a report of an altercation on Alii Drive, in the Kailua-Kona town area. Upon arrival police discovered an unidentified male with head injuries. Witnesses stated that the victim […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2214 JANUARY 31, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE On Sunday, January 29, 2006, at about 5:41 p.m., patrol officers from the South Hilo Patrol Division and Hawai`i Fire Department Rescue Units responded to a report of a 29 year old female, that was swept away while […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JANUARY 30, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a 36-year-old man who died Sunday (January 29, 2006) from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash on Route 190, .1 mile north of the 1 Mile Marker in Waimea. The victim was identified […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 30, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of January 24 – January 30, 2006, Big Island police arrested eleven motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there has been a total of […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JANUARY 29, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE A 36-year-old Paauilo man died Sunday (January 29, 2006) from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle crash on Route 190, .1 mile north of the 1 Mile Marker in Waimea. Responding to a 11:29 p.m. (January 28, 2006) […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENTTRAFFIC SERVICES SECTIONSERGEANT DEXTER VERIATOPHONE: 961-2305JANUARY 24, 2006 (Click here for revised figures.) MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police made 1,069 drunk driving arrests last year, a decrease of 2 percent under the 1,085 arrested in 2004, according to statistics released by the Traffic Services Section. Of the drivers arrested for DUI last […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDAL M. ISHII PHONE: 326-4646 EXT. 230 JANUARY 23, 2006 MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii Police Department’s Juvenile Aid Section detectives, along with Kona Patrol Division Officers, have arrested and charged a male juvenile in connection with three counts of Burglary and for Promoting a Dangerous Drug. While responding to […]