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HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT HICKOX PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 263 APRIL 29, 2005 KYLE KEONI QUILAUSING …held without bail MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE West Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section detectives charged a 30-year-old male suspect Friday (April 29, 2005) with numerous counts of car theft and other offenses. At 8:50 p.m., […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 APRIL 28, 2005 C05013543 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE The prelimary results of an autopsy performed Wednesday (April 27, 2005) on the body of a 40-year-old Kailua-Kona man found dead on Sunday failed to identify the exact cause of his death. The patholigist […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT HICKOX PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 263 APRIL 28, 2005 ARRESTED THURSDAY – Kyle Keoni Quilausing, left, was arrested on suspicion of numerous vehicle thefts around the Big Island. His girlfriend, Lyssa Sakamoto, was arrested and charged with hindering prosecution for helping hide him out. MEDIA […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN CHAD FUKUI PHONE: 961-2251 APRIL 26, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Police are warning Big Island residents to be wary of a new telephone scam. In this scam, the caller identifies himself as a representative of the Verizon telephone company and informs the victim that the balance […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 26, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of April 18-24, 2005, Big Island police arrested 14 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 234 DUI arrests, compared to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT NORMAN KEAMO PHONE: 961-2253 APRIL 25, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Acting on tips made to the “Ice” Hotline, East Hawaii Ice Task Force and Vice Section officers raided two Ainaloa residences in Puna Monday (April 25, 2005) and arrested four male suspects for various drug and other […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT DARRELL HUSTON PHONE: 966-5835 APRIL 25, 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 home in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-8889 APRIL 25, 2005 CORONER’S INQUEST MEDIA RELEASE A 47-year-old Kona man died Sunday (April 24, 2005) at the Queen’s Medical Center of injuries he sustained in a motorcycle-vehicle collision March 7, 2005, in Kailua-Kona. The victim was identified as Thomas Wermager, of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL A. MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 APRIL 25, 2005 DENNIS KREIS …body found on Sunday MEDIA RELEASE Police have identified the body of a man found Sunday morning (April 24, 2005) as that of a Kona man. The body was identified as that of Dennis Kreis, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 APRIL 22, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Members of the Hawaii County Police Department and their families and friends are planning the 15th annual Hawaii Police Commemorative Fund Tournament, scheduled for May 13-15, 2005, at the Kawananakoa Gymnasium and Hualani Park field in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 22, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department’s Traffic Services Section and the Hawaii Isle Police Activities League are signing up teams for a 3-on-3 basketball tournament to be played in East Hawaii. The HI-PAL “Click It or Ticket” 3-on-3 East […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN LARRY R. WEBER PHONE: 961-2214 APRIL 21, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police arrested three male teenagers Wednesday (April 20, 2005) after they got into a car crash in a stolen vehicle. Responding to a 6:45 p.m. call from a resident of Sunrise Ridge, police […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN PAUL KEALOHA PHONE: 326-4646 APRIL 21, 2005 T05002332 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A pickup truck struck a utility pole on Hualalai Road in Kailua-Kona early Thursday morning (April 21, 2005), causing a road closure for more than 12 hours. Hualalai Road was closed from about 2 a.m. to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN PAUL KEALOHA PHONE: 326-4646 APRIL 21, 2005 T05002332 MEDIA RELEASE A pickup truck struck a utility pole on Hualalai Road in Kailua-Kona early Thursday morning (April 21, 2005), causing a road closure through most of the day. Shortly before 2 a.m., Kona patrol officers responding to a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT LINDA J. TESTER PHONE: 326-4646 APRIL 21, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE A 77-year-old visitor from Florida collapsed in waters off Kahaluu Beach Park and died Thursday (April 21, 2005). The victim was identified as Herman Haupt, of Viera, Florida. Responding to a 10:55 a.m. call, Kona patrol officers […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-8889 APRIL 21, 2005 C05013088/HL MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a 53-year-old woman who died of injuries she suffered in a three-car collision Wednesday (April 20, 2005) on Hawaii Belt Road. The victim was identified as Janet Lee Cody, of Pepeekeo, South […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-8889 APRIL 21, 2005 C05013088/HL MEDIA RELEASE A 