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HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT KENNETH VIEIRA PHONE: 961-2254 MARCH 5, 2004 H-46641 DESHALYN PEA …missing since April 23, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 16-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Hilo since April 23, 2003. She is Deshalyn Pea. Pea is described as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT AREA I OPERATIONS BUREAU ASSISTANT CHIEF CHARLES M. CHAI JR. PHONE: 961-2341 MARCH 4, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Police are warning Big Island residents about another scam, this one in the form of e-mail letter inviting the recipient to join him in an alleged scheme to move $40 million out of Liberia. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2251 MARCH 4, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Mounting a joint operation, county, state and federal law enforcement officers executed a major drug sweep, executing 11 search warrants in East Hawaii. A total of 58 officers took part in the raids, which resulted in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN CHADWICK K. FUKUI PHONE: 887-3080 MARCH 2, 2004 H-82664 MEDIA RELEASE A 48-year-old man was killed Tuesday morning (March 2, 2004) after he was run over by a ground grader in what was described as an industrial accident. The victim was identified as Gordon Cagampang, of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 961-2252 MARCH 2, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Police have arrested and charged a 33-year-old Hilo man with attempted murder after he allegedly ran down another man Sunday morning (February 29, 2004) near Malama Park. The suspect was identified as Eric Kauaina Kai, of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII VICE SECTION ACTING CAPTAIN ROBERT P. HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4205 MARCH 1, 2004 H-82297/KN MEDIA RELEASE Officers from the West Hawaii Vice Section and Ice Task Force arrested two men Friday (February 27, 2004) after executing a search warrant for narcotics at a residence in Kealakehe, North Kona. The suspects […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 1, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 23-29, 2004, Big Island police arrested 16 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic crashes, and one was under the age of 21. So far this […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM OFFICER JOHN “MASA” PAGAY PHONE: 961-8892 FEBRUARY 27, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are investigating a number of recent complaints that thieves have been breaking into soda machines and stealing the currency dispensing devices inside. Local businesses in the Hilo Industrial Area have reported a number of thefts […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT KENNETH VIEIRA PHONE: 961-2254 FEBRUARY 27, 2004 H-61841 NATASHA SANTOS …missing since September 3, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 13-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Hilo since September 3, 2003. She is identified as Natasha Santos. Santos is […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RUSSELL PAIO PHONE: 326-4646 FEBRUARY 27, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE A Hawaiian Airlines passenger jet on a flight from Portland, Oregon, was struck by lightning Friday (February 27, 2004) and was forced to make an emergency landing at Kona International Airport in Keahole. The plane landed safely. There […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE SCOTT KURASHIGE PHONE: 326-4233 FEBRUARY 25, 2004 H-69699/SK DANIEL AKAU …missing since November 7, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 14-year-old boy who has been reported missing from his Waikoloa residence since November 7, 2003. The boy was identified as Daniel […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE JASON CORTEZ PHONE: 961-2381 FEBRUARY 25, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Police have arrested and charged three male suspects with robbery after one of them allegedly tried to shoplift items from the Macy’s department store in Hilo. The suspects were identified as Harold Charles Smith IV, 18, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION OFFICER PAULA JELSMA PHONE: 326-4284 FEBRUARY 23, 2004 H-81613/KN MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kona police Monday (February 23, 2004) arrested and charged a 42-year-old suspect wanted for stabbing his former girlfriend during an argument. The suspect, Darrell Inere of Kailua-Kona, was arrested at 11:50 a.m. at a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 23, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 16-22, 2004, Big Island police arrested 12 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic crashes. So far this year, there have been 137 DUI arrests, compared […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION OFFICER PAULA JELSMA PHONE: 326-4284 FEBRUARY 22, 2004 H-81613/KN ATTEMPTED MURDER DARRELL INERE …sought for stabbing MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 42-year-old male who is wanted for allegedly stabbing his former girlfriend during an argument. The suspect […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN LARRY R. WEBER PHONE: 961-2214 FEBRUARY 20, 2004 H-81189/HL MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have called off a search for a 32-year-old Hilo woman who was reported missing from her residence early Thursday morning (February 19, 2004). The missing woman, Bonnie Castro, of a Kaumana […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT RONALD A. PAUL PHONE: 