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HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RUSSELL PAIO PHONE: 326-4646 AUGUST 16, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police report they are shutting down Alii Drive from the Kailua Pier to the Hualalai Road intersection for an undetermined amount of time Monday (August 16, 2004) because of a possible propane gas leak. The gas leak […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2251 AUGUST 14, 2004 H-98651/PN JACK MANAOLE NAPEAHI …arrested in July robbery MEDIA RELEASE Big Island detectives have arrested and charged a 39-year-old Big Island suspect with robbery after spotting him in the Kehena area of Puna. The suspect, identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2251 AUGUST 14, 2004 ARRESTED IN “ICE” BUST – In what officers call the biggest “ice” bust in Hawaii County Police Department history, police arrested Jose Prado, left, and Cloefas Armenta and confiscated 20.93 pounds of crystal methamphetamine. Prado was charged with […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT KENNETH VIEIRA PHONE: 961-2254 AUGUST 11, 2004 H-98043 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police said a 15-year-old girl reported missing from a home in Hilo since mid-July was found Wednesday (August 11, 2004). The missing girl, identified as Rayven Abordo, was found safe at a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2252 AUGUST 11, 2004 H-99871 JOSHUA A.J. REED …seen in Puna beach areas MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police report that a 29-year-old escapee from the Kulani Correctional Facility was sighted Wednesday (August 11, 2004) in the Kalapana area of Puna. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT ROBERT E. HATTON PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 11, 2004 I-00932/KN DANIEL ABRAHAM …bail set at $12,350 MEDIA RELEASE Police have arrested and charged a 24-year-old Kona man with a variety of offenses after he led them on a chase on Tuesday (August 10, 2004) in a stolen truck. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 9, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of August 2-8, 2004, Big Island police arrested 27 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 COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2252 AUGUST 6, 2004 H-99871 JOSHUA A.J. REED …Kulani escapee MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have renewed a request for the public’s help in finding a 29-year-old escapee from the Kulani Correctional Facility and have issued an updated photo of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT JEREMIE EVANGELISTA PHONE: 887-3080 AUGUST 5, 2004 H-99879 MEDIA RELEASE A 28-year-old man pulled unconscious from the waters of Kiholo Bay died Wednesday (August 4, 2004) at the North Hawaii Community Hospital in Waimea, South Kohala. The victim was identified as Bradford Ordell, of a Kona […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER ROBERT PULE PHONE: 961-2213 AUGUST 5, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a Nissan pickup truck with front-end damage that caused another pickup to overturn, injuring its driver, on Thursday evening (August 4, 2004). Responding to an 11:16 p.m. call Thursday, South Hilo patrol officers […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII OPERATIONS BUREAU CAPTAIN ROBERT HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4646 AUGUST 3, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Within the past week, the Hawaii County Police Department’s Kealakehe station has been experiencing technical problems with the installation of a new digital phone system. At this time, the new phone system is in place and operational. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE RAYMOND S. RODRIGUES PHONE: 961-8883 AUGUST 2, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have called off a search for a 26-year-old man wanted on four outstanding bench warrants after he was arrested on Oahu. The suspect, identified as Herman Kalani Elderts, had been wanted […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 2, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 26-August 1, 2004, Big Island police arrested 13 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes and four were under the age of 21. So far this […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER DEAN UYETAKE PHONE: 961-2213 AUGUST 1, 2004 H-99871 JOSHUA REED …escapee from Kulani MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are on the lookout for a 29-year-old escapee from the Kulani Correctional Facility. The escapee was identified as Joshua Reed, who was discovered missing from the facility at […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2252 JULY 30, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified the body of a person whose skeletal remains were found Saturday evening (July 24, 2004) in the Fern Acres subdivision of Puna. He was identified as Carl E. New, 44, of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 30, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department’s Traffic Services Section and the Hawaii Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) are registering teams for a 3-on-3 basketball tournament to be played next month in East Hawaii. The “Click It or Ticket” […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER DEREK K. MORIMOTO PHONE: 961-2213 JULY 29, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Waiakea High School was hit by vandals sometime between Wednesday night (July 28, 2004) and early Thursday morning just before the school opened for the fall semester. Responding to a 5:48 a.m. call, South Hilo patrol […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 28, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are reminding Hilo motorists that one-way traffic patterns on portions of Waianuenue Avenue and Kapiolani Street will be in effect starting Thursday morning (July 29, 2004) because schools are opening for the fall semester. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT KENNETH VIEIRA PHONE: 961-2254 JULY 28, 2004 H-98043 RAYVEN ABORDO …missing since June 14, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old girl reported missing from a home in Hilo since July 14, 2004. She is Rayven Abordo. Abordo is described as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT ROBERT E. HATTON PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 27, 2004 H-99429 MEDIA RELEASE An infant boy died Tuesday (July 27, 2004) of injuries he suffered in a two-car collision in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision of Ka’u. The victim was identified as Luke Ault Jr., one month […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2255 JULY 26, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are warning businesses to be aware of a credit card scam used to order merchandise. Police said a Puna auto parts company got a text telephone (TTY) call Thursday (July 22, 2004) from […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2252 JULY 26, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE East Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section detectives have ordered an autopsy to determine the identity of a person whose skeletal remains were found Saturday evening (July 24, 2004) in the Fern Acres subdivision of Puna. Puna […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 26, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 19-25, 2004, Big Island police arrested 20 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic crashes and seven were under the age of 21. So far this […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT KENNETH VIEIRA PHONE: 961-2004 JULY 21, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have called off separate searches for two 16-year-old girls after each was located safe and in good health. One of the girls, Tia Lubguban, who had been reported missing from her Hilo […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT KENNETH VIEIRA PHONE: 961-2254 JULY 20, 2004 H-93769 WHITNEY SOUZA …missing since June 7, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 14-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Hilo since June 7, 2004. She is Whitney Souza. Souza is described as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 20, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 12-18, 2004, Big Island police arrested 23 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 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2255 JULY 16, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Police are warning Big Island residents about another scam, this one in the form of an e-mail letter from the Ivory Coast in Africa in which the recipient is offered $1.1 million in a scheme to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT ROBERT HATTON PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 15, 2004 H-98093/PN MEDIA RELEASE A 36-year-old Puna man died Thursday (July 15, 2004) of injuries he sustained in a traffic crash that occurred on the Keaau-Pahoa Highway (Route 130) and Aulii Street intersection, Pahoa. The victim was identified as Joseph […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 JULY 15, 2004 OFFICER OF MONTH – South Hilo Patrol Officer Romeo Fuiava receives the Police Officer of the Month award from Beth Dykstra, vice president of the Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaii. MEDIA RELEASE Officer Romeo Fuiava of the South Hilo Patrol […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT BRAD H. BALLESTEROS PHONE: 326-4646 JULY 13, 2004 H-97368 MEDIA RELEASE Police arrested and charged 11 persons early Saturday (July 10, 2004) after breaking up a large affray involving 40 to 50 people at Makalawena Beach in North Kona. Witnesses called police and reported that suspects were […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE BRANDON P. KONANUI PHONE: 326-4283 JULY 12, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE West Hawaii Juvenile Aid Section detectives are investigating the death of a 14-year-old Ka’u girl who died Saturday (July 10, 2004) at the Hilo Medical Center. Police believe the girl died after having ingested a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 12, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 5-11, 2004, Big Island police arrested 12 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 551 DUI arrests, compared […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2251 JULY 9, 2004 H-39245/HL MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police arrested a 20-year-old suspect they had been looking for and charged him with one count of second-degree theft. The suspect, identified as Shannon Paleka Gonsalves, turned himself in to police at 8 a.m. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT KENNETH VIEIRA PHONE: 961-2254 JULY 8, 2004 H-97060 CHIVAS WHITNEY PADER …reported missing since July 3 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 16-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Keaau, Puna, since Saturday (July 3, 2004). The girl was identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 8, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 28-July 4, 2004, Big Island police arrested 22 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash, and four were under the age of 21. So far […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER BRADLEY FREITAS PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 5, 2004 H-96836 MEDIA RELEASE A 27-year-old male passenger died Monday (July 5, 2004) of injuries he suffered in a one-vehicle crash on Hiona Street in Holualoa, North Kona. The victim was identified as Jared Kauila Medeiros, of a Kailua-Kona address. Responding […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2251 JULY 6, 2004 H-39245/HL SHANNON PALEKA GONSALVES …wanted on contempt warrant MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 20-year-old Hilo man who is wanted on an outstanding bench warrant and for questioning in a theft. The suspect was identified […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE GLENN Y. UEHANA PHONE: 961-8839 JULY 6, 2004 H-96569 RECKLESS ENDANGER MEDIA RELEASE Police have initiated a criminal negligent storage of a firearm investigation against a Hamakua man whose son accidentally shot and wounded another youth in the head. Shortly before 7 p.m. Friday (July […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT BRADLEY K. MAIN PHONE: 326-4208 JULY 4, 2004 H-93711 MEDIA RELEASE Police arrested a 34-year-old Kealakekua man for unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle and resisting arrest after he tried to elude officers by swimming in Kailua Bay. Kona Patrol and State Department of Land and natural […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 JULY 2, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Law enforcement officers arrested 98 fugitives wanted on outstanding bench warrants during a seven-day sweep on the Big Island. Thirty-five officers from federal, state and county law enforcement agencies took part in the sweep, named “Operation Pono Hawaii,” which […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER REED K. MAHUNA PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 2, 2004 H-96262 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified the victim of a fatal traffic crash that occurred Wednesday (June 30, 2004) as Grant M. Headley, 41, of Hilo. Headley was killed near the 10-mile marker on Saddle Road when he […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 JUNE 30, 2004 MEDIA ADVISORY The Hawaii County Police Department will hold a news conference at 10 a.m. Friday, July 2, 2004, in Conference Room B (makai of the Driver Licensing Section) at the Hilo police station. The purpose of the conference will be […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT NORBERT SERRAO PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 30, 2004 H-96262 MEDIA RELEASE An unidentified male died Wednesday (June 30, 2004) of injuries he received in a single-car accident on Saddle Road in South Hilo. Responding to an 11:46 a.m. call, Hilo patrol officers determined that the driver and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 30, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii County has the second highest rate of seat belt usage in the state, according to statistics compiled by the University of Hawaii during the “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement campaign earlier this month. During […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 29, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 21-27, 2004, Big Island police arrested 24 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 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GREGORY ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2252 JUNE 23, 2004 Sheldon R. Quevedo Malia Duvauchelle Scott K. Mahi Sr. MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE East Hawaii Criminal Investigations Section detectives have charged a 25-year-old man and two accomplices for their alleged involvement in several criminal investigations. Arrested were Sheldon […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE ZACK HOUCHIN PHONE: 326-4232 JUNE 23, 2004 WILLIAM R. PYATT …wanted by California authorities MEDIA RELEASE A 27-year-old fugitive wanted on an extradition warrant from Shasta County, California, was arrested about noon Tuesday (June 22, 2004). The suspect, identified as William Robert Pyatt, was arrested […]

HAWAIICOUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE RAYMOND S. RODRIGUES PHONE: 961-8883 JUNE 22, 2004 HERMAN KALANI ELDERTS JR. …wanted on four outstanding bench warrants MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 26-year-old man wanted on four outstanding bench warrants. The suspect, identified as Herman Kalani Elderts, is wanted on warrants […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER BILL DOAR PHONE: 939-2520 JUNE 22, 2004 H-94454 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Ka’u police have found a 24-year-old man who had been reported missing since June 14, 2004, from his home on South Point Road in Ka’u. The missing man, identified as Ebn Michael Wendell, was found safe […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION ACTING LIEUTENANT LLEWELLYN I. FUKUI PHONE: 326-4203 JUNE 22, 2004 H-95099/KN MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A six-week-old female infant was reported still in critical condition Tuesday (June 22, 2004) at the Kapiolani Medical Center for Women and Children on Oahu with broken ribs, a lacerated liver and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 JUNE 22, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is signing up teams for its HI-PAL Summer Basketball League for East Hawaii. The league is open to anyone eligible to play in the 11 & 12 and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 22, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 14-21, 2004, Big Island police arrested 19 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 ACTING LIEUTENANT LLEWELLYN I. FUKUI PHONE: 326-4203 JUNE 20, 2004 H-95099/KN MEDIA RELEASE At 10:30 p.m. Saturday (June 19, 2004), Kona police responded to a call from the Kona Community Hospital after a six-week-old infant was brought to the emergency room having difficulty breathing. On further […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT NORBERT SERRAO JR. PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 20, 2004 H-95112/KN MEDIA RELEASE A female party was killed Sunday (June 20, 2004) from injuries she suffered in a one-vehicle Traffic Casualty on Route 190, the Hawaii Belt Road, 700 feet north of the 22 mile marker, Puuanahulu, North […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT NORBERT SERRAO JR. PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 17, 2004 H-94759 MEDIA RELEASE A 19-year old Puna man died Thursday (June 17, 2004), from injuries sustained in a single vehicle traffic casualty that occurred on Nanawale Boulevard near Kehau Street in Pahoa, Hawaii. Two juvenile passengers were also […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DIVISION OFFICER CHRISTOPHER RAGASA PHONE: 966-5835 JUNE 16, 2004 H-94730 MEDIA RELEASE Puna Police is asking the public’s assistance in locating a reported Missing Person from the Fern Acres Subdivision in the Mountain View area of Hawaii. The missing person is identified as Carl E. New, M-46, of Pikake […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2251 JUNE 16, 2004 SHELDON R. QUEVEDO …wanted on outstanding warrant MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 25-year-old man wanted on an outstanding warrant. The subject was identified as Sheldon R. Quevedo, of no […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 15, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 7-June 14, 2004, Big Island police arrested 20 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions, and four were under the age of 21. So far this […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2251 JUNE 11, 2004 G-93096 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have charged a 48-year-old Puna man with attempted murdered and two firearms-related offenses in connection with a shooting that took place nearly two and a have years ago. The suspect, identified […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT AREA II CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION ACTING CAPTAIN ROBERT HICKCOX PHONE: (808)36-4205 JUNE 11, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Four persons were arrested Thursday, June 10, 2004, after West Hawaii Ice Task Force and Vice officers served a search warrant for narcotics, at a residence in Keopu, Kona. Edward Schoeppner, M-52, of Keopu, Sylvia […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2251 JUNE 10, 2004 G-93096 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have arrested a 48-year-old Puna man for attempted murder in a shooting that took place nearly two and a half years ago. The suspect was identified as Melody Ancheta, also known as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 10, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police issued 698 citations for failure to use seat belts and 23 for failure to use child restraints during the department’s “Click It or Ticket Campaign.” During the period of May 24-June 6, 2004, officers […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2251 JUNE 10, 2004 H-93980 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police uprooted 1,999 marijuana plants Wednesday and Thursday (June 9 and 10) during a marijuana eradication operation in East Hawaii. In addition, they arrested a 46-year-old Puna man for reckless endangering after he […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GARY SOUTHER PHONE: 326-4231 JUNE 9, 2004 H-93460 BURGLARY MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in solving a burglary that occurred Thursday, June 3, 2004, in the Keopu mauka area of Holualoa in Kona. During the burglary, two .22-caliber semi-automatic pistols, a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 8, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 31-June 7, 2004, Big Island police arrested 17 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash, and two were under the age of 21. So far […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT ROBERT E. HATTON PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 4, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE A 20-year-old male was critically injured Friday morning (June 6, 2004) when his BMW sedan collided with a state dump truck on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) near Laupahoehoe in North Hilo. Responding to a 9:42 a.m. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICERS ROBERT P. PAUOLE PHONE: 961-2213 JUNE 4, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Police have reported another scam, this one in the form of a letter from Madrid, Spain, telling the intended victim that she had won $615,000. The catch is that she could not collect the money unless […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT LLEWELLYN FUKUI PHONE: 326-4203 JUNE 6, 2004 MICHAEL ELENES …missing since March MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE West Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section detectives have taken over the search for a 51-year-old South Kohala man who has been missing since March. The man was identified as Michael […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT KENNETH VIEIRA PHONE: 961-2254 JUNE 4, 2004 H-91550 CHYANN ANDREWS …missing since May 19 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 15-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Hilo since May 19, 2004. She was identified as Chyann Andrews. Andrews is described […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER NORBERT A. SERRAO PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 4, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a 59-year-old female who died in a one-car traffic crash Thursday (June 3, 2004) on Akaka Falls Road near Honomu in South Hilo. The victim was identified as Jo Anne M. Diotalevi, of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RICHARD SHERLOCK PHONE: 961-2379 JUNE 3, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Police have charged a 51-year-old Hilo suspect with a variety of offenses stemming from a domestic dispute that occurred Sunday and Monday (May 30 and 31, 2004). The suspect, identified as Wayne Okutsu, led South Hilo […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER ROBERT E. ALMEIDA PHONE: 966-5835 JUNE 3, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Puna police are warning motorists that a traffic accident has backed up traffic along the Keaau-Pahoa Road (Route 130). A 3:45 p.m. accident at about the three-mile marker in the vicinity of Kipuka Farms and the Humane […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER NORBERT A. SERRAO PHONE: 961-2332 JUNE 3, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE A 59-year-old woman died of injuries she suffered Thursday (June 3, 2004) in a single-car accident on Akaka Falls Road in South Hilo. Responding to an 11:08 a.m. call, police determined that the victim was driving a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII ICE TASK FORCE DETECTIVE MARSHALL K. KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2340 JUNE 3, 2004 H-93190 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police arrested two persons for a variety of drug offenses after serving a search warrant Tuesday (June 1, 2004) on a Hilo business. Officers from the East Hawaii Ice Task Force, East […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 3, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 24-31, 2004, Big Island police arrested 22 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT KENNETH VIEIRA PHONE: 961-2254 JUNE 2, 2004 TIA LUBGUBAN …missing since May 18 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 16-year-old-girl reported missing from her home in Hilo since May 18, 2004. She is Tia Lubguban. Lubguban is described as being Filipino/Chinese, being […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICE COMMEMORATIVE TOURNAMENT DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 JUNE 1, 2004 Golden Warriors Champs MEDIA RELEASE The “Silver Bullets” won the Golden Masters Division in the 2004 SHOPO State Police Basketball tournament. The tournament was played at the Manoa District Park Gym on Oahu on May 27-29, 2004 and included law […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 1, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police issued 404 citations for failure to use seat belts and 11 for failure to use child restraints during the first week of the department’s “Click It or Ticket Campaign.” In addition, officers issued 310 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT POLICE COMMEMORATIVE TOURNAMENT DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 MAY 26, 2004 Basketball Champs Volleyball Champs Softball Champs Running & Walking Champs MEDIA RELEASE The 14th Annual Hawaii Police Commemorative Fund Tournament was held on May 14-16, 2004 in Keaukaha, raising about $3500.00. The three-day event included basketball, co-ed and men’s softball, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER ERIC CEREZO PHONE: 961-2332 MAY 25, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a male motorist who was killed Monday (May 24, 2004) when his vehicle crashed on Old Mamalahoa Highway (Route 180) just south of the three-mile marker. The victim was identified as Craig Zaltosky, 51, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER ERIC CEREZO PHONE: 961-2332 MAY 25, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE A man was killed Monday (May 24, 2004) when his vehicle crashed on Old Mamalaohoa Highway (Route 180) just south of the three-mile marker. The victim’s name was being withheld until notification of next of kin. Responding to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLAND POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE OFFICER MYRA IWAMOTO PHONE: 326-4276 MAY 25, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League in West Hawaii is signing up teams for its annual HI-PAL Summer Basketball League. The divisions will be for boys and girls ages 5-6, 7-8, 9-10, 11-12 and 13-14 and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 25, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 