53-year-old Hilo woman died Wednesday (April 20, 2005) of injuries she suffered in a three-car collision on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) about three-tenths of a mile north of the eight-mile marker. The name of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN LARRY R. WEBER PHONE: 961-2214 APRIL 20, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are warning residents of Hilo’s Kaumana area to be on the lookout for three male suspects who were in a stolen car that crashed with another vehicle Wednesday (April 20, 2005). Police are […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER RUEL R. DALERE PHONE: 966-5835 APRIL 20, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for two masked men in camouflage clothing who approached a Puna resident Wednesday morning (April 20, 2005) in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision and made threats against the landowner. Responding to a 6:45 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE JUERGEN CANDA PHONE: 961-2381 APRIL 20, 2005 CHARGED IN BURGLARY – Alexander Fanchie, left, and Clem Kamakea have been charged in a burglary at a residence in Hawaiian Acres. Each is being held in lieu of $6,000 bail. MEDIA RELEASE Two Puna men have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT DARRELL HUSTON PHONE: 966-5835 APRIL 20, 2005 DANIEL DESIMONE …missing from Nanawale Estates home MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 45-year-old mentally handicapped male who has been missing since Tuesday (April 19, 2005) from his Nanawale Estates home in Puna. The […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT NORBERT SERRAO JR. PHONE: 961-8889 APRIL 18, 2005 C05012283/PN CORONER’S INQUEST MEDIA RELEASE A 40-year-old woman was killed Friday (April 16, 2005) in a two-vehicle collision on the Keaau-Pahoa Highway (Route 130) about 550 feet south of the Shower Drive intersection. The victim was identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE TOM POY PHONE: 961-2383 APRIL 18, 2005 C05012279 CAMDEN BRINK …held on $5,000 bail MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have arrested and charged an adult male in an alleged assault and robbery late Friday (April 15, 2005) in Pahoa, Puna. The suspect, identified as Camden […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 18, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of April 11-17, 2005, Big Island police arrested 19 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, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION CAPTAIN ROBERT P. HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 263 APRIL 14, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Police are requesting the public’s help in identifying an assailant who critically injured a Waikoloa apartment manager Wednesday evening (April 13, 2005). Responding to a 9 p.m. call of an assault at the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 APRIL 14, 2005 C05011952 WAYNE M. SARME SR. …held on $5,000 bail MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have charged a 34-year-old Hilo man with assault and other felony offenses for allegedly trying to run down a motorcyclist Wednesday (April 13, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 APRIL 14, 2005 C05011952 MEDIA RELEASE South Hilo patrol officers arrested a 34-year-old Hilo man Wednesday (April 13, 2005) after responding to what was initially reported as a traffic collision between a truck and a motorcycle in Papaikou. Answering to a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RUSSELL K. PAIO PHONE: 326-4646 APRIL 13, 2005 T05002150/KN MEDIA RELEASE A Suisan 18-wheel tractor-trailer truck ran off the road Wednesday (April 13, 2005) after its brakes partially failed while traveling down Hinalani Street in Kailua-Kona. Responding to a 6:40 a.m. call, Kona patrol officers determined that […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE ROBERT WAGNER PHONE: 961-2380 APRIL 12, 2005 KYLE KEONI QUILAUSING …sought for numerous vehicle thefts MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police are looking for a 30-year-old man they believe is responsible for numerous vehicle thefts throughout the Big Island. The suspect was identified as Kyle […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION PHONE: 935-2213 MARCH 12, 2005 C05011088 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a thief or thieves who stole a four-wheeler and generator from a residence off Kaumana Drive in Hilo. The two items were stolen sometime on April 5, 2005. The four-wheeler was described as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RAYMOND CHILDERS PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 253 APRIL 11, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for two men who robbed a male visitor Sunday (April 10, 2005) in Kailua-Kona. Responding to an 11:22 p.m. call, Kona patrol officers determined that two men in a small white […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 11, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of April 4-10, 2005, Big Island police arrested 11 motorists for drunk driving. So far this year, there have been 201 DUI arrests, compared to 272 during the same period last year, a decrease of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER AARON CARVALHO PHONE: 961-2213 APRIL 5, 2005 CHRISTOPHER NASARIO …sought for violating terms of furlough MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are on the lookout for a 38-year-old