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HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT BURTON YAMAGUCHI PHONE: 961-2213 October 2, 2005 HCCC ESCAPEES – Police are looking for Shawn DeCosta, 25, left, Kole Kuokamakana Race-Joaquin, 23, (center), and Franklin Enos, 31, (right) who escaped Sunday night from the Hawaii Community Correctional Center. Police consider these men to be dangerous and caution […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER W. VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 SEPTEMBER 30, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE There will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern along a portion of Kapiolani Street on Saturday, October 8, 2005. Between the hours of 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., traffic will flow in the Hamakua direction only on Kapiolani […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT AREA II CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646 EXT 263 SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE On September 27, 2005, Kona police received a report of a male party that sustained a gunshot wound to the abdomen, while at a residence in Milolii, South Kona. Upon responding to the residence, officers […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 SEPTEMBER 29, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are investigating a shooting incident which occurred yesterday afternoon (September 28, 2005) in Honokaa. Hamakua patrol officers responding to a 3:04 p.m. report of a shooting in “New Stable Camp” found 46 year-old Stanley Joaquin with […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 September 26, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of September 19-26, 2005, Big Island police arrested 10 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash. So far this year, there has been a revised total of 766 […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN PAUL KEALOHA PHONE: 326-4646 SEPTEMBER 24, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police continue to seek the public’s assistance in locating a 12 year old boy who remains missing since Saturday, September 24, 2005. Responding to a call shortly after 8:00 p.m., Saturday evening, Police determined the missing boy, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 September 23, 2005 MALIA ROSHANA LEIGH MADEIRA …reported missing since July 9, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE The Big Island Police Department is looking for a 14 year old girl reported missing from her home in Pahoa, since July 9, 2005. She is Malia […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER GALI PHONE: 961-2232 SEPTEMBER 23, 2005 C05032412 MEDIA RELEASE A 17-yar old Kailua-Kona boy was killed Friday, (September 23, 2005) from injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle collision on Kealakehe Parkway, .6 miles east of the Queen Kaahumanu Highway. The victim was identified as Royden J.F. Kalavi, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT AREA II CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646 SEPTEMBER 23, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE On Thursday, September 22, 2005, West Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section detectives charged a Kona couple, Suliana Tui, F-20, of Captain Cook, and Robert Teinauri-Carman, M-20, of Kailua-Kona, with Burglary, Theft, Credit Card offenses, and drug offenses after […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL ISHII PHONE: 326-4646 September 21, 2005 NICOLE JOTO …reported missing since August 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 14-year-old girl reported missing since August 17, 2005, identified as Nicole JOTO. JOTO is described as being Japanese, about 5’0″ in height, weighing […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE ZACHARY HOUCHIN PHONE: 326-4646 SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A 21-year old female suspect was arrested Friday (September 16, 2005) afternoon, after she was identified as a suspect in a shooting that took place earlier in the day. Investigators recovered a loaded firearm suspected of being […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 September 19, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of September 12-19, 2005, Big Island police arrested 8 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers was involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there has been a revised total of 750 DUI […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RICHARD MIYAMOTO PHONE: 961-2213 SEPTEMBER 17, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE A 24-year old male from Hilo apparently drowned on Saturday (September 17, 2005) in waters off Richardson Beach Park in South Hilo. The victim is identified as James Givens, 24, of Hilo. At about 2:35 p.m., the victim […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KAU PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT KAAUA PHONE: 939-2520 SEPTEMBER 16, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE On September 16, 2005, at about 10:50 a.m., Ka’u police were called to investigate a reported shooting in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, Kahuku, Ka’u. Upon arrival officers learned that a 43-year old male, from Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, had […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLAND POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, REC. DIRECTOR II PHONE: 961-2219 SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League (HIPAL) is sponsoring its annual HI-PAL 8 and Under Basketball Jam, an island-wide event taking place on September 30, 2005 to October 2, 2005 in Hilo. Teams interested […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLAND POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, REC. DIRECTOR II PHONE: 961-2219 SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League (HIPAL) will be sponsoring a Basketball Officials Clinic in Hilo, October 3, 2005, through November 30, 2005. Basketball rules, officiating mechanics and other related topics would be covered […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2213 September 15, 2005 MARY PUNG …reported missing since July 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are asking the public for assistance in locating a 52-year old woman who has been reported missing since July 2005. The missing person has been identified as Mary […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER GALI PHONE: 961-2232 SEPTEMBER 15, 2005 C05030699 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Traffic Enforcement Unit officers have identified the 42-year-old passenger of a 1992 Honda, four-door sedan that was involved in a motor vehicle/tractor trailer crash on Saturday (September 11, 2005) on Route 190 in the area of the […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT AREA II CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE NANCY HAITSUKA PHONE: 326-4646 SEPTEMBER 13, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE On September 12, 2005 at 8:50 a.m., South Kohala Police Officers arrested a 31-year old Waikoloa resident for an assault, which had occurred on April 13, 2005, in Waikoloa. A 61-year old Waikoloa man was seriously injured […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 September 12, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of September 5-12, 2005, Big Island police arrested 14 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash, and one of the drivers was under the age of 21. So […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER GALI PHONE: 961-2232 SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 C05030699 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Traffic Enforcement Unit officers have identified the 23-year-old driver of a 1992 Honda, four-door sedan that was involved in a motor vehicle/tractor trailer crash on Saturday (September 11, 2005) on Route 190 in the area of the […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER GALI PHONE: 961-2232 SEPTEMBER 12, 2005 C05030699 MEDIA RELEASE Four people were killed Saturday (September 10, 2005) from injuries they sustained in a motor vehicle/tractor trailer crash on Route 190 in the area of the 32 Mile Marker in North Kona. Responding to a 3:20 a.m. call, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646 September 9, 2005 Jamie Martinez-Sanchez. …held in lieu of $50,000 bail MEDIA RELEASE On Wednesday, September 7, 2005, Detectives from the West Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section arrested and charged Jamie Martinez-Sanchez, M-34, of no permanent address, with various offenses after he was arrested […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 Setember 6, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of August 29-September 5, 2005, Big Island police arrested 24 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and five of the drivers were under the age of 21. So […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER GALI PHONE: 961-2232 SEPTEMBER 4, 2005 C05029906 MEDIA RELEASE A 52-year-old Kailua-Kona man died Sunday (September 4, 2005) from injuries he received in a motorcycle crash on Route 190, .1 mile south of the 21 mile marker in the Puuanahulu area of North Kona. Responding to a […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT KELVIN FREITAS PHONE: 326-4646 SEPTEMBER 4, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE On September 4, 2005 at 9:57 am, Big Island Police responded to a Keauhou Kona business on a report that a female suspect entered a restricted area within the store and removed an employee’s backpack. The victim confronted the […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 September 2, 2005 RODNEY K. KEAWEEHU SR. …held in lieu of $100,000 bail MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have charged a 46 year-old Hilo man with several felony offenses in connection with a robbery reported on Wednesday (August 31, 2005) near Wailoa State […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 AUGUST 31, 2005 C05029181 MEDIA RELEASE Police are on the lookout for a male suspect who escaped from the custody of an officer Monday (August 29, 2005) at Ahalenui Beach Park in Kapoho, Puna. The escapee was identified as Shawn Weeks, 37, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE BRADLEY FREITAS PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 228 AUGUST 31, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE West Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section detectives have reopened the investigation into the death of Dennis Edward Loofbourrow and have reclassified the case from a coroner’s inquest to a murder investigation. On October 28, 2000, Loofbourrow’s […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 AUGUST 31, 2005 C05028314 MEGHAN HAIKU …missing since August 22, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Hilo since August 22, 2005. She is Meghan Haiku. Haiku is described as being […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE MARK HAGGERTY PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 277 AUGUST 31, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Police have charged a 34-year-old Ka’u woman with attempted murder after she allegedly attacked her father with a rock. The suspect was identified as Cynthia Lynn Shriver, of a Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision address. […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 AUGUST 30, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police are seeking the public’s help in finding two men who robbed a video store in the Hilo Industrial Area last June. Responding to an 11:49 p.m. call on Monday, June 6, 2005, South […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 AUGUST 30, 2005 C05026542 ERICKA RAPOZA …missing since August 8 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 14-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Hilo since August 8, 2005. She is Ericka Rapoza. Rapoza is described as being Filipino, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 AUGUST 29, 2005 C05024682 STEPHEN J. WHITNEY …held on $90,000 bail MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have arrested and charged a fifth suspect sought in connection with a robbery that occurred July 25, 2005, at Rainbow Falls in Hilo. On Friday […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 AUGUST 29, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Island Police Activities League is sponsoring its annual HI-PAL Boys and Girls Intermediate School Basketball League. The HI-PAL staff is looking to begin league play in September and conclude it in November. Teams […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 22, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of August 22-28, 2005, Big Island police arrested 18 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were under the age of 21. So far this year, there has been a revised total of 704 […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII VICE SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT STEVEN CORREIA PHONE: 961-2207 AUGUST 24, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE East Hawaii Vice Section detectives and officers ripped out total of 7,038 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to 12 feet tall during a three-day marijuana eradication mission completed Wednesday (August 24, 2005). Part of the […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 AUGUST 25, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Police Chief Lawrence K. Mahuna is advising residents that the Hawaii County Police Department is not affiliated with a non-profit organization called the Law Enforcement Officers Association of Hawaii (LEOAH), which is seeking donations from the public. According […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 22, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police say they will continue their stepped-up efforts to enforce laws prohibiting driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs through the Labor Day weekend. In addition, plainclothes officers will be out to enforce laws […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 22, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE A 54-year-old Kealakekua man died of injuries suffered in a motorcycle-motor vehicle collision Sunday evening (August 21, 2005) at the intersection of Kuakini Highway, Kamehameha III Road and Walua Road. Responding to a 10:39 p.m. call, Kona patrol […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 22, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of August 15-22, 2005, Big Island police arrested 24 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were under the age of 21. So far this year, there has been a revised total of 686 […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 971-2244 AUGUST 18, 2005 OFFICER OF MONTH-Officer Ruel Dalere of the Puna Patrol, left, is congratulated by Joseph Gutierrez, president of the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii, for being named Officer of the Month for June 2005. MEDIA RELEASE Officer Ruel Dalere of the Puna […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNICATIONS-DISPATCH SECTION LIEUTENANT DUANE RAPOZA PHONE: 961-8807 AUGUST 18, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE A malfunction disrupted telephone service to the police non-emergency numbers for more than three hours Wednesday (August 18, 2005). The outage, which occurred at 4:12 p.m., did not affect the emergency 9-1-1 service or Crime Stoppers numbers, Lieutenant Duane Rapoza, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 18, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE A 65-year-old Ka’u man died of injuries he suffered Thursday (August 18, 2005) in a one-vehicle crash on Aloha Boulevard in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision. The victim was identified as Eddie White, of a H.O.V.E. address. […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 18, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE A 57-year-old man died Thursday (August 18, 2005) of injuries he suffered in a two-vehicle collision on the Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) fronting the Alae Cemetery. The victim was identified as Judy (cq) P. Gamiao, of a […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING CAPTAIN RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 AUGUST 17, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE An autopsy performed Tuesday on the body of a 17-year-old Hakalau youth found dead on Friday (August 12, 2005) has not identified the exact cause of his death. The pathologist has deferred his determination of the […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT BRANDON P. KONANUI PHONE: 966-5835 AUGUST 17, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE A six-year-old boy is hospitalized in critical condition at Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu after being struck by a car Tuesday (August 16, 2005) in Paradise Park, Puna. Responding to a 3:50 p.m. call, Puna Patrol officers learned […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 17, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A six-year-old boy died Wednesday (August 17, 2005) of