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HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE OFFICER RANDY MORRIS PHONE: 326-4646 EXT. 258 NOVEMBER 22, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Activities League is accepting entries for its 15th Annual 3-on-3 Basketball Jam. In partnership with the Keauhou Shopping Center and Hope Chapel, HI-PAL has scheduled the tournament for January 15-17, 2005. It […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT DEXTER VERIATO PHONE: 961-2305 NOVEMBER 22, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of November 15-21, 2004, Big Island police arrested 31 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash and four were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE ROBERT WAGNER PHONE: 961-2380 NOVEMBER 19, 2004 IRVIN TYSEN AGRES …held in lieu of $15,500 bail MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police arrested and charged a Hilo man with robbery, burglary and theft for two separate offenses committed in Hilo’s Puueo area Friday (November 19, 2004). […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 NOVEMBER 18, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are warning residents about a possible mail scam in which an alleged foreign lottery promises excellent odds at winning millions of dollars. The lottery organizers offer to sell tickets for less than $20 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE TOM POY PHONE: 961-2383 NOVEMBER 17, 2004 I-02233 FRANCESCA OBRIEN …missing since August 1, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have renewed their request for the public’s help in locating a Puna woman reported missing since August 11, 2004. The woman was identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2243 NOVEMBER 16, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE The percentage of traffic deaths caused by driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs has increased dramatically over the past year. As of November 1 this year, a total of 36 persons have been killed in 28 traffic […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICE ERIC CEREZO PHONE: 961-2332 NOVEMBER 11, 2004 I-11989/KN CORONER’S INQUEST MEDIA RELEASE A Kailua-Kona youth was killed Wednesday (November 10, 2004) in a one-car crash on Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 19) about 160 feet north of the 79-mile marker in Kiholo, North Kona. Responding to a 1:37 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 NOVEMBER 15, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League will sponsor its 25th Annual Winter Basketball Classic next month in Hilo. The HI-PAL tournament will be held December 26-29, 2004, and the deadline for registration is December 3, 2004. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNITOFFICER REED K. MAHUNA PHONE: 961-2332 NOVEMBER 15, 2004 I-10162/HL MEDIA RELEASE Police have renewed their request for information about a fatal traffic crash that occurred on October 27, 2004, in Hilo. Officers investigating the crash want to speak to anyone with information about the crash. The crash occurred […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION PHONE: 961-2227 NOVEMBER 15, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of November 8-14, 2004, Big Island police arrested 18 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 NOVEMBER 10, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE The Big Island has joined the other three counties in a nationwide campaign to discourage drunk driving by setting up at least one random sobriety checkpoint a week. The effort, called the “Fifty-Two-Twelve Campaign,” will run through September 30, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE LUCILLE MELEMAI PHONE: 961-2377 NOVEMBER 9, 2004 CARL WILLIAM LINDSEY …still at large MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have renewed their request for the public’s help in finding a 26-year-old man wanted for escape in Washington State and for failure to appear in Hilo […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2251 NOVEMBER 9, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE The e-mail scammers are at it again. This time, a group purporting to be from the Citibank Customer Service, is sending e-mail entitled, “Citibank Alerting Service.” The message, which includes a Citibank logo, says, in part: […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT NORTH HILO PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER KELVIN R. CARDOZA PHONE: 962-2120 NOVEMBER 8, 2004 I-10451/NH MISSING PERSON RYAN STURGIS …missing since October 29 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 19-year-old male reported missing after visiting a relative in Hana Kulana Camp at Ookala in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAMAKUA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER NICHOLAS MUNA PHONE: 775-7533 NOVEMBER 8, 2004 JO-EL CHUN …believed to be on Big Island MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old girl missing from her Maui home since November 1, 2004, and believed to be on the Big Island. The girl was identified […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION PHONE: 961-2227 NOVEMBER 8, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of November 1-7, 2004, Big Island police arrested 27 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash and six were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDALL MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2252 NOVEMBER 4, 2005 MEDIA RELEASE East Hawaii detectives have charged 23-year old Kole Race-Joaquin today (November 3, 2005), with a variety of charges stemming from his escape from the Hawaii Community Correctional Center and his