man who allegedly violated the terms of his extended furlough and has been classified as an escapee from the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 6, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are warning the public that officers will issue citations to anyone who is operating a dirt bike or all terrain vehicle (ATV) on any public road within the county. This includes all state and county […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 326-464, EXT. 230 MARCH 4, 2005 JUSTIN SCAGGS …missing since January 9 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old boy reported as a runaway missing from the Kona Interim Home since January 9, 2005. The boy was identified […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER MEKIA K. ROSE PHONE: 961-2213 APRIL 4, 2005 ABRAHAM MARTIN VERECE …escapee from Hale Nani MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are on the lookout for a 25-year-old man who escaped from the Hale Nani Correctional Facility in Hilo. The escapee was identified as Abraham Martin Verece, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 4, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 28-April 3, 2005, Big Island police arrested 14 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 190 DUI arrests, compared […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII HI-PAL OFFICER RANDY MORRIS PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 258 APRIL 1, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department’s Traffic Services Section and the Hawaii Isle Police Activities League are signing up teams for a 3-on-3 basketball tournament to be played in West Hawaii. The HI-PAL “Click It or Ticket” […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT P. HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 263 APRIL 1, 2005 KYLE KEONI QUILAUSING …sought for vehicle thefts MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 30-year-old man they believe is responsible for a number of recent vehicle thefts in the West Hawaii area. The […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER LANCE AMBROSE PHONE: 887-3080 APRIL 1, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are on the lookout for a 38-year-old female who is wanted for several arrest warrants and unsworn falsification and who is a suspect in thefts from businesses. The suspect was identified as Tammy Lynn […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 28, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 21-27, 2005, Big Island police arrested 15 motorists for drunk driving. So far this year, there have been 176 DUI arrests, compared to 230 during the same period last year, a decrease of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT DARREN HORIO PHONE: 961-2213 MARCH 30, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE The First Hawaiian Bank “Troy Barboza” Law Enforcement Torch Run 2005 will be held on Saturday, April 16, in Hilo and Sunday, April 17, in Kona to help raise funds for and public awareness of the Hawaii […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA COMMUNITY POLICING OFFICER CLYDE KAWAUCHI PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 257 MARCH 29, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a burglary suspect believed responsible for several burglaries at Kona resorts. The most recent burglary occurred sometime between Sunday and Monday (March 27-28, 2005) at a Kaupulehu resort. The thief stole boogie […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION OFFICER ED BUYTEN PHONE: 326-4646 MARCH 28, 2005 C05009804 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have arrested a 23-year-old Kona man for allegedly kidnapping his former girlfriend and forcing her to search parked cars for luggage and camera bags. The 18-year-old victim reported that the suspect contacted her in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION ACTING LIEUTENANT GILBERT GASPAR PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 238 MARCH 23, 2005 C05003472 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have charged a 23-year-old fugitive with 11 separate offenses stemming from an encounter last month in Waimea, South Kohala. West Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section detectives charged the suspect, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER CLARENCE YEE. JR. PHONE: 887-3080 MARCH 23, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Police are warning Big Island residents to be aware of another telephone scam, this one soliciting credit card numbers in the name of the American Cancer Society. Residents have reported receiving telephone calls from someone purporting […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICE SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 23, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE There will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kapiolani Street during certain hours over the Easter weekend. In accordance with Section 24-10 of the Hawaii County Code, Police Chief Lawrence K. Mahuna will put the temporary traffic […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDLL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 MARCH 23, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE East Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section detectives have released an audio recording of an anonymous caller who phoned in bomb threats to a local public school. Detectives released the recording