961-2213 FEBRUARY 20, 2004 H-81338 SHORT-LIVED FREEDOM – Three inmates at Kulani Correctional Facility escaped early Friday, but were apprehended a short time later about 12 miles below the minimum security honor camp. The prisoners are, from left, Shane Honolii Salis, Pisaga […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN LARRY R. WEBER PHONE: 961-2214 FEBRUARY 19, 2004 H-81189/HL BONNIE CASTRO …missing from Hilo home MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 32-year-old Hilo woman who was reported missing from her residence since early Thursday morning (February 19, 2004). The missing woman was identified […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT KENNETH VIEIRA PHONE: 961-2254 FEBRUARY 19, 2004 KESHIA FERNANDEZ …missing from Kauai facility MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii County police are looking for a 16-year-old girl who is reported missing from a Kauai detention facility since September 13, 2003. She is believed to be on the Big […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII VICE SECTION DETECTIVE ERNEST SALDUA PHONE: 326-4238 FEBRUARY 19, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police charged five persons Thursday (February 19, 2004) with a variety of drug offenses after they were arrested during the execution of four search warrants on Tuesday. The drug arrests were made by officers of the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 326-4268 FEBRUARY 18, 2004 H-79840/KN MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking the public’s help in identifying a male suspect who entered an Alii Drive condominium and accosted a 15-year-old girl visiting from Washington State. At 5:40 a.m. on February 8, 2004, Kona […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO ICE TASK FORCE DETECTIVE MARSHALL K. KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2340 FEBRUARY 17, 2004 H-80463/PN MEDIA RELEASE Big island police and federal agents arrested 13 persons for a variety of drug offenses while executing search warrants on two separate residences in the Ainaloa subdivision of Puna. At about 8:40 a.m. Friday (February […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332 FEBRUARY 17, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A 33-year-old male was on Alii Drive when he was struck and killed early Sunday (February 15, 2004) by a vehicle driven by an on-duty police officer. Preliminary investigation results by the Traffic Enforcement Unit determined that […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332 FEBRUARY 17, 2004 H-80876/KN MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Three persons were killed Monday evening (February 16, 2004) in a head-on collision on Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 19) about six-tenths of a mile south of the 84-mile marker in Kaupulehu, North Kona. Responding to a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332 FEBRUARY 17, 2004 H-80876/KN MEDIA RELEASE Three persons were killed Monday evening (February 16, 2004) in a head-on collision on Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 19) about six-tenths of a mile south of the 84-mile marker in Kaupulehu, North Kona. Responding to a 9:15 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT LEROY D. VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332 FEBRUARY 17, 2004 H-80601/KN H-80659/KN MEDIA RELEASE Two persons were killed in separate traffic accidents over the weekend in Kona. In the first accident, which occurred early Saturday (February 14, 2004) a 30-year-old Holualoa man, identified as Keith K. Kelekolio, was killed […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 17, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 9-15, 2004, Big Island police arrested 20 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash, and four were under the age of 21. So far this […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE W. GARY SOUTHER PHONE: 326-4231 H-80398 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police have arrested a 35-year-old man and charged him with a variety of offenses related to burglaries that occurred in the South Kohala District. The suspect, identified as Grant Hatcher, of no permanent address, was arrested […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GARY SOUTHER PHONE: 326-4646, EXT. 275 FEBRUARY 15, 2005 BLANE APOSTADIRO …theft suspect MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 27-year-old male wanted in connection with various thefts that occurred earlier in February in the Kailua-Kona area. The […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 13, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department is looking for a few good men and women to act as volunteer disabled parking enforcement officers. Volunteers will enforce disabled parking laws throughout South Hilo and Kona and be empowered to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT JAMES GUSMAN PHONE: 935-2520 FEBRUARY 12, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Ka’u police are warning the public that one of two cattle stolen in the district was recently treated chemically and is dangerous to eat. The police were notified Thursday (February 12, 2004) that the animal was inoculated and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 FEBRUARY 11, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is signing up teams for its upcoming HI-PAL Student Volleyball League. Teams wanting to take part are encouraged to register with the East Hawaii HI-PAL office. The league […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 FEBRUARY 10, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is signing up high school girls and boys for its Student Basketball League. Teams wanting to take part are encouraged to register with the East Hawaii HI-PAL office. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA PHONE: 887-3080 FEBRUARY 9, 2004 H-79576/SK MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE South Kohala patrol officers have turned over the case of an attemnpted robbery at a hotel along the South Kohala coast to the West Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section. The robbery attempt occurred Thursday evening (February […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 9, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 2-8, 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 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER KENNETH QUIOCHO PHONE: 887-3080 FEBRUARY 6, 2004 H-79576/SK MEDIA RELEASE A 16-year-old male was injured Thursday (February 5, 2004) during an attempted robbery at a hotel along the Kohala Coast. Responding to an 8:40 p.m. call, South Kohala patrol officers determined that an unknown male walked […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION OFFICER PAULA JELSMA PHONE: 326-4230 FEBRUARY 6, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE A 30-year-old Kona man was charged Friday (February 6, 2004) with a variety of offenses after he allegedly threatened his former girlfriend and wouldn’t let her leave her residence. The suspect, identified as James Boyd Brumaghim, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 6, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police announced they have started cracking down on young drivers racing on public roads subdivisions around the island. Sergeant Randy K. Apele, head of the Traffic Services Section, said police have been receiving an increasing […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE OFFICER JOSEPH KEALOHA PHONE: 326-4276 FEBRUARY 5, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is signing up West Hawaii teams for its Mustang and Bronco baseball tournaments to be held in March. Coaches interested in signing up their teams for the tournaments are asked […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT LEROY D. VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332 FEBRUARY 5, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE A 25-year-old Hamakua man was killed in a one-vehicle collision early Thursday (February 5, 2004) when his pickup truck ran off the road and into a gulch on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 19) near Ahualoa. The victim was identified […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 2, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of January 26-February 1, 2004, Big Island police arrested 19 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and two were under the age of 21. So far this […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE NANCY HAITSUKA PHONE: 326-4227 FEBRUARY 1, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE A 32-year-old Kona man was arrested Friday (January 30, 2004) for forgery after allegedly trying to withdraw money from another individual’s account at a bank branch in the Lanihau Shopping Center. The suspect, identified as Omar […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 26, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of January 19-25, 2004, Big Island police arrested nine motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident. So far this year, there have been 67 DUI arrests, compared […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT LEROY D. VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332 JANUARY 26, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE A 48-year-old motorcyclist was killed early Monday (January 26, 2004) when his motorcycle struck a horse in South Kona. The motorcyclist was identified as William K. Kaniho, of the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision in Ka’u. Responding […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES MAJOR RONALD T. NAKAMICHI PHONE: 961-2261 JANUARY 23, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are warning motorists in South Kohala that Queen Kaahumanu Highway and Kawaihae Road (Route 19) from Mauna Lani north to the 62- to 65-mile marker has been closed to traffic. Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11) […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 961-2252 JANUARY 23, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified the body of a man found in a Puna fire last week as that of Dion A. Kluz, 42, of Hawaiian Paradise Park. East Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section detectives said Kluz was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT RECORDS & IDENTIFICATION SECTION LIEUTENANT JAY N. ENANORIA PHONE: 961-2332 JANUARY 23, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Police are warning big island residents about a probable scam involving an alleged lottery held in Madrid, Spain. Residents have received a letter telling them they have won 315,810 in Euro dollars as part of a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO ICE TASK FORCE DETECTIVE MARSHALL K. KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2340 JANUARY 22, 2004 H-77727/HL MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Ice Task Force officers served a search warrant at an Aapi Place residence in Hilo Wednesday (January 21, 2004), recovered illegal drugs and arrested a man and a woman. About 5:20 p.m., Task Force […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT PAUL KEALOHA PHONE: 326-4257 JANUARY 21, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are warning Kona residents and