activities while on the run. Police charged […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION PHONE: 961-2227 NOVEMBER 1, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of October 25-31, 2004, Big Island police arrested 16 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 year, there have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER REED MAHUNA PHONE: 961-2332 OCTOBER 28, 2004 I-10162/HL NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE MEDIA RELEASE An 80-year-old woman died Wednesday (October 27, 2004) of injuries she sustained in a one-car crash on Kilauea Avenue about one-tenth of a mile south of West Ohea Street in Hilo. The victim was identified […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT KELLY KAAUMOANA-MATSUMOTO PHONE: 887-3080 OCTOBER 27, 2004 I-10160 KALANI KAOHIMAUNU …sought by police MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are on the lookout for a 23-year-old escapee from the Hawaii Community Correctional Facility. The escapee was identified as Kalani Kaohimaunu, who escaped on foot from adult correction […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS DIVISION ACTING CAPTAIN PAUL H. KEALOHA JR. PHONE: 326-4646 OCTOBER 27, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Police are warning the public of another possible telephone scam. Several residents have reported receiving suspicious telephone calls at home within the past week. In all reported incidents, the callers have […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT KELLY KAAUMOANA-MATSUMOTO PHONE: 887-3080 OCTOBER 26, 2004 I-09811/SK MEDIA RELEASE A 58-year old male that was pulled out, unconscious from the waters of Anaehoomalu Bay on Saturday (October 23, 2004) was pronounced dead today (October 26, 2004) at the North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea, South […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION PHONE: 961-2227 OCTOBER 25, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of October 18-25, 2004, Big Island police arrested 27 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash and four were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT ROBERT HATTON PHONE: 961-2232 OCTOBER 19, 2004 I-09204/NH MEDIA RELEASE A 26-year old Hilo male was killed Tuesday (October 19, 2004) in a four car collision on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) in Ookala, .8 miles East of the 28 mile marker. Responding to a 5:15 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION DETECTIVE ZAC HOUCHIN PHONE: 326-4646, EXT 262 OCTOBER 8, 2004 Nicholas Jenkins aka “Ziggy” …Burglary suspect MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in the locating of Nicholas Jenkins, M-18, who is wanted in connection with a residential burglary that occurred in early […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE GLENN Y. UEHANA PHONE: 961-8839 OCTOBER 18, 2004 I-08979/HL MEDIA RELEASE Hilo detectives have arrested and charged a 49 year old Hilo man for sexual assault. A report was received from a female minor, who said that early Saturday (October 16, 2004) morning, the man sexually […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION PHONE: 961-2227 OCTOBER 18, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of October 11-18, 2004, Big Island police arrested 19 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash and three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT ROBERT HATTON PHONE: 961-2332 October 17, 2004 I-O9065/HL MEDIA RELEASE One male party was killed Sunday (October 17, 2004) from injuries he suffered in a three-vehicle collision at the intersection of Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19), and Old Mamalahoa Highway, Hakalau, Hawaii. Responding to a 2:26 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2243 OCTOBER 15, 2004 KENNEL DEDICATION – Captain Samuel Thomas, head of the East Hawaii Criminal Investigation Division, left, County Managing Director Dixie Kaetsu and Billy Kenoi, the mayor’s executive assistant, take part in the dedication of the East Hawaii Canine Kennel. MEDIA RELEASE The […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE LUCILLE MELEMAI PHONE: 961-2377 OCTOBER 14, 2004 CARL WILLIAM LINDSEY …wanted for escape and failure to appear MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in finding a 26-year-old man wanted for escape in Washington State and for failure to appear […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT PAUL KEALOHA PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 266 OCTOBER 13, 2004 I-08016 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE An 87-year-old man who had been missing from his Kailua-Kona home for a week was found Tuesday afternoon (October 12, 2004) alive and conscious. The missing man, Anthony T. Miyose, apparently wandered away […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT PAUL KEALOHA PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 266 OCTOBER 11, 2004 I-08016 ANTHONY T. MIYOSE …missing since October 6, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have renewed their plea for the public’s help in finding an 87-year-old man who reportedly wandered away from his Kailua-Kona residence on […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION PHONE: 961-2227 OCTOBER 11, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of October 4-11, 2004, Big Island police arrested 22 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes and three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 814 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION OFFICER DALE K. VILORIA PHONE: 326-4646 OCTOBER 8, 2004 I-08016 ANTHONY MIYOSE …missing from home MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for an 87-year-old man who reportedly wandered away from his Kailua-Kona residence Wednesday (October 6, 2004). The missing man was identified as Anthony T. Miyose, who […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII ICE TASK FORCE LIEUTENANT MARSHALL K. KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2340 OCTOBER 8, 2004 THREE ARRESTED IN DRUG BUST – William Clifford, top left, and Sloan Paglinawan are being held on Oahu facing federal drug charges. Mariano Carriaga, bottom right, has been released pending further investigation. The three were arrested last […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE JUERGEN L. CANDA PHONE: 326-4646, Ext. 277 OCTOBER 7, 2004 I-07782 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A woman whose body was discovered Monday (October 4, 2004) in the corner of a parking lot at a Waikoloa residential complex has been identified as Wanda Brenner, 76, of Waikoloa […]

HAWAIICOUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT DUANE RAPOZA PHONE: 961-2311 OCTOBER 5, 2004 I-07776/HL MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A 45-year-old man missing from a Pepeekeo care home since Monday (October 10, 2004) has returned the home on his own. The missing man, Bradley Bowden, returned to the care home at a Kolekole Place address […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT DUANE RAPOZA PHONE: 961-2311 OCTOBER 5, 2004 I-07776/HL BRADLEY BOWDEN …missing from care home MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a man who has been missing since Monday (October 10, 2004) from a Pepeekeo care home. The man was identified as Bradley Bowden, who […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION ACTING CAPTAIN LEO K. JITCHAKU PHONE: 326-4646 OCTOBER 4, 2004 I-07747 MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii County firefighters extinguished a fire of undetermined origin Monday (October 4, 2004) at a Kailua-Kona apartment complex. No one was reported injured in the blaze, which was reported to police at 8:55 a.m., but […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER BRADLEY F. FREITAS PHONE: 961-2332 OCTOBER 4, 2004 I-07595 MEDIA RELEASE A 41-year-old man was killed Saturday (October 2, 2004) in a single-vehicle crash on Akoni Pule Highway (Route 270) one-tenth of a mile north of the 16-mile marker in Kapaa, North Kohala. The victim was identified […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION PHONE: 961-2227 OCTOBER 4, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of September 27-October 3, 2004, Big Island police arrested 17 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic crashrd and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA DISTRICT CAPTAIN CHADWICK K. FUKUI PHONE: 887-3085 OCTOBER 4, 2004 I-07782 MEDIA RELEASE The partially decomposed body of an unidentified female was discovered Monday (October 4, 2004) in the corner of a parking lot at a Waikoloa residential complex. Responding to a 2:46 p.m. call, South Kohala patrol found […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT NORBERT SERRAO PHONE: 961-2332 OCTOBER 1, 2004 I-07521/HL MEDIA RELEASE A 20-year-old male died of injuries he suffered in a two-vehicle collision early Friday (October 1, 2004) on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) near the seven-mile marker in Papaikou, Hawaii. The victim was identified a Stephen […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE BRANDON P. KONANUI PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 304 OCTOBER 1, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Police have charged a 26-year-old Kona man with second-degree attempted murder for allegedly stabbing a 5-month-old infant male in his abdomen. The suspect was identified as Jerry Francis Liquie, of a Holualoa address. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 SEPTEMBER 29, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE County, state and federal law officers arrested 41 persons wanted on outstanding bench warrants during a three-day sweep in West Hawaii. The sweep, named “Operation Pono Hawaii-Kona,” started Sunday (September 26, 2004) and ended Tuesday. During the sweep officers […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT NORBERT SERRAO PHONE: 961-2332 SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 I-06732 MEDIA RELEASE A Honaunau man was killed Friday (September 24, 2004) in a two-vehicle collision on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11) near the 72-mile marker in the Ka’u District. The victim was identified as Johnnie P. Gouveia, 28. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION PHONE: 961-2227 SEPTEMBER 27, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of September 20-26, 2004, Big Island police arrested 19 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, there have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT BRADLEY K. MAIN PHONE: 326-4646 SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE A 60-year-old visitor from Japan died of an apparent drowning while snorkeling Thursday (September 23, 2004) in Heeia Bay in Keauhou, North Kona. The victim was identified as Teoruo Isobe of Kanagawa Kane, Japan. About 1:20 p.m., […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 SEPTEMBER 24, 2004 WORTHY CAUSE – Assistant Chief Elroy Osorio Jr. was one of the first of 132 volunteers to give a pint of blood in the Hawaii County Police Department’s annual blood drive. MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department netted 132 pints […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT NORBERT SERRAO PHONE: 961-2332 SEPTEMBER 23, 2004 I-06253 MEDIA RELEASE A 33-year-old man died of injuries he suffered Wednesday (September 22, 2004) when his motor scooter collided with a parked car on Alii Drive fronting Kahaluu Beach Park in Keauhou, North Kona. Responding to a 10:42 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2251 SEPTEMBER 21, 2004 WILLIAM PAUL ROBINSON …pleads guilty to four robberies MEDIA RELEASE A 37-year-old Puna man pleaded guilty Monday (September 20, 2004) in Hilo Circuit Court to four separate robberies last year in South Hilo and Puna. The defendant, William […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION PHONE: 961-2227 SEPTEMBER 20, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of September 13-19, 2004, Big Island police arrested 23 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash and three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RAYMOND E. CHILDERS PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 253 SEPTEMBER 19, 2004 I-05846 NEGLIGENT INJURY MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kona police arrested a 22-year-old man after he turned himself in Sunday (September 19, 2004) in connection with a hit-and-run accident that seriously injured a female pedestrian the night before. Police […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 SEPTEMBER 18, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is sponsoring its annual West Hawaii HI-PAL Boys and Girls Intermediate Basketball League. League play will start on October 2 and run through November 20, 2004. With the help […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT LEO K. JITCHAKU PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 253 SEPTEMBER 18, 2004 I-05846 NEGLIGENT INJURY MEDIA RELEASE Kona police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a driver and vehicle involved in a hit-and-run accident on Saturday evening (September 18, 2004) that seriously injured a pedestrian. About 7:20 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII ICE TASK FORCE DETECTIVE DERRIK DIEGO PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 312 SEPTEMBER 18, 2004 I-05476/KN MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police arrested 15 adults on Thursday (September 16, 2004), following a two-month investigation into drug activity at a business establishment from which crystal methamphetamine, or “ice,” was allegedly being distributed. About […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 SEPTEMBER 17, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is sponsoring its seventh annual HI-PAL 8 and Under Basketball Jam, an island-wide event, to be held October 1-3, 2004. All games will be played at the Papaikou […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 SEPTEMBER 16, 2004 OFFICERS OF THE MONTH – Police officers Michael Molnar, left, and Kimo Siemann were awarded the Officer of the Month award for July by the Aloha Exchange Club. Andrew Iwashita, right, club president, presented the awards to the two officers during […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2251 SEPTEMBER 16, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE After busting four clandestine “ice” labs over the past week, Big Island police are encouraging the public to call the Vice and Drug Hotlines to report distributors or manufacturers of crystal methamphetamine, or “ice.” Captain Samuel […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION PHONE: 961-2227 SEPTEMBER 16, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of September 6-13, 2004, Big Island police arrested 18 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes and four were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 733 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE LUCILLE MELEMAI PHONE: 961-2377 SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have arrested a 26-year-old man wanted for escape in Washington State. The suspect, identified as Carl William Lindsey, was arrested Wednesday (September 8, 2004) in Naalehu, Ka’u, and county prosecutors have begun extradition […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT MITCHELL KANEHAILUA PHONE: 326-4646 SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 I-04683/KN DANGEROUS DRUGS MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police arrested a 28-year-old woman Tuesday (September 7, 2004) after discovering what is believed to be an “ice” lab in Kalaoa, Kona. The suspect, identified as Christie Alesna, of an Onaona Drive […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RICHARD J. SHERLOCK PHONE: 961-2379 SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 I-04590 MEDIA RELEASE A 20-year-old Puna man was arrested for allegedly breaking into the office of a car dealer on Kinoole Street early Wednesday (September 8, 2004). The suspect, identified as Jamison Robert Tai, of an Orchid […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION PHONE: 961-2227 SEPTEMBER 9, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of August 30-September 5, 2004, Big Island police arrested 20 motorists for drunk driving. Eight of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER ERIC CEREZO PHONE: 961-2332 SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 I-04355/SK NEG HOMICIDE MEDIA RELEASE A woman died Monday (September 6, 2004) of injuries she suffered in a two-vehicle collision on Waikoloa Road about three-tenths of a mile east of the nine-mile marker in Waikoloa, South Kohala. The victim was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT NORMAN N. KEAMO PHONE: 961-2253 SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police executed six search warrants last week in East Hawaii and arrested 14 suspects on a variety of drug offenses. At about 5 p.m., Wednesday (September 1, 2004), East Hawaii Ice Task Force and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT PAUL KEALOHA PHONE: 326-4646 SEPTEMBER 7, 2004 I-04308 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have charged a 21-year-old Kailua-Kona man in a shooting early Monday (September 6, 2004) in which a Honomu woman was wounded in the Coconut Grove Marketplace of Kailua-Kona. At 6:15 p.m. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION DETECTIVE ZACHARY HOUCHIN PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 262 SEPTEMBER 6, 2004 I-04308 MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii County Police Department Patrol Officers responded to the sound of gunshots in the Coconut Grove Marketplace at 1:48 a.m. Monday morning (September 6, 2004). Officers located a 21-year-old female from Honomu with a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER DAYNE BOLOS PHONE: 966-5830 SEPTEMBER 4, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE A 33-year-old man died Saturday (September 4, 2004) in an apparent drowning in the waters off Pohoiki Bay in Puna. The victim was identified as Justin Brown, of a Leilani Estates subdivision address. Responding to a 9:30 a.m. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY POLICING SECTION LIEUTENANT JAMES SANBORN PHONE: 961-2350 SEPTEMBER 3, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are advising residents that it is against the law to drive mini motorbikes, “pocket bikes” and all-terrain vehicles on public roads. According to officials of the Hawaii State Transportation Department, vehicles that may legally use […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 SEPTEMBER 3, 2004 FRANCISCO SAN JOSE …wanted on contempt warrant MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 24-year-old male suspect who is wanted on a bench warrant for contempt of court. The suspect was identified as Francisco Ihilani San […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE LUCILLE MELEMAI PHONE: 961-2377 SEPTEMBER 3, 2004 I-02660 MEDIA RELEASE A 22-year-old man arrested and charged with robbing a grocery store in Honomu, South Hilo, on August 21, 2004, will be turned over to U.S. authorities for federal prosecution. The suspect, identified as Kyle Yasushi […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 SEPTEMBER 2, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is sponsoring its annual HI-PAL Boys and Girls Intermediate Basketball League. League play will start September 20 and run until November 5, 2004. With the help of the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT LEWIS J. WILSON PHONE: 961-2213 SEPTEMBER 2, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE The body of a 48-year-old Hilo man was found floating in the water Thursday (September 2, 2004) just offshore in Hilo Bay. The victim’s identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin. Responding to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 31, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of August 23-29, 2004, Big Island police arrested 19 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash and three were under the age of 21. So far this […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII ICE TASK FORCE LIEUTENANT MARSHALL KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2340 AUGUST 30, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE East Hawaii Ice Task Force and Vice Section officers have arrested three male suspects for a variety of drug offenses after executing a search warrant on a Kaiwiki Road residence in Hilo. About 5:45 p.m. Friday […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER VERNON C. FERREIRA PHONE: 961-2213 AUGUST 27, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for the thief or thieves who stole a red Craftsman tractor from a farm in Pepeekeo, South Hilo. Police said the tractor, a Craftsman GT5000, was stolen from the farm sometime […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT ROBERT E. HATTON PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 27, 2004 I-02453/PN MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police Friday (August 27, 2004) charged an 18-year-old male with a variety of offenses stemming from a head-on collision last week that resulted in two deaths. About 3:45 p.m., the suspect, Stanley Keliiholokai, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT ROBERT E. HATTON PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 26, 2004 I-02453/PN STANLEY KELIIHOLOKAI …being held in Hilo police cellblock MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have arrested an 18-year-old male involved in a head-on collision last week that resulted in two deaths, and officers have reclassified the collision from […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2255 AUGUST 26, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police made four separate arrests for various drug offenses, including possession of crystal methamphetamine, or “ice,” over the past two days in Hilo and Puna. Two persons were charged, and two were released pending […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 26, 2004 8 & Under Champs 9-10 Champs 11-12 Boys Champs 11-12 Girls Champs 13-14 Boys Champs Intermediate Girls Champs High School Boys Champs High School Girls Champs MEDIA RELEASE Seventy-nine basketball teams composed of 356 youths aged 6 through 18 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE BENTON P. BOLOS PHONE: 961-2385 AUGUST 24, 2004 CHARGED IN IDENTITY THEFT – Isaac Gaub and June Isaacson have been arrested and charged in a burlary in which a credit card was stolen and used in a buying spree. MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2252 AUGUST 24, 2004 I-02660 KYLE YASUSHI MASAOKA …held on $35,000 bail MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have arrested a 22-year-old man and charged him with robbing a grocery store in Honomu, South Hilo. The suspect was identified as Kyle Yasushi […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 23, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of August 16-23, 2004, Big Island police arrested 12 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 COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT NORBERT SERRAO PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 21, 2004 I-02453/PN MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE The female victim of a fatal traffic crash that occurred on Thursday (August 19, 2004) in the Volcano area has been identified as Jeannette E. Manahan, 53, of Elmhurst, New York. Jeanette Manahan was the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER BRADLEY FREITAS PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 21, 2004 I-02612/KN NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE MEDIA RELEASE A 23-year-old female died Friday (August 20, 2004) of injuries she suffered in a two-vehicle collision on the Hawaii Belt road (Route 11) about two-tenths of a mile south of the 87-mile marker in Hoopuloa, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT NORBERT SERRAO PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 19, 2004 I-02453/PN MEDIA RELEASE A 31-year-old Puna man and an unidentified female died Thursday (August 19, 2004) of injuries sustained in a two-car traffic crash that occurred on Volcano Highway (Route 11) about three-tenths of a mile south of the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 AUGUST 19, 2004 OFFICER OF THE MONTH – South Hilo Patrol Officer Derek Morimoto receives the Police Officer of the Month award from Andrew Iwashita, president of the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii. MEDIA RELEASE Officer Derek Morimoto of the South Hilo Patrol […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT SAMUEL JELSMA PHONE: 966-5835 AUGUST 18, 2004 FRANCESCA OBRIEN …missing since August 1, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a Puna woman reported missing since August 11, 2004. The woman was identified as Francesca Obrien, 55, who was last […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION LIEUTENANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 18, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Eighty basketball teams will compete in the “Click It or Ticket” 3-on-3 Basketball tournament to be held from Thursday (August 19, 2004) through Sunday (August 22, 2004) at the Papaikou Gymnasium. More than 400 youths and teens […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN CHADWICK K. FUKUI PHONE: 887-3080 AUGUST 18, 2004 I-02304 TERROR THREAT MEDIA RELEASE A shopping center in Waikoloa, South Kohala, was evacuated for nearly five hours Wednesday (August 18, 2004) until a U.S. Army bomb squad examined the contents of a briefcase and found it to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2252 AUGUST 17, 2004 H-99871 JOSHUA A.J. REED …apprehended in Pepeekeo MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE 3 Big Island police apprehended a 29-year-old prison escapee Tuesday evening (August 17, 2004) in the Pepeekeo area of South Hilo. Police located the fugitive, Joshua A.J. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2252 AUGUST 17, 2004 H-99871 HINDERING PROSECUTION – Brandi Coughlin, left, has been charged with first-degree hindering prosecution after she allegedly helped prison escapee Joshua A.J. Reed elude police capture. Coughlin is being held in the Hilo police cellblock in lieu […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2252 AUGUST 17, 2004 H-99871 JOSHUA A.J. REED …last seen in Pepeekeo MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police are warning motorists that a 29-year-old escapee described as dangerous is hitchhiking rides and was seen Monday night (August 16, 2004) in the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES BUREAU ASSISTANT CHIEF ELROY OSORIO JR. PHONE: 961-2243 AUGUST 16, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Police are advising Big Island residents that a national research group is conducting a survey of residents. The National Organization for Research at the University of Chicago, a nationally known research organization, has informed police it […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT ROBERT E. HATTON PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 16, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A 60-year-old man who was critically injured when he was pinned beneath a loaded dump truck at the Kukio Resort died Monday (August 16, 2004) at the Kona Community Hospital. The victim, identified as Tony Uemura, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RUSSELL PAIO PHONE: 326-4646 AUGUST 16, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE A 60-year-old Captain Cook man was critically injured Monday (August 16, 2004) when a heavy equipment rock-hauling truck he was driving went out of control and overturned on a construction access road at the Kukio Resort in Kaupulehu, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 16, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of August 9-15, 2004, Big Island police arrested 30 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, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RUSSELL PAIO PHONE: 326-4646 AUGUST 16, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kona police report that a portion of Alii Drive that was shut down for more than an hour has been reopened. Officers had shut down Alii Drive from the Kailua Pier to the Hualalai Road intersection Monday […]