in the hope that someone will […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 MARCH 22, 2005 NEW LICENSE – Mike McNeal of the Marquis ID Systems company, above left, explains how the new license-making machine works to Don Thompson, a driver license examiner. At left is a sample of what the new license looks like. MEDIA RELEASE […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 22, 2004 JOANA A. SIGRAH …missing since October 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 17-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Kona since October 1, 2004. She was identified as Joana A. Sigrah. Sigrah […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 22, 2004 MATHEW A. AKINA …missing since June 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old boy reported missing from his home in Kona since June 11, 2004. He was identified as Mathew K. Akina. Akina […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT P. HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 263 MARCH 21, 2005 C05003472 KALANI KAOHIMAUNU …captured in Pohoiki MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police, the state Sheriff’s Department and members of the Hawaii Fugitive Task Force (HFTF) have arrested a 23-year-old fugitive sought by police since he […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE:961- 2254 MARCH 21, 2005 C05008303 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have called off a search for a boy and a girl missing from their homes on Oahu since March 8, 2005. The two, Joshua K. Enos and Jamie Delgado, both […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 21, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 14-20, 2005, Big Island police arrested 14 motorists for drunk driving. So far this year, there have been 161 DUI arrests, compared to 216 during the same period last year, a decrease of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-8839 MARCH 18, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have arrested a 33-year-old man wanted on two bench warrants for contempt of court and for questioning in an alleged sex assault in August 2003. South Hilo patrol officers arrested the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 18, 2005 C05008303 MISSING OAHU YOUTHS – A boy and girl, Joshua K. Enos and Jamie Delgado, both 16, are missing from their homes on Oahu and believed to be on the Big Island. MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN LARRY R. WEBER PHONE: 961-2214 MARCH 18, 2005 C05008757 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a lone gunman who robbed the 5-Spice food shop Friday (March 18, 2005) in the Puainako Shopping Center. Responding to an 11:30 a.m. call, South Hilo patrol officers determined […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 263 MARCH 18, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE West Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section detectives have charged a 27-year-old Waimea man with 18 offenses for crimes committed in the South Kohala and Kona districts. The suspect, Blane Apostadiro, was charged Friday (March […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 MARCH 17, 2005 HONOREES – Chris Honda, left, was honored as Firefighter of the Year, and Officer Tod Bello, right, was named Police Officer of the Year by the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii. With them is Andrew Iwashita, club president. MEDIA RELEASE […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SCHOOL RESOURCE OFFICER PROGRAM OFFICER JOHN “MASA” PAGAY PHONE: 974-4952 MARCH 17, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for the culprit or culprits who are making false bomb threats at high schools in Pahoa and Hilo. In the past month, Big Island police and fire units have responded to one bomb […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-8839 MARCH 17, 2005 DON K. HIILEI …wanted for questioning MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 33-year-old Hilo man wanted for questioning in an alleged sex assault in August 2003. The suspect, identified as Don K. Hiilei, currently […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-8839 MARCH 16, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have called off the search for a 29-year-old Hilo man wanted on two warrants for contempt and revocation of probation. Puna patrol officers arrested the suspect, identified as Jacob J. Flores, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-8889 MARCH 16, 2005 C05008519/PN MEDIA RELEASE A 56-year-old woman died of injuries she suffered in a two-car traffic collision Wednesday (March 16, 2005) at the intersection of the Keaau-Pahoa Road (Route 130) and Kaloli Drive in Puna. The victim was identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-8889 MARCH 16, 2005 C05007463/KN MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a 44-year-old Kona man who was killed Wednesday (March 9, 2005) in a one-vehicle crash on Napoopoo Road about nine-tenths of a mile south of the intersection with Hawaii Belt Road (Route […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 14, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 7-13, 2005, Big Island police arrested 15 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 263 MARCH 11, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have charged one more suspect who was arrested as the result of a drug raid on a Waimea residence. Thursday evening (March 10, 2005), West Hawaii Vice Section officers