small businesses about a possible scam involving the sale of a cleaning liquid. Police said that over the past week, a man claiming to be a salesman has been visiting […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA COMMUNITY POLICING OFFICER ROBERT E. ALMEIDA PHONE: 966-5835 JANUARY 20, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Puna patrol and community police officers have embarked on a two-day project to educate the public about new rules governing traffic patterns at the Keaau Elementary School. In an effort to prevent motorists from blocking the highway, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO ICE TASK FORCE DETECTIVE MARSHALL K. KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2340 JANUARY 20, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Ice Task Force and Vice Section officers arrested eight persons for various drug offenses while conducting five search warrants last week. The arrests were made in Hilo during the week of January 11-17, 2004. On […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER AUBREY AUNA PHONE: 961-2213 JANUARY 20, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo police have renewed a request for the public’s help in identifying the driver of a pickup truck that was involved in a hit-and-run traffic collision with two pedestrians in December. The collision occurred about 8:44 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 20, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of January 12-18, 2004, Big Island police arrested 25 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT DARRELL HUSTON PHONE: 966-5835 JANUARY 15, 2004 LEONARD TROY GREEN …apprehended by Puna police MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Puna patrol officers apprehended a 39-year-old man Thursday (January 15, 2004) who was wanted for illegally taking his daughter. Acting on information from the East Hawaii Criminal Investigation Section, officers […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 14, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police issued 4,316 citations for seat belt violations last year at checkpoints around the island. Sergeant Randy Apele, head of the Traffic Services Section, said the citations were issued at 446 seat belt checkpoint projects […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE ROBERT F. WAGNER PHONE: 961-2380 JANUARY 14, 2004 JOHN MERCADO JR. …wanted for Hilo robbery MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 23-year-old suspect wanted on a grand jury warrant for robbery. The suspect was identified as John Mercado Jr., whose last known address was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 961-2252 JANUARY 14, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Puna police and firefighters found an unidentified body Wednesday (January 14, 2004) in the smoldering remains of a house that was destroyed by fire in Hawaiian Paradise Park. Responding to an 8:15 a.m. call from neighbors, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL DISTRICT PHONE: 939-2520 JANUARY 14, 2004 H-76241 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are requesting the public’s help in finding a stolen all-terrain vehicle taken from an area above Naalahu in Ka’u earlier this month. The ATV is described as a Honda Foreman with the serial number 478TE2208Y4115191. The engine […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE RAYMOND RODRIGUES PHONE: 961-8883 JANUARY 14, 2004 LEONARD TROY GREEN …considered armed and dangerous MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have renewed a request for the public’s help in finding the father of a 12-year-old girl who violated a temporary restraining order and took the girl with […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 12, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of January 5-11, 2004, Big Island police arrested 20 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents and five were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER VINCE SIVANKEO PHONE: 961-2213 JANUARY 9, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a thief or thieves who stole more than $4,000 in construction and other materials from a home under construction in Paukaa, South Hilo. Responding to an 11:40 a.m. call Thursday (January 8, 2004), […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE RAYMOND RODRIGUES PHONE: 961-8883 JANUARY 9, 2004 NATASHA K. GREEN …sought with father MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for the father of a 12-year-old girl who violated a temporary restraining order and took the girl with him from her mother’s house in Kalapana, Puna. The […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 9, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police made a total of 96 DUI arrests as part of a nationwide campaign to protect motorists from drunk drivers. As part of the “You Drink & Drive, You Lose” national crackdown, conducted from December […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332 JANUARY 7, 2004 H-75972/KU MEDIA RELEASE A 40-year-old woman died Tuesday (January 6, 2004) of injuries she suffered in a two-car collision on Koa Lane in the private subdivision of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates in the Ka’u District. The victim was identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 7, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have revised the number of major accidents that occurred last year. The official count now stands at 2,362 major accidents, an increase of 5 percent over the 2,260 counted in 2002. The 2003 total was reduced […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 6, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of January 1-4, 2004, Big Island police arrested 13 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 13 DUI arrests, compared […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 5, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE During 2003, Big Island police arrested a total of 1,075 motorists for drunk driving, a 23 percent increase over the 873 arrested the previous year. One hundred eighty-eight of the drivers arrested for DUI in 2003 were involved […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GILBERT GASPAR PHONE: 326-4229 JANUARY 2, 2004 CHET FALLWIND …sought for questioning MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 23-year-old man who is wanted for questioning in the robbery Wednesday (December 31, 2003) of the Kona branch of CitiFinancial in the Kopiko Plaza. The suspect […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII VICE SECTION DETECTIVE MARSHALL K. KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2340 JANUARY 2, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE Police arrested four persons for a variety of drug and firearms offenses Wednesday (December 31, 2003) in a drug bust on a Hilo residence. The four were identified as Steven Tonga, 31, Mary Toledo, 40, Litnus […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332 DECEMBER 30, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police have identified a 40-year-old male who died of injuries he suffered in a traffic crash that occurred Saturday (December 27, 2003) on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 190) near the 21-mile marker in Puuanahulu, North Kona. The victim, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN ROBERT K. KA’AUA PHONE: 939-2520 DECEMBER 30, 2003 ERIC YOUNG …arrested by Ka’u police MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Ka’u police have arrested and charged a 27-year-old man wanted for multiple outstanding warrants. The suspect, identified as Eric Young, was arrested at 9:15 a.m. in Waiohinu and charged with […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 30, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of December 22-28, 2003, Big Island police arrested 33 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions, and four were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332] DECEMBER 29, 2003 H-74983/KN MEDIA RELEASE Police are investigating a traffic fatality that occurred Saturday (December 27, 2003) on the Hawaii Belt Road (Route 190) near the 21-mile marker in Kona. The name of the victim, who was also the driver, is being […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 961-2252 DECEMBER 28, 2003 BRIAN LEE PATRICK …charged with escape, robbery MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have arrested and charged an escapee with escape and second-degree robbery after he escaped from the Hale Nani Correctional Facility in Hilo and then allegedly […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT BRADLEY K. MAIN PHONE: 326-4208 DECEMBER 24, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE A male suspect robbed the KTA branch of the Bank of Hawaii in Keauhou Wednesday (December 24, 2003) and got away with an undetermined amount of cash. Responding to a 9:40 a.m. call, Kona patrol officers determined […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT NORMAN N. KEAMO PHONE: 961-2553 DECEMBER 24, 2002 H-74578/HL BRIAN WADE PACHECO …being sought after drug bust MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 43-year-old Hilo man who fled Thursday (December 23, 2003) as officers attempted to execute a search warrant on his home. The suspect […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER WENDALL CARTER PHONE: 961-2332 DECEMBER 24, 2003 H-74623/HL BRIAN LEE PATRICK …Hale Nani escapee MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 32-year-old man who escaped Thursday (December 23, 2003) from the Hale Nani Correctional Facility in Hilo. The escapee was identified as Brian Lee […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT NORMAN N. KEAMO PHONE: 961-2253 DECEMBER 23, 2003 H-74423/PN MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police arrested three people Monday (December 22, 2003) for various drug offenses and outstanding warrants during the execution of a drug search warrant in Keaau, Puna. During the drug bust at a residence […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332 DECEMBER 23, 2003 H-74547/SK MEDIA RELEASE A Honaunau man died Tuesday (December 23, 2003) of injuries he suffered when his tractor-trailer went over an embankment off Kawaihae Road (Route 19) in South Kohala. The victim was identified as Roger Gaspar, 39. Responding to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 22, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of December 15-21, 2003, Big Island police arrested 32 motorists for drunk driving. Seven of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions, and eight were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT ROBERT HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4205 DECEMBER 21, 2002 H-74060/KN MEDIA RELEASE West Hawaii Ice Task Force and other officers arrested four persons and confiscated 7.6 grams of crystal methamphetamine, or “ice,” while executing three search warrants Friday (December 19, 2003) in the Captain Cook area of South […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 961-2252 DECEMBER 18, 2003 DAVID AUSTIN LENHARD …charged in bomb threat MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have charged a 52-year-old Hilo man with first-degree terroristic threatening for making a bomb threat at a bank