injuries he suffered when struck by a car the day before in Paradise, Puna. The victim was identified as Kaimana Kepa, of a Paradise Park address. Kepa was […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL ISHII PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 230 AUGUST 16, 2005 MICHAEL CAIRES …missing since May 4, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 16-year-old boy reported missing after he left Konawaena High School on May 4, 2005, and has not seen since then. The […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 AUGUST 16, 2005 C05023025 BREANNA AYALA …missing since July 12, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 14-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Hilo since July 12, 2005. She is Breanna Ayala. Ayala is described as being […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 AUGUST 15, 2005 9-10 Champs 11-12 Girls Champs 11-12 Boys Champs 13-14 Girls Champs 13-14 Boys Champs MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Department’s Traffic Services Section and Hawaii Isle Police Activities League recently sponsored a “Click It or Ticket” 3 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 15, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of August 8-14, 2005, Big Island police arrested 26 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 AUGUST 15, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are reporting another telephone scam – this one from a caller who announces that the person answering the phone has won a $3 million sweepstakes from Canada. The catch is, the intended victim […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER DEREK K. MORIMOTO PHONE: 961-2213 AUGUST 12, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in solving a burglary and theft of more than $18,000 in equipment from a Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Company staging area off Kawiki Road in South Hilo. Responding to a […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 AUGUST 10, 2005 C05017386 BRANDY ANN DeCOSTA …missing since January 25, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 16-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Mt. View, Puna, since January 25, 2005. She is Brandy Ann DeCosta. DeCosta […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 10, 2005 C05026662/HL NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE MEDIA RELEASE An 84-year-old Hilo woman died Tuesday (August 9, 2005) from injuries she suffered when struck by a car on Wailuku Drive just above Waiau Street in Hilo. The victim was identified as Fumiko Iko, of […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 AUGUST 10, 2005 CHRISTOPHER NASARIO …charged with escape from HCCC MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have arrested and charged a 38-year-old man sought since April as an escapee from the Hawaii Community Correctional Center in Hilo. At 11 a.m. Tuesday (August […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 9, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of August 1-9, 2005, Big Island police arrested 26 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, there […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 AUGUST 8, 2005 C05021897 MAHEALANI TOYOKA …missing since July 3, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 17-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Hilo since July 3, 2005. She is Mahealani Toyoka. Toyoka is described as being […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 AUGUST 8, 2005 C05023304/HL MISSING PERSONS MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have located a Puna man and his female acquaintance who had been reported missing since late June 2005. The two were identified as Denton Edmund Lee Freitas, 32, and Sharina […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT BRADLEY K. MAIN PHONE: 326-4646 AUGUST 8, 2005 C05026455 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for burglars who broke into a Kona construction company office and stole various tools and office equipment. Sometime between Friday afternoon and Monday morning, unknown suspects broke into the All Steel Paneling […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 AUGUST 5, 2005 C05023304/HL MISSING PERSONS MISSING COUPLE-Police are looking for a Puna man and woman who have been missing since late June 2005. They were identified as Denton Edmund Freitas, 32, left, and Sharina Pavao, 23. MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 AUGUST 5, 2005 C05025972/HL MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A 31-year-old man was charged Friday afternoon (August 5, 2005) with a variety of felony offenses including attempted murder. The charges stem from a shooting incident that took place at a residence in Hilo on […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN LARRY R. WEBER PHONE: 961-2214 AUGUST 5, 2005 C05025972/HL ANTHONY CARVALHO …being held in Hilo police cellblock MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police have arrested a 31-year-old male suspect sought for allegedly violating a temporary restraining order by breaking into a home and firing a shot into the ceiling. […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 5, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE A 22-year-old Hilo man has died of injuries he sustained after he was apparently struck by a pickup truck Thursday evening (August 4, 2005) on East Kahaopea Street. The victim was identified as Dale K. Tim Sing, of […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 AUGUST 4, 2005 C050250909 SHANELL PILIALOHA McGUIRE …missing since July 28, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old girl reported missing from her home on Oahu since July 28, 2005, and is believed to be on the Big […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN LARRY R. WEBER PHONE: 961-2214 AUGUST 4, 2005 C05025972/HL ANTHONY CARVALHO …sought by Hilo police MEDIA RELEASE Police are on the lookout for a 31-year-old man for allegedly violating a temporary restraining order, breaking into a Hilo home and firing a shot into the ceiling. The suspect […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 AUGUST 3, 2005 DANIEL DESIMONE …reward offered for information MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A private foundation is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to safe return of a mentally handicapped man who has been missing from his Puna home Since April 19, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 AUGUST 3, 2005 ROBBERY SUSPECTS-Dustin Charles Howell, 21, left, of Puna, has been arrested and charged with second-degree robbery and misdemeanor theft as the result of a July 25, 2005, robbery at Rainbow Falls in Hilo. Three other suspects have been charged […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 1, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 25-31, 2005, Big Island police arrested 21 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 258 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Department’s Traffic Services Section and Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is sponsoring a HI-PAL “Click It or Ticket” 3 on 3 Basketball Tournament. Tournament play will take place on August 27-28, 2005, at […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT NORTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER RAY H. FUKADA PHONE: 889-6540 AUGUST 1, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a male visitor from Wisconsin who apparently drowned Saturday (July 30, 2005) in waters off Pololu Valley in North Kohala. The victim was identified as Frederick Wideman, 52 (cq), of Soldier’s Grove, Wisconsin. […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT HAROLD SUMAOANG PHONE: 887-3080 JULY 31, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are investigating the death of a six-month-old baby girl as a coroner’s inquest after the child died Sunday morning (July 31, 2005). South Kohala patrol officers responding to a call from the North Community Hospital […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT NORTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER RAY H. FUKADA PHONE: 889-6540 JULY 30, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE A 52-year-old (cq) male visitor from Wisconsin apparently drowned Saturday (July 30, 2005) in waters off Pololu Valley in North Kohala. The identity of the victim is being withheld until family members can be notified. About 11 […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2245 JULY 29, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Vacancies in the Hawaii Police Department have been reduced because of an aggressive police officer recruitment campaign involving both the police and Civil Service departments. Because of the large number of police officer vacancies, the two departments embarked on a […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER RICHARD A. ITLIONG PHONE: 961-2213 JULY 28, 2005 HERMAN PACHECO JR. …sought on two outstanding bench warrants MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a male suspect wanted on two outstanding bench warrants. The suspect was identified as Herman Pacheco Jr., […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 28, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are reminding Hilo motorists that one-way traffic patterns on portions of Waianuenue Avenue and Kapiolani Street are now in effect. The one-way patterns took effect Thursday morning (July 28, 2005) because schools are opening for the […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION OFFICER EDWIN A. BUYTEN PHONE: 326-4646 JULY 28, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE A thief or thieves broke into the office of the Kona Crime Stoppers located in Kahaluu, Kona. Police investigators said the burglars got inside by cutting a large hole into the wall of the office. The break-in occurred […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 263 JULY 27, 2005 SURYA SABARATNAM …missing since November 1998 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have renewed a request for the public’s help in finding a Puna man missing since November 27, 1998. The missing man was identified as Surya Sabaratnam, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION CAPTAIN CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2251 JULY 27, 2005 C05024682 SPENSER JORDAN FEARY …charged in Rainbow Falls robbery and related offenses MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have charged an 18-year-old Hilo male with a variety of felony offenses stemming from a robbery that occurred Monday (July 25, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII OPERATIONS BUREAU SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION PHONE: 935-3311 JULY 26, 2005 STEPHEN J. WHITNEY …wanted for contempt of court MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in locating an 18-year-old man wanted on an outstanding warrant for contempt of court. The suspect was identified as Stephen J. Whitney […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION CAPTAIN CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2251 JULY 26, 2005 C05024682 SPENSER JORDAN FEARY …arrested for second-degree robbery MEDIA RELEASE Police have arrested an 18-year-old Hilo male for his part in a robbery of four visitors that occurred Monday (July 25, 2005) at a popular tourist attraction in Hilo. […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT DETECTIVE THOMAS WALTJEN PHONE: 961-2386 JULY 25, 2005 HILO REAL MEN WEAR BLUE – Golden Masters Champions are Dexter Chaves, front left, Prentiss Moreno and Tommy Waltjen; Team Captain Brian Miller, back left, Rob Wagner, Uwao Chartrand and Tom Poy. Not shown are members Greg Esteben, Vance Fujii and Paul Fukuda. HILO […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN ROBERT K. KA’AUA PHONE: 939-2520 JULY 25, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Aaron Luke Hughes, 18, of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, has been arrested and charged with second-degree attempted burglary and fourth-degree criminal property damage for allegedly trying to break into the Pohue Plaza Gift Store in HOVE on July […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER PAUL D. KIM PHONE:961-2213 JULY 25, 2005 JOSHUA HALL …sought by police MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 24-year-old fugitive who failed to report back to the Hale Nani Correctional Facility. Police identified the missing inmate as Joshua Hall, who violated his furlough by […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 25, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 18-24, 2005, Big Island police arrested 22 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and four were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 JULY 21, 2005 C05023454 KANIKAHEKILI K. CUIZON …held on $150,000 bail MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have released three individuals arrested Sunday (July 17, 2005) and charged a fourth suspect in connection with the shooting of a 50-year-old Volcano man at his Mauna […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGENT MARK FARIAS PHONE: 326-4646 JULY 20, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE A 68-year-old man apparently drowned Wednesday in waters off Kailua-Kona. The victim was identified as Cyril Buking, of a Honaunau address in South Kona. Buking was found floating face down about 10 feet from the shore. Bystanders pulled the […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 20, 2005 CO5023471/HL NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE An 81-year-old woman died Tuesday (July 19, 2005) of injuries she suffered in a two-vehicle collision on Saturday at the intersection of Mohouli Street and Kukuau Street in Hilo. The victim was identified as […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT MARK FARIAS PHONE: 326-4646 JULY 19, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE A pedestrian was struck by a pickup truck while trying to cross Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona Tuesday night (July 19, 2005). Responding to a call, Kona patrol officers determined that the pedestrian was struck in front of the Kona […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL SERGEANT FLOYD RICHARDS PHONE: 887-3080 JULY 19, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE A 40-year-old man apparently drowned Tuesday (July 19, 2005) in waters off Anaehoomalu Bay in South Kohala. The victim was identified as Houman Emami, of a Honokaa address. Responding to a 7:15 p.m. call, South Kohala police determined that […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 JULY 18, 2005 C05023454 ARRESTED IN SHOOTING – Ryan Mendes, 27, top left, Georgia-Ann Remmers, 41, and Raymond Mendes, 28, have been arrested for first-degree assault in the shooting of a Volcano man. The three are being help in the Hilo police […]

HAWAI`I POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF POLICE CHIEF LAWRENCE K. MAHUNA PHONE: 961-2244 JULY 18, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE A settlement agreement was made and entered into on the 20th day of April 2005 in the matter of the State of Hawai`i Organization of Police Officers (SHOPO), complainant, vs. the Honorable Harry Kim, Mayor, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 16, 2005 CO5023471/HL NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE MEDIA RELEASE A 75-year-old woman died Saturday (July 16, 2005) of injuries she suffered in a two-vehicle collision at the intersection of Mohouli Street and Kukuau Street in the Sunrise Ridge subdivision of Hilo. The victim was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 18, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 11-17, 2005, Big Island police arrested 13 motorists for drunk driving. So far this year, there have been 555 DUI arrests, compared to 569 during the same period last year, a decrease of […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT BRADLEY H. BALLESTEROS PHONE: 326-4646 JULY 16, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE A military ordnance disposal team called in from Oahu has determined that what was thought to have been a pipe bomb discovered at a Keauhou construction site was a hoax. Responding to 2:30 p.m. call Friday (July 15, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN LARRY R. WEBER PHONE: 961-2214 JULY 15, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Starting Monday (July 18, 2005), Big Island residents calling the Hilo station at 961-2213 will be greeted with a taped message directing them to the phone number they should be calling. Captain Larry Weber, commander of the […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 JULY 14, 2005 C005005489 JEREMY CAMVEL …sought for questioning MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 28-year-old man who is wanted for questioning in a domestic-related incident. The man was identified as Jeremy Camvel of Hilo. Camvel is described as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 JULY 13, 2005 DANIEL DESIMONE …missing since April 19, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have renewed their request for the public’s help in finding a 45-year-old mentally handicapped man who has been missing since April 19, 2005, from his Nanawale Estates […]