charged Thomas Pahio, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT JEREMIE EVANGELISTA PHONE: 887-3080 MARCH 11, 2005 T05001469/SK MEDIA RELEASE A nine-year-old girl was injured Friday (March 11, 2005) when she was struck by a vehicle on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 190) in front of the Waimea Elementary and Intermediate School. The girl was taken to the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-8839 MARCH 10, 2005 JACOB FLORES …wanted for variety of offenses MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 29-year-old Hilo man wanted on two warrants for contempt and revocation of probation. The suspect, identified as Jacob J. Flores, is […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN CHAD FUKUI PHONE: 961-2251 MARCH 10, 2004 ATTEMPTED MURDER SUSPECTS – Randall L. Cruz, left, has been charged with attempted murder and a number of other offenses stemming from Tuesday”s drug raid on a Waimea residence. Weston K. Lindsey, who was arrested for attempted murder […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-8839 MARCH 10, 2005 JAMES BALAI JR. …missing since January 21 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 15-year-old boy who has been missing since January 21, 2005. The boy was identified as James Balai Jr., of a Hilo address. Balai […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER NORBERT SERRAO JR. PHONE: 961-8889 MARCH 10, 2005 C05007463/KN CORONER’S INQUEST MEDIA RELEASE An unidentified Kona man was killed Wednesday (March 9, 2005) in a one-vehicle crash on Napoopoo Road about nine-tenths of a mile south of the intersection with Mamalahoa Highway (Route 11). The driver’s name […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-8839 MARCH 10, 2005 SHAYNE KOBAYASHI …sought for parole violation MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 30-year-old Puna man wanted for violation of parole and for questioning about a domestic-related incident. The suspect was identified as Shayne Kobayashi, of a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT AREA II FIELD OPERATIONS ASSISTANT CHIEF RONALD NAKAMICHI PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 246 MARCH 9, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Police have arrested two male suspects for attempted murder after they allegedly drove a sports utility vehicle toward a police officer executing a search warrant in Waimea. Arrested were Weston K. Lindsey, 48, and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 263 MARCH 9, 2005 BLANE APOSTADIRO …sought for car theft MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 27-year-old suspect after arresting three other suspects during the investigation of a possible auto theft. Police are looking for Blane Apostadiro, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT DARREN HORIO PHONE: 961-2213 MARCH 3, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a Massachusetts man whose family hasn’t heard from him in more than two weeks. The man was identified as James Paddock, 38, of Wendell, Massachusetts. Paddock’s family in Massachusetts reported the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GILBERT GASPAR PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 238 MARCH 7, 2005 SAMANTHA MOORE …missing since February 18, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her Kailua-Kona home since February 18, 2005. She was identified as Samantha […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 7, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 28-March 6, 2005, Big Island police arrested 17 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions. So far this year, there has been a revised count of 132 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 MARCH 3, 2005 OFFICER OF THE MONTH – Officer Sandor Finkey of the Puna Patrol is congratulated by Joey Estrella, chairman of the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii, for being named Officer of the Month for January 2005. MEDIA RELEASE Officer Sandor Finkey […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 2, 2005 C05006379 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have arrested a 17-year-old Puna boy for allegedly making a false bomb threat at Pahoa High School. After being disciplined in school, the youth allegedly called from a pay phone outside […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 2, 2005 IVAN GONSALVES …missing since October 31, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 17-year-old boy reported missing from his home in Hilo since October 31, 2004. He is Ivan Gonsalves. Gonsalves is described as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 2, 2005 JIMMY GONSALVES-RENKEN …missing since November 10, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 16-year-old boy reported missing from his home in Hilo since November 10, 2004. He is Jimmy Gonsalves-Renken. Gonsalves-Renken is described as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 MARCH 1, 2005 C05006146 MEDIA RELEASE A 42-year-old man has been charged with a variety of offenses after he was arrested Sunday (February 27, 2005) for allegedly firing a weapon in the Leilani Estates subdivision of Puna. The suspect was identified […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 MARCH 1, 2005 C05005398 DEREK A. WONG …held on $50,000 bail MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have charged a 43-year-old Hilo man for an alleged kidnapping incident, which occurred in the Kulani area