Tuesday (December 16, 2003). At 11:15 a.m. Thursday, East […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER SEAN M.K. SMITH PHONE: 326-4270 DECEMBER 17, 2003 SOUGHT ON OUTSTANDING WARRANTS – Kona police are looking for Carlos Lopez, left, and Michael Lynn Seargeant Jr. on outstanding warrants for various offenses. MEDIA RELEASE Kona police are seeking the public’s help in finding two Kealakekua males wanted […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2213 DECEMBER 17, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department has relocated the Hilo Police Station’s Receiving Desk to the new detention facility. Specifically, the new Receiving Desk is located off the Hualalai Street entrance to the Hilo Public Safety complex, which […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332 DECEMBER 17, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have renewed a plea for the public’s help in the investigation of a bicycle-motor vehicle collision last May that resulted in the death of one of the contestants in the Keauhou-Kona Triathlon. The victim, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 961-2252 DECEMBER 16, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police are seeking the public’s help in solving the apparent assault of a 61-year-old man last month in the Hawaiian Acres subdivision of Puna. The victim, identified as James Oliva, of Mountain View, Puna, was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2251 DECEMBER 16, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department’s anonymous drug tip hotlines are paying off, according to police statistics. Since the first of the year, Big Island police have confiscated 16.4 pounds of crystal methamphetamine, or “ice,” and have […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 961-2252 DECEMBER 16, 2003 SUSPECT ON CAMERA …arrested for bomb threat MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo police arrested a 52-year-old male suspect Tuesday (December 16, 2003) for falsely telling bank employees there were explosives in his safety deposit box set to go off. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 961-2252 DECEMBER 16, 2003 CAUGHT ON CAMERA …suspect in bomb threat MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a male suspect who walked into a Hilo bank Tuesday (December 16, 2003) and told employees he had explosives in his safety deposit box set […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 16, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have joined in a nationwide campaign to protect motorists from drunk drivers. As part of the “You Drink & Drive, You Lose” national crackdown, the Hawaii County Police Department will be working with the State […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332 DECEMBER 15, 2003 H-73547/PN MEDIA RELEASE A 59-year-old man died of injuries he sustained when his moped was struck Saturday evening (December 13, 2003) by a sports utility vehicle in the private Eden Roc Estates subdivision in Mountain View, Puna. The victim was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 15, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of December 8-14, 2003, Big Island police arrested 26 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions, and five were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 12, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Because of Christmas season activities at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hilo, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kapiolani Street on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. Traffic will be allowed only in the Puna, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332 DECEMBER 11, 2003 H-70392/KN MEDIA RELEASE A 51-year-old Kona man died Wednesday (December 10, 2003) of injuries he received when he was struck by a truck on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 190) in Puuanahulu, North Kona. The victim was identified as Charles McCall, of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER BRADLEY FREITAS PHONE: 961-2332 DECEMBER 9, 2003 H-72798/HM MEDIA RELEASE One person was killed Monday (December 8, 2003) in a traffic crash that occurred on Saddle Road (Route 200) near the 33-mile marker. The victim was identified as Kevin Kukona, 31, of Hilo. Responding to a 6:33 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT JAMES GUSMAN PHONE: 939-2520 DECEMBER 9, 2003 H-70678 ERIC YOUNG …sought by Ka’u police MEDIA RELEASE Ka’u police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 27-year-old man wanted for multiple outstanding warrants and other felony investigations. The man was identified as Eric Young, of a Pahala […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT ROLLIN RABARA PHONE: 939-2522 DECEMBER 9, 2003 H-72976/KA’U CORONER’S INQUEST MEDIA RELEASE An 82-year-old Puna man died Tuesday (December 9, 2003) after apparently falling from a cliff onto the rocky beach at Wittington Beach Park in Honuapo, Ka’u. The victim was identified as Alexander Harris Jr., of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE OFFICER MYRA IWAMOTO PHONE: 326-4276 DECEMBER 9, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League will hold its 14th annual HI-PAL, Hope Chapel and Keauhou Shopping Center 3-on-3 Basketball Jam next month. The basketball tournament will be held on the weekend of January 17-19, 2004, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 9, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of December 1-7, 2003, Big Island police arrested 24 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions, and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]