17-24, 2004, Big Island police arrested 26 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and three were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTIONS SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 25, 2004 8 & Under Champs 9 & 10 Champs 11 & 12 Champs 13 & 14 Champs Elementary Girls Champs Intermediate Girls Champs High School Champs MEDIA RELEASE Seventy-three basketball teams composed of over 500 youths aged 6 through 18 competed […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 MAY 24, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is sponsoring the 2004 HI-PAL Summer Basketball League for East Hawaii. The league is open to boys and girls in the following age divisions: 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER MICHAEL A. DeCOITO PHONE: 966-5835 MAY 24, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a thief or thieves who stole construction tools from a van in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Puna. Puna police said the tools, valued at $4,000, were taken between May […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER ERIC CEREZO PHONE: 961-2332 MAY 24, 2004 H-91907 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a motorcyclist who was killed Saturday in a motorcycle crash on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 11) near Milolii in South Kona. The victim was identified as Rodger Vezina, 51, of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER ERIC CEREZO PHONE: 961-2332 MAY 24, 2004 H-91907 MEDIA RELEASE A motorcyclist died Saturday (May 22, 2004) of injuries he suffered in a motorcycle crash on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 11) near Milolii in South Kona. Responding to an 8:30 p.m. call, Kona patrol officers determined that the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 21, 2004 CLICK IT OR TICKET – Mayor Harry Kim presents a proclamation declaring May 24-June 6 as “National Click It or Ticket Campaign” in Hawaii County to Officer Wendall Carter of the Traffic Enforcement Unit. MEDIA RELEASE Mayor Harry Kim […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII POLICE COMMEMORATIVE FUND DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 MAY 20, 2004 SCHOLARSHIP WINNER – Avis Yoshioka, third from left, is awarded both the “Kenneth K. Keliipio Memorial Scholarship” and the “Ronald ‘Shige’ Jitchaku Memorial Scholarship.” Looking on is Hawaii Community College Interim Chancellor Shirley Daniel, Interim Dean of Instruction Noreen […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM OFFICER JOHN “MASA” PAGAY PHONE: 961-8892 MAY 20, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A 29-year-old Puna man sought by police for questioning on several court order complaints has turned himself in. Henry Uga, of a Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision address, turned himself in at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday (May 19, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT SAMUEL JELSMA PHONE: 966-5835 MAY 20, 2004 BLAINE K. ‘TIGER’ FARIS …nabbed after seven-mile chase MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE After a seven-mile vehicle and foot pursuit Thursday (May 20, 2004), Puna patrol officers captured an escapee from the Hale Nani Correctional Facility. The escapee, identified as Blaine K. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MAY 20, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of May 10-16, 2004, Big Island police arrested 29 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic crashes, and five were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2251 MAY 19, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Police report Big Island residents continue to be targeted for financial scams. The latest scams involve two of the more frequently used points of attack namely e-mail and the so-called winning lottery mail notification. In the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII ICE TASK FORCE DETECTIVE DERRIK M. DIEGO PHONE: 326-4240 MAY 18, 2004 H-91189 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE West Hawaii Ice Task Force detectives arrested and charged a 45-year-old man for a variety of drug offenses Tuesday (May 18, 2004) after executing search warrants on a motor vehicle and waist pack. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RUSSELL PAIO PHONE: 326-4208 MAY 16, 2004 H-91189 MEDIA RELEASE A father and his son were seriously injured Sunday (May 16, 2004) when they were struck by a vehicle while walking along Alii Drive. The driver of the vehicle was arrested for driving under the influence of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 326-4268 MAY 14, 2004 H-87355/KN MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are seeking the public’s help in identifying three males who allegedly attempted to sexually assault a 10-year-old child in Milolii near the rubbish transfer station on April 10, 2004. The child, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 MAY 14, 2004 GRADUATION CLASS – Members of the 63rd Police Recruit Class graduated Friday during ceremonies at the Nani Maui Gardens Restaurant in Hilo. Members of the class are, front row, Michael R. Molnar, Joslyn J. Kabalis, Kristi A. Crivello, Paul D. Kim, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 MAY 14, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is now registering teams for the upcoming HI-PAL Girls 12 & Under Basketball Tournament. The HI-PAL tournament will be held on June 4 and 5, 2004. It is […]