of south Hilo on February 21, 2005. At […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-8889 FEBRUARY 28, 2005 C05005047/KN MEDIA RELEASE A 37-year-old man died Friday (February 25, 2005) of injuries he suffered in a motor vehicle-bicycle crash at the intersection of Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 11) and Malulani Street in North Kona. The victim was identified […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-8889 FEBRUARY 28, 2005 C05006282/HL NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE MEDIA RELEASE A 35-year-old man died Monday (February 28, 2005) of injuries he suffered in a motorcycle-vehicle crash at the intersection of Ainaola Drive and Kaulike Street in the Waiakea-uka area of Hilo. The victim was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 28, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 21-27, 2005, Big Island police arrested 13 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic collision 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 FEBRUARY 24, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have issued a total of 1,045 speeding tickets so far this year as part of its crackdown on speeding motorists. This represents an increase of 105 citations over the 940 speeding tickets issued during the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-8889 FEBRUARY 24, 2005 C05005661/HL CORONER’S INQUEST MEDIA RELEASE A 57-year-old man was killed Wednesday (February 23, 2005) in a one-vehicle crash on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11) about five-tenths of a mile south of the four-mile marker. The driver was identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES SECTION CAPTAIN JAY ENANORIA PHONE: 961-2265 FEBRUARY 23, 2005 NEW OFFICERS – Thirteen new police officers will hit the road for on-the-job field training for nine weeks. The 13 members of the 64th Police Recruit Class are, front row from left, Levon P. Stevens, Cory R.F. Hasegawa, Kyle H. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 FEBRUARY 22, 2005 C5005285 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have arrested two adult males and a juvenile male for an alleged assault and robbery late Sunday (February 20, 2005) on Coconut Island. One adult has been charged and is being […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 FEBRUARY 22, 2005 C5005285 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police have arrested two adult males and a juvenile male for an alleged assault and robbery late Sunday (February 20, 2005) on Coconut Island. Responding to a call, South Hilo patrol officers determined that […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 22, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 14-20, 2005, Big Island police arrested 11 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT P. HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 263 FEBRUARY 19, 2005 CHARLES K. PAULINO …held on $279,000 bail MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A 25-year-old Hilo man who allegedly fired on three state highway workers Wednesday (February 16, 2005) and then tried to pull a gun on arresting […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 FEBRUARY 18, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE Thirteen members of the Hawaii County Police Department’s 64th Recruit class graduated Friday (February 18, 2005) during ceremonies held at Hilo’s Nani Mau Gardens Restaurant. The police graduates have undergone seven months of intensive classroom training and will now […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI FEBRUARY 18, 2005 C05004990/PN CORONER’S INQUEST MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a 25-year-old man who died Friday (February 18, 2005) after being involved in a one-car crash on Makuu Drive between 25th and 26 Avenues in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision of Puna. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-8889 FEBRUARY 18, 2005 C05004990/PN CORONER’S INQUEST MEDIA RELEASE A 25-year-old Hilo man died Friday (February 18, 2005) of injuries he suffered in a one-car crash on Makuu Drive between 25th and 26th Avenues in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision of Puna. The […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN ROBERT P. HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 263 FEBRUARY 17, 2005 CHARLES PAULINO …arrested for attempted murder MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kona police arrested a 25-year-old male suspect for attempted murder Wednesday (February 16, 2005) after he allegedly fired shots at three state highway workers earlier in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN PAUL KEALOHA PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 249 FEBRUARY 16, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE An unknown gunman fired shots at three state workers who caught him trying to steal a backhoe from a baseyard facility Wednesday (February 16, 2005). Responding to a 9 a.m. report of shots being fired in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN PAUL KEALOHA PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 249 FEBRUARY 16, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE The driver of a county refuse semi-tractor trailer truck was injured in a two-truck collision Wednesday (February 16, 2005) on Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 19) just south of the 90-mile marker. The driver of the county […]