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HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE JUERGEN L. CANDA PHONE: 326-4230 AUGUST 29, 2003 TYSON KYLE PRIM …sought by police MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a male suspect believed responsible for burglaries, theft, assault and an outstanding bench warrant for contempt of court. The suspect was identified as Tyson Kyle […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE LUCILLE MELEMAI PHONE: 961-2377 AUGUST 29, 2003 JAMES IPOLANI SOUZA …believed to be armed and dangerous MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police looking for a 48-year-old Puna man are warning the public not to approach the suspect, but to call police. The suspect, identified as James Ipolani […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 29, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police are reminding Big Island motorists that it’s against the law to park in disabled parking stalls without a valid placard. Sergeant Randy Apele, head of the Traffic Services Section, said any motorist using a parking space […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT JOHN RODRIGUES PHONE: 887-3080 AUGUST 29, 2003 H-60188/SK MEDIA RELEASE A 15-year-old boy visiting from Japan died Thursday (August 28, 2003) after a snorkeling accident in Waikoloa. The victim was identified as Yasumari Kurimoto, the son of Hitoshi and Maymi Kuromoto of Mieken, Japan. Kurimoto was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE JASON CORTEZ PHONE: 961-2381 AUGUST 28, 2003 H-59051 KENNETH PANTALION …arrested for attempted murder MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have arrested a 19-year-old Keaau male in the stabbing of a 17-year-old Puna youth during a fight August 9, 2003, at a large party held at a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER DEREK K. MORIMOTO PHONE: 961-2311 AUGUST 27, 2003 H-60612 MEDIA RELEASE Police are investigating the theft of more than $12,000 in miscellaneous jewelry from a kiosk at the Prince Kuhio Plaza shopping center in Hilo. South Hilo patrol officers determined that sometime between 7 p.m. Saturday […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE LUCILLE MELEMAI PHONE: 961-2377 AUGUST 27, 2003 JAMES IPOLANI SOUZA …wanted on two bench warrants MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 48-year-old Puna man on two bench warrants — one for contempt of court and the other for violation of parole. The suspect was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE LUCILLE MELEMAI PHONE: 961-2377 AUGUST 27, 2003 MARIA LEOLANI SPENCER …wanted for questioning MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 31-year-old Puna woman for questioning in a drug case. The woman was identified as Maria Leolani Spencer, of no permanent address. Spencer is described as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 AUGUST 26, 2003 INOUYE VISIT – U.S. Senator Daniel K. Inouye visits the Hawaii County Police Department’s improved Crime Laboratory. Here, Inouye stops for a photo with Police Chief Lawrence K. Mahuna, left, Assistant Chief Wendell D. Paiva and Mayor Harry Kim. MEDIA RELEASE […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN UEHANA PHONE: 961-2254 AUGUST 25, 2003 H-49437 LEONARD FRANKLIN JR. …missing since May 17, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 16-year-old boy who has been missing from his Pahoa residence in Puna since May 17, 2003. The missing youth […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 25, 2003 H-57193/KN MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE The death of a 61-year-old man on July 24, 2003, after he was struck by a loose tire has been reclassified to a non-traffic fatality. The death of the victim, identified as Clifford Vierra, of a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 25, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of August 18-24, 2003, Big Island police arrested 21 motorists for drunk driving. Six of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions, and three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE LUCILLE MELEMAI PHONE: 961-2377 AUGUST 25, 2003 CAUGHT BY ATM CAMERA – Police are seeking the identity of this person who was caught on camera cashing a stolen credit card at an ATM machine. MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT LEROY D. VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 21, 2003 H-60192/PN MEDIA RELEASE Two persons died Wednesday (August 20, 2003) of injuries they suffered in a four-vehicle collision on Volcano Highway (Route 11) just south of the entrance to Kamehameha Schools. The victims were identified as Conchita Tenorio, 36, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 AUGUST 21, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) is sponsoring its annual HI-PAL boys and Girls Intermediate Basketball league. The League play will run September 15-November 8, 2003. Teams are formed within public or private intermediate schools with […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 AUGUST 21, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League (HI-PAL) is sponsoring its sixth annual HI-PAL 8 and Under Basketball Jam, to be held September 26-28, 2003, at the Papaikou gym. The tournament will be limited to the first 12 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 966-5835 AUGUST 20, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police arrested 16 persons wanted for a total of 30 outstanding bench warrants Monday and Tuesday (August 18 and 19, 2003). The warrant sweep of the Puna District was a joint operation conducted by officers from the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE JOHN ANCHETA PHONE: 961-2276 AUGUST 20, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking information about a truck break-in that occurred Wednesday (August 13, 2003) in Hilo. About 9:15 to 9:30 a.m., the owner discovered a male wearing a white cap, sunglasses and shorts breaking into his […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION OFFICER ROBERT W.H. SAKATA PHONE: 323-2124 AUGUST 20, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police are warning Big Island residents about another apparent lottery scam, this one originating in Spain. A Kona resident received a letter from the “International Lotto Commission” informing her she had won more than $475,000 in a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 19, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of August 11-17, 2003, Big Island police arrested 24 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions, and six were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 18, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police conducted a vigorous speed, drunk driving and seat belt enforcement project on Thursday through Sunday (August 14-17, 2003). The project, which concentrated in the Kona, Hilo and Puna districts, resulted in 121 citations for […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT WEST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE WM. GARY SOUTHER PHONE: 326-4231 AUGUST 18, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police are warning Big Island residents about another telephone scam in which residents are informed they have won a lottery. But before the “winner” can collect his winnings, however, he is told he must send […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM SERGEANT JAMES SANBORN PHONE: 961-2350 AUGUST 18, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police have issued a list of tips on how to prevent home invasion by criminals. Sergeant James Sanborn, community policing coordinator, said the tips were issued in response to public requests after robbers recently invaded two Hilo […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER BRADLEY P. FREITAS PHONE: 326-4208 AUGUST 14, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE A 22-year-old Kona man who was injured in a boating accident at a Milolii boat ramp died Tuesday (August 12, 2003) at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu. The victim was identified as Tyrone Afong, of a Milolii […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE JOHN ANCHETA PHONE: 961-2276 AUGUST 13, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo firefighters extinguished a fire of mysterious origins in a car found parked in the garage of a Halai Street home Wednesday (August 13, 2003). Responding to a 10:27 a.m. call, police and firefighters arrived to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE UWAO CHARTRAND PHONE: 961-2382 AUGUST 12, 2003 H-43536 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are seeking the public’s help in an investigation into the robbery of the McDonald’s Restaurant in Hilo’s Puainako Center. The robbery occurred about 7 p.m. on March 29, 2003, when two male […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RICHARD J. SHERLOCK PHONE: 961-2379 AUGUST 12, 2003 H-59051 MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying assailants who stabbed a 17-year-old Puna youth several times during a fight at a large party held at a Hawaiian Paradise Park residence last Saturday […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE TOM C. POY PHONE: 961-2383 AUGUST 12, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police arrested and charged a second suspect wanted in a recent burglary at the University of Hawaii at Hilo after he turned himself in Monday (August 11, 2003). The suspect, Adrian A. Glimane, 28, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER ROBERT PAUOLE PHONE: 961-2311 AUGUST 13, 2003 H-37183 CAUGHT ON CAMERA – A suspect wanted by police is caught by a bank camera using the ATM machine with a stolen bankcard. The suspect has hit a number of businesses and individuals in Hilo. MEDIA RELEASE Police […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 10, 2003 H-59084/KN MEDIA RELEASE A 35-year-old Kona man died early Sunday (August 10, 2003) of injuries he received in a single-car accident on Napoopoo Road in South Kona. The victim was identified as David Frazier, of a Captain Cook address. Responding […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE LUCILLE MELEMAI PHONE: 961-2377 AUGUST 11, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Two masked men broke into a Lanikaula Street home early Sunday (August 10, 2003) and robbed an 86-year-old woman of cash, jewelry and other items. Responding to a 12:45 a.m. call, South Hilo patrol officers determined […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 11, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of August 4-10, 2003, Big Island police arrested 26 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions, and six were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE TOM C. POY PHONE: 961-2383 AUGUST 7, 2003 ADRIAN A. GLIMANE …sought in UHH burglary MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have renewed a plea for the public’s help in locating a 28-year-old man wanted for questioning in a burglary at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER REED MAHUNA PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 6, 2003 H-58227 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A 51-year-old Puna man died Saturday (August 2, 2003) of injuries he received in a traffic crash on July 27, 2003. The victim was identified as Kelly McKee, of a Mountain View address. The accident occurred […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER REED MAHUNA PHONE: 961-2332 AUGUST 6, 2003 H-58227 MEDIA RELEASE A 51-year-old Puna man died Saturday (August 2, 2003) of injuries he received in a traffic crash on July 27, 2003. The name of the victim is being withheld pending notification of his family. The accident occurred […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 6, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Because of increasing reports of violations, Big Island police are reminding Puna motorists that use of the shoulder lane on the Keaau-Pahoa Road (Route 130) is limited. The shoulder lane is open to traffic from 6 to 8 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE LUCILLE MELEMAI PHONE: 961-2377 AUGUST 6, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Two masked men broke into a Kanoelani Street home in Hilo early Monday (August 4, 2003) and terrorized its occupants — a 93-year-old man and his 89-year-old wife — before leaving with jewelry and cash. Responding […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE TOM C. POY PHONE: 961-2383 AUGUST 5, 2003 ADRIAN A. GLIMANE …sought for questioning MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police are looking for a 28-year-old man for questioning in a burglary at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. The suspect was identified as Adrian A. Glimane, of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE TOM C. POY PHONE: 961-2383 AUGUST 4, 2003 ALEXANDER PAGLINAWAN …sought for questioning MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 41-year-old man for questioning in a burglary at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. The suspect was identified as Alexander Paglinawan, of no permanent address. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 AUGUST 4, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 28-August 3, 2003, Big Island police arrested 19 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions, and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT NORMAN N. KEAMO PHONE: 961-2253 AUGUST 1, 2003 H-58041/SK MEDIA RELEASE Two Mexican nationals were charged Friday (August 1, 2003) with first-degree promotion of a dangerous drug after they were caught with a parcel containing cocaine in Waimea, South Kohala. The suspects were identified as Lazaro Mendoza […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE BENTON T. BOLOS PHONE: 961-2385 JULY 31, 2003 TYSON PETER REAVIS …bail set at $50,000 MEDIA RELEASE Police charged a 29-year-old Hilo man Thursday (July 31, 2003) with criminal property damage and a variety of other offenses stemming from an incident in which he damaged a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RICHARD J. SHERLOCK PHONE: 961-2379 JULY 31, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police charged a 39-year-old Hilo man Thursday (July 31, 2003) with attempted murder and other offenses steming from an incident Tuesday in which he allegedly shot at four persons. At 11:10 a.m., Hilo Criminal Investigation […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 JULY 31, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police charged a 25-year-old man Thursday (July 31, 2003) in the bank robbery earlier this week in which the suspect was chased down and captured by a bank employee, a bank customer and passing motorists. At […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER RIO S. AMON-WILKINS PHONE: 961-2311 JULY 30, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police are warning residents about another scam, this one notifying residents they have won a lottery. But before the “winner” can collect his winnings, he is advised he must send money to an address. Police advise […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER RIO S. AMON-WILKINS PHONE: 961-2311 JULY 30, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police are advising residents to be careful about throwing away personal or credit card information, especially in public places. To guard against identity theft, police are advising residents to shred items of personal or credit card […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RICHARD J. SHERLOCK PHONE: 961-2379 JULY 30, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police arrested a 39-year-old Hilo man Tuesday (July 29, 2003) for a variety of offenses, including attempted murder, after he allegedly shot at four persons. Responding to a 3:15 p.m. call, South Hilo patrol officers arrested […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT S0UTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER GREGORY A. IKEDA PHONE: 961-2311 JULY 30, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have called off the search for a 24-year-old inmate who escaped from the Hale Nani Correctional Facility in Hilo earlier this month. The escapee, identified as Davi F. Alvarez, turned himself in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 961-2252 JULY 29, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified the skeletal remains of a man found Wednesday (July 23, 2003) in Hilo. Through dental records, police identified the remains as those of Eric Pine, 32, of no permanent address. An autopsy could […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2251 JULY 29, 2003 BARRY BRENTON POWERS …nabbed by citizens MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police arrested a 25-year-old man for bank robbery Tuesday (July 29, 2003) after the fleeing suspect was chased down and captured by bank employees, bank customers and passers-by. The suspect […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT NORMAN N. KEAMO PHONE: 961-2253 JULY 28, 2003 H-57426/H-57495 MEDIA RELEASE A routine traffic stop and check for liquor violations resulted in the arrests of four persons for drug and other offenses over the weekend. In the first incident, about 4:07 a.m. Saturday (July 26, 2003), a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 28, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 21-27, 2003, Big Island police arrested 24 motorists for drunk driving. Ten 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 KONA COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM ACTING SERGEANT STANLEY HAANIO PHONE: 327-3587 JULY 25, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police charged two male suspects Friday (July 25, 2003) who were caught by community policing officers breaking into a vehicle parked at Hapuna Beach earlier this week. The suspects were identified as Brandon Halmas, 23, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 25, 2003 H-57193/KN MEDIA RELEASE A 61-year-old man died Thursday (July 24, 2003) after he was struck by a loose tire in Laaloa, North Kona. The victim was identified as Clifford Vierra, of a Captain Cook address. Responding to an 8:29 a.m. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT S0UTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER GREGORY A. IKEDA PHONE: 961-2311 JULY 25, 2003 DAVI F. ALVAREZ …Hale Nani escapee MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 24-year-old inmate who escaped from the Hale Nani Correctional Facility in Hilo earlier this month. The escapee was identified as Davi F. Alvarez, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RICHARD J. SHERLOCK PHONE: 961-2379 JULY 24, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police arrested and charged the fifth suspect Thursday (July 24, 2003) in a robbery that occurred last week in Puna. The suspect, a 16-year-old male juvenile, was arrested and charged with first-degree robbery, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 961-2252 JULY 23, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Acting on a tip from an anonymous letter, police found the skeletal remains of a person Wednesday (July 23, 2003) in Hilo. The remains were located in a wooded area beside Wai’au Stream off Kaiulani Street. Officers […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RICHARD J. SHERLOCK PHONE: 961-2379 JULY 23, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police arrested and charged two more suspects sought in an armed robbery that occurred early Thursday (July 17, 2003) in Puna. The two suspects, ages 14 and 15, were charged with first-degree robbery, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT SAMUEL JELSMA PHONE: 966-5835 JULY 23, 2003 H-56569/ABUSE FAM MEM MEDIA RELