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HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION OFFICER KRISTI CRIVELLO PHONE: 326-4646 JULY 13, 2005 C05023133/C05023138 MEDIA RELEASE A 50-year-old male visitor from Killingworth, Connecticut, was victimized twice within minutes while walking along Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona early Wednesday (July 13, 2005). The victim, identified as Derrick Schull, told police he was walking south along Alii […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT NORTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN LAWRENCE BALBERDE PHONE: 889-6540 JULY 12, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have opened a portion of one lane of the Akoni Pule Highway (Route 270) in North Kohala that had been closed because of a brush fire. A spokesman said that about 10:15 a.m., a single lane […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT NORTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN LAWRENCE BALBERDE PHONE: 889-6540 JULY 12, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE A brush fire has forced the closing of about eight miles of the Akoni Pule Highway (Route 270) in North Kohala. On Tuesday morning (July 12, 2005), police closed the road between the seven-mile marker near the Kohala […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 12, 2005 C05022616/KN CORONER’S INQUEST MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Traffic Enforcement Unit officers have identified a 45-year-old woman who died Friday (July 8, 2005) of injuries she suffered in a one-vehicle crash in North Kona. The victim was identified as Michelle Warren McLean, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 12, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 4-10, 2005, Big Island police arrested 14 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 JULY 12, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Department’s Traffic Services Section and the Hawaii Isle Police Activities League will sponsor a “Click It or Ticket” 3-on-3 basketball tournament. The tournament will be played on July 27-30, 2005, at the Mountain […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT NORTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN LAWRENCE BALBERDE PHONE: 889-6540 JULY 12, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE 2 Police have reopened the entire portion of Akoni Pule Highway (Route 270) in North Kohala that had been closed because of a brush fire. A spokesman said that about 2:45 p.m. the entire highway had been […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 JULY 11, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have arrested and charged a couple wanted in the investigation of a case in which bad checks were passed around the island. On Saturday, police arrested and charged Michael W. Mara, 29, with […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 10, 2005 C05022616/KN CORONER’S INQUEST MEDIA RELEASE A 45-year-old Kailua-Kona woman died Friday (July 8, 2005) of injuries she suffered in a one-vehicle crash on Kaiminani Drive about 180 feet west of Ilimano Street in North Kona. Responding to a 7:45 p.m. […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 JULY 9, 2005 C05020741 DENNIS M.K. POAI …charged in drive-by shooting MEDIA RELEASE A 27-year-old man was charged Saturday morning (July 9, 2005) with a variety of felony offenses, including attempted murder, stemming from a drive-by shooting incident that occurred on Friday, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 JULY 9, 2005 COUPLE ARRESTED – Michael W. Mara, 29, and Natasha M. Catriz, 19, have been arrested in connection with an investigation of a case in which nearly $13,500 in worthless checks has been passed at various business establishments around the […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 JULY 8, 2005 MICHAEL W. MARA …sought by police MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 29-year-old man wanted in the investigation of a case in which thousands of dollars in bad checks were passed around the island. The suspect […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 JULY 7, 2005 CHRISTOPHER NEAL NASARIO …sought by police MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are on the lookout for a 38-year-old inmate wanted for escape by violating the terms of his extended furlough. The inmate was identified as Christopher Neal Nasario, who […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 7, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 27-July 3, 2005, Big Island police arrested 22 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RICHARD A. MIYAMOTO PHONE: 961-2213 JULY 6, 2005 C05022188 MEDIA RELEASE The State Building at 75 Aupuni Street in Hilo was evacuated for about 20 minutes Wednesday morning (July 6, 2005) after state employees received a bomb threat by telephone. At 8:15 a.m., personnel of the State […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT MARK K. FARIAS PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 253 JULY 5, 2005 T05003959 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police closed a portion of Kaloko Drive overnight after a vehicle struck and severed a utility pole Monday night (July 4, 2005), causing live wires to lie on the ground. The roadway was closed […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2251 JULY 2, 2005 RYRON L. PIA …charged for Attempted Murder in the First Degree MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have charged a 26 year-old male for a variety of offenses stemming from an incident that occurred early Friday morning (July 1, 2005). On […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2251 JULY 2, 2005 KYLE KEOLA QUILAUSING …H.C.C.C. Escapee Charged MEDIA UPDATE Big Island detectives charged an inmate who escaped about two weeks ago (June 21, 2005) from the Hawaii Community Correctional Center (H.C.C.C.) on Punahele Street in Hilo for a variety of offenses. […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2251 JULY 1, 2005 RYRON L. PIA …arrested for Assault in the First Degree & Attempted Sexual Assault MEDIA RELEASE Police have arrested a 26-year-old Pahoa male in the stabbing incident of a 23 year-old male and an adult female resulting from a […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2251 JULY 1, 2005 KYLE KEOLA QUILAUSING …H.C.C.C. Escapee Arrested MEDIA UPDATE Big Island police arrested the second inmate who escaped about two weeks ago (June 21, 2005) from the Hawaii Community Correctional Center (H.C.C.C.) on Punahele Street in Hilo. Kyle Keola Quilausing, 31, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 JUNE 30, 2005 C05013378 ABCDE M. MASUNO …missing since April 22, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 14-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Hilo since April 22, 2005. She is Abcde M. Masuno. Masuno is described […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT JAMES SANBORN PHONE: 961-2350 JUNE 29, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Department is reminding residents that they must purchase a permit in order to set off fireworks on the Fourth of July holiday. The use of fireworks for the Independence Day holiday is permitted only between […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 27, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 20-26, 2005, Big Island police arrested 22 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash, and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RICHARD MIYAMOTO PHONE: 961-2213 JUNE 27, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE South Hilo police officers are investigating an incident that stemmed from a “drive-by” shooting that occurred on Friday, June 24, 2005, at approximately 10:44 p.m. The victim reported that he along with two other friends were in the […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2251 JUNE 27, 2005 LUDY L. LAZO …H.C.C.C. Escapee Arrested MEDIA UPDATE Big Island police arrested one of the inmates who escaped last week Tuesday (June 21, 2005) from the Hawaii Community Correctional Center on Punahele Street in Hilo. Ludy L. Lazo, 35, was […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION CAPTAIN CHADWICK FUKUI PHONE: 961-2251 JUNE 26, 2005 JAMES HOKUWELOWELO INADA MEDIA RELEASE A 19 year old man was arrested and charged with a variety of offenses stemming from a domestic dispute that occurred on Saturday afternoon (June 25, 2005), at a family residence in the Puna […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE SCOTT KURASHIGE PHONE: 326-4646 JUNE 29, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE On June 29, 2005, at 1:00 p.m., West Hawaii Juvenile Aid Detectives charged Justin K. Otranto, M-26, of Kailua Kona, with a variety of offenses, including two counts of Sexual Assault, Criminal Property Damage, Burglary, Kidnapping, and […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RAYMOND CHILDERS PHONE: 326-4646 JUNE 27, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE A 29-year-old man apparently drowned Sunday (June 26, 2005) in waters off Keauhou in Kona. The victim was identified as Kevin Ray Hunt, of Honalo. Hunt, was found unconscious in the water at the south end of Alii Drive. […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT BURTON YAMAGUCHI PHONE: 961-2213 JUNE 24, 2005 LORRIN SOLOMON NAKAPALAU …escaped from Hale Nani MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for an inmate who escaped Friday morning (June 24, 2005) from the Hale Nani correctional facility in Hilo. The inmate is identified as Lorrin Solomon Nakapalau, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT LEO K. JITCHAKU PHONE: 961-2213 JUNE 22, 2005 HCCC ESCAPEES – Police are looking for Kyle Keola Quiilausing, 31, left, and Ludy L. Lazo, 35, who escaped Tuesday night from the Hawaii Community Correctional Center. Police consider both men to be dangerous and caution the public not […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 20, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 13-19, 2005, Big Island police arrested 22 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash, and five were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION OFFICER EDWIN A. BUYTEN PHONE: 326-4646 JUNE 17, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a thief or thieves who stole a large painting from an art gallery in Kailua-Kona. The painting was taken from an area outside Collectors Fine Art of Hawaii on Alii Drive sometime […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER PAUL D. KIM PHONE: 961-2213 JUNE 17, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are warning residents to be wary of another scam, this one involving unsolicited announcements that the recipient has won a large amount of money in a foreign lottery. Police have received complaints that residents […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION ACTING CAPTAIN RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 JUNE 16, 2005 C05019568 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are investigating a sexual assault that reportedly occurred early Wednesday (June 15, 2005) in the Kukuau area of Hilo. The female victim told police that an unknown male entered her residence in […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 JUNE 16, 2005 C05018397 TIARA SHAUNTAY MARIANI …missing since June 4 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 14-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Hilo since June 4, 2005. She is Tiara Shauntay Mariani. Mariani is described as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 961-2254 JUNE 16, 2005 C05016819 SHERRY RAMANGMOU …missing since May 21 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Hilo since May 21, 2005. She is Sherry Ramangmou. Ramangmou is described as being […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER ROBERT FUJITAKE PHONE: 961-2213 JUNE 16, 2005 BLAINE WONG …escaped from Hale Nani MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for an inmate who escaped Thursday morning (June 16, 2005) from the Hale Nani correctional facility in Hilo. Officials at the minimum-security facility said inmate Blaine R. […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII OPERATIONS BUREAU ASSISTANT CHIEF RON T. NAKAMICHI PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 246 JUNE 14, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have closed a portion of Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 19) in South Kohala because of a large brush fire. About 1:20 p.m. Tuesday (June 14, 2005), South Kohala police closed the […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-2254 JUNE 14, 2005 C05006581 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have called off the search for a 16-year-old boy reported missing from his home in Hilo since March 2, 2005. Police canceled the search for Derek Rapoza Jr. after he was […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 13, 2005 C05019293/SK MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE The results of an autopsy determined that a 65-year-old man whom police thought had died of injuries in a one-car crash actually died of a heart attack. The autopsy results released Monday (June 13, 2005) show […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 13, 2005 C05019293/SK MEDIA RELEASE A 65-year-old man died Sunday (June 12, 2005) of injuries he sustained in a one-car crash on Waikoloa Road near the four-mile marker. The victim was identified as Paul Wrigglesworth of a Waikoloa address. Responding to a […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 230 JUNE 13, 2005 TYLER MARIE BAKER-ANDERSON …missing from home since April 1 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 17-year-old girl reported as a runaway missing from her residence in Kona since April 1, 2005. She is Tyler […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT MARSHALL KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2340 JUNE 13, 2005 C05019001/HL MATTHEW HOSHIDE-ANDRADE …arrested in drug bust MEDIA RELEASE Officers from the East Hawaii Ice Task Force and the Criminal Intelligence Unit arrested and charged a 21-year-old Hilo man with a variety of drug offenses after a drug bust Thursday […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 13, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 6-12, 2005, Big Island police arrested 22 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash, and five were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 12, 2005 C05019043/NK MEDIA RELEASE A 21-year-old North Kohala woman died Friday (June 10, 2005) of injuries she sustained in a one-car crash on Akoni Pule Highway (Route 270) near the 12-mile marker. The victim was identified as Kristyl K. Sasaki of […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-2254 JUNE 9, 2005 C0502292 DEJA MARIE VIAL …missing since March 14 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 25-year-old woman reported missing from her home in Hawaiian Beaches since March 14, 2005. She is Deja Marie Vial. Vial is […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RICHARD A. MIYAMOTO PHONE: 961-2213 JUNE 7, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 30-year-old woman who either fell or jumped into the Wailuku River in Hilo on Tuesday evening (July 7, 2005). She was identified as Desiree Proudfoot, of Hilo. Proudfoot is described as being […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-2254 JUNE 7, 2005 C05014686 NELLIE MAMUAD …missing since May 3 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 16-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Hilo since May 3, 2005. She is Nellie Mamuad. Mamuad is described as being […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT DUANE RAPOZA PHONE: 961-2213 JUNE 7, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for two men who robbed a video store late Monday (June 6, 2005) in the Hilo Industrial area. Responding to an 11:49 p.m. call, South Hilo patrol officers arrived at the After Dark Video on […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE OFFICER RANDY MORRIS PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 258 JUNE 7, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is signing up teams for the HI-PAL West Hawaii Summer Basketball League. League games will be held from June 27, 2005, through August 19, 2005. The deadline for entries […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT PRENTISS A. MORENO PHONE: 961-2213 JUNE 6, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police have closed off a portion of Railroad Avenue to traffic because of an accident that snapped three utility poles in the Industrial Area. Currently, police have blocked off a portion of Railroad Avenue. Traffic is […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-2254 JUNE 6, 2005 CO5017351 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have called off a search for a 15-year-old boy reported missing from his home in Hilo since May 26, 2005. Police called off the search after the boy, Joseph Nieves Jr, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 6, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 30-June 5, 2005, Big Island police arrested 12 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash, and two were under the age of 21. So far this […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION ACTING SERGEANT PETER ALU PHONE: 326-4646 JUNE 4, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE A 24-year-old man apparently drowned Saturday (June 4, 2005) in waters off Kahaluu Beach Park in Kona. The victim was identified as Dong Kyu Jung, of South Korea. Jung, who was affiliated with Mission Building in Kona, was […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT P. HICKOX PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 263 JUNE 3, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE West Hawaii Ice Task Force and Vice Section officers have arrested and charged a 50-year-old woman with a variety of drug offenses after executing a search warrant Thursday (June 2, 2005) on her pickup […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 JUNE 2, 2005 C05018125 MEDIA RELEASE Three men and a woman have been arrested and charged with a variety of offenses stemming from an alleged robbery that occurred early Tuesday (May 31, 2005) near the Isaac Hale Beach Park in Puna. The […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-2254 JUNE 2, 2005 CO5017351 JOSEPH NIEVES JR. …missing since May 26 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old boy reported missing from his home in Hilo since May 26, 2005. He is Joseph Nieves Jr. Nieves is described […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-2254 JUNE 1, 2005 C05006581 DEREK RAPOZA JR. …missing since March 2 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 16-year-old boy reported missing from his home in Hilo since March 2, 2005. He is Derek Rapoza Jr. Rapoza is described […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 31, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 23-29, 2005, Big Island police arrested 19 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 307 DUI arrests, compared to […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTIONS SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 31, 2005 9 & 10 Girls Champs 9 & 10 Boys Champs 11 & 12 Girls Champs 11 & 12 Boys Champs 13 & 14 Girls Champs 13 & 14 Boys Champs MEDIA RELEASE Forty-three basketball teams composed of more than 220 youths […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 MAY 31, 2005 BLOOD DONORS-A total of 118 donor volunteers showed up to give blood in the hawaii Police Department’s annual Employee/Family Blood drive on Friday. MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Department netted 104 pints of blood in its annual Employee/Family Blood Bank drive Friday […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT P. HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 263 MAY 27, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Police have arrested and charged a Kona man with a variety of drug offenses after making a routine traffic stop in which they caught him allegedly trying to conceal a Ziploc bag of crystal […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT P. HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 263 MAY 27, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Acting on a search warrant, officers of the West Hawaii Ice Task Force and Vice Section arrested two men and a woman for a variety of drug and other offenses. The suspects were arrested […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER SCOTT P. AMARAL PHONE: 966-5835 MAY 26, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Police are investigating a case in which a male sunbather was shot by a BB-gun while sunbathing nude at Kehena Beach in Puna. Responding to a 1:30 p.m. call on May 7, 2005, Puna patrol officers determined that […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 MAY 22, 2005 C05016866/HM NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE MEDIA RELEASE A 24-year-old Honokaa man died of injuries he suffered in a vehicle crash Saturday (May 21, 2005) on Kapulena Airstrip Road about 3.5 miles from the Honokaa-Waipio Road (Route 240) in Hamakua. The victim, a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 23, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 16-22, 2005, Big Island police arrested 16 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes. So far this year, there have been 288 DUI arrests, compared to 411 […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT BRADLEY MAIN PHONE: 326-4646 MAY 20, 2005 C0506584 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have arrested a 20-year-old Kona man for allegedly burglarizing a Kailua-Kona restaurant on Alii Drive. The suspect was identified as Daniel Alcos, of Kalaoa, Kona. Responding to a 1 a.m. alarm call at the restaurant […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE ROBERT F. WAGNER PHONE: 961-2380 MAY 19, 2005 GABRIELLA DONNELLY …held on $75,000 bail MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have arrested and charged a 54-year-old Hilo woman for more than 20 years of welfare fraud. East Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section detectives charged Gabriella Victoria Donnelly […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT P. HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 263 MAY 18, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have reclassified the investigation into the death of a Kona man from a public accident to a murder case. West Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section detectives are investigating the May […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 MAY 18, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) will be taking registration for the upcoming HI-PAL Girls 14 & Under Basketball Tournament. The tournament, to be held June 3-5, 2005, at the Hilo Armory, is open […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 18, 2005 CLICK IT OR TICKET – Mayor Harry Kim presents a proclamation declaring May 23-June 5 as “National Click It or Ticket Campaign” to Police Chief Lawrence Mahuna. With Mahuna are Sergeant Christopher Gali, head of the Traffic Enforcement Unit, left, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY RELATIONS SECTION OFFICER MIKE RIVIERA PHONE: 961-2269 MAY 17, 2005 OILI FAMILY – Members of the family of William “Red” Oili gather on the courtyard of the Hilo Police Department Headquarters for a photograph. Oili, who died in the line of duty while trying to save two men from drowning […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT NORTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT JOHN RODRIGUES PHONE: 889-6540 MAY 17, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are investigating the shooting of a horse in North Kohala. At 3:40 p.m. Saturday (May 14, 2005), the horse’s owner reported from a residence on Kohala Mountain Road that his black Arabian stallion had […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 17, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 9-15, 2005, Big Island police arrested 18 motorists for drunk driving. So far this year, there have been 272 DUI arrests, compared to 386 during the same period last year, a decrease of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-2254 MAY 13, 2005 C0501410 JOSHUA JAMES LAPINID …missing since January 19 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 17-year-old boy reported missing from his home in Kona since January 19, 2005. He is Joshua James Lapinid. Lapinid is […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-2254 MAY 13, 2005 C05012292 MALIA ROSHANA LEIGH MADEIRA …missing since April 15 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Police are looking for a 14-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Keaau since April 15, 2005. She is Malia Roshana Leigh Madeira. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN LARRY R. WEBER PHONE: 961-2214 MAY 13, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are advising the public that vending along state and county roadsides is illegal. After receiving numerous complaints about roadside vending, police say they will step up enforcement of both county and state laws […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 MAY 13, 2005 NORTH HAWAII OFFICER OF YEAR – Officer Chad Taniyama of the South Kohala Patrol receives an award naming him North Hawaii Officer of the Year from J. William Sanborn of the North Hawaii Rotary Club. Sanborn is also chairman of the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT THOMAS C. WALTJEN PHONE: 961-2252 MAY 13, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have identified the body of a man found at a Fern Forest residence in Puna. The man was identified as Samuel Ray Zamrzla, 51, of a Fern Forest address. He was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER W. VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 12, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Police are advising motorists to be on the lookout for survey teams standing along major Big Island streets and highways from Wednesday, June 1, through mid-June, 2005. The teams will be taking part in the state’s annual […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT THOMAS C. WALTJEN PHONE: 961-2252 MAY 12, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have arrested the mother and brother of a 45-year-old mentally handicapped man who has been reported missing since April 19, 2005, from his Nanawale Estates residence in Puna. On Tuesday […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION NAOMI O’DELL, SUPERVISING DRIVER LICENSE EXAMINER PHONE: 961-2225 MAY 12, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Applicants applying for a Hawaii permit or driver’s license or renewing an existing license are having their Social Security number on the driver record electronically matched with the Social Security Administration records. If the Social […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER RIO S. AMON-WILKINS PHONE: 961-2213 MAY 11, 2005 SHANELL McGUIRE …missing since May 5 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old Hilo girl reported missing since last Thursday (May 5, 2005). She was identified as Shanell Pilialoha McGuire. McGuire is described as being […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY RELATIONS SECTION OFFICER MIKE RIVIERA PHONE: 961-2269 MAY 10, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department will celebrate Police Week this month with a ceremony at its Hilo headquarters and tours of all police stations on the Big Island. The week of May 15-21, 2004, has been proclaimed Police […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE GERALD WIKE PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 278 MAY 9, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police have arrested a 26-year-old male for the alleged sexual assault of an 18-year-old female in Kailua-Kona. Responding to a 2:45 a.m. call Monday, Kona patrol officers determined that the alleged assault occurred […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 MAY 9, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Because of scheduling conflicts, organizers have cancelled all but a golf tournament for the 15th annual Hawaii Police Commemorative Fund Tournament. Organizers have cancelled the basketball, softball and volleyball tournaments and a run and walk, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII OPERATIONS BUREAU ASSISTANT CHIEF RONALD NAKAMICHI PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 246 MAY 9, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE The Kona Patrol Division has been experiencing problems with its new telephone system. Residents calling the Kona police station have been intermittently disconnected or not having their telephone calls answered. Assistant Chief Ronald Nakamichi, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-2254 MAY 9, 2005 C05013380 SHERRY RMANGMOU …missing since April 22 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Hilo since April 22, 2005. She is Sherry Ramangmou. Ramangmou is described as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 MAY 9, 2005 C05015167/KN NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE MEDIA RELEASE A 47-year-old man died Sunday (May 8, 2005) of injuries he received when he was struck by a vehicle while trying to cross Kuakini Highway about one-tenth of a mile south of Palani Road. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 9, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 2-8, 2005, Big Island police arrested 10 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash, and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 9, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE The Hawaii County Police Department has extended the signup deadline to May 13 for its “Click It or Ticket” 3-on-3 East Hawaii Basketball Tournament. Sponsored by the Traffic Services Section and the Hawaii Isle Police Activities League, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 MAY 6, 2005 C05014476/KN MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Traffic Enforcement Unit officers have identified a Kona man who died of injuries he suffered in a moped crash on Sunday (May 1, 2005). The victim was identified as Andrew Powers, 41, of Holualoa. Powers […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 MAY 4, 2005 C05014476/KN MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Traffic Enforcement Unit officers have reclassified a fatal crash from a traffic fatality to a public accident. Officers reclassified the case after learning that the unidentified victim was riding a Hyosung moped, and not a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT DUANE RAPOZA PHONE: 961-2213 MAY 5, 2005 WILLIAM KAMOKU …quickly recaptured after escape MEDIA RELEASE A felon who had just been sentenced in Circuit Court escaped briefly from the State Judiciary Building in Hilo, but was quickly captured about two blocks away. Responding to a 10:05 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 3, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Police are warning Big Island residents that the annual “Click It or Ticket” campaign for 2005 has begun. Sergeant Dexter Veriato, head of the Traffic Services Section, said there will be roving patrols and seatbelt enforcement checkpoints set […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 MAY 2, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE An unidentified male died of injuries he suffered in a motor scooter crash late Sunday (May 1, 2005) on Honokohau Boat Ramp Road. Responding to an 11:26 p.m. call, Kona patrol officers determined that the man was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 2, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of April 25-May 1, 2005, Big Island police arrested 10 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash, and one was under the age of 21. So far this […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT P. HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 263 MAY 2, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for two male suspects who allegedly tried to kidnap a female minor waiting at a school bus stop Monday morning (May 2, 2005) in the Honaunau area of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT P. HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 263 APRIL 29, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Police have charged a 27-year-old male suspect with a variety of offenses after he was found sleeping in a stolen vehicle. The suspect was identified as Star Aholelei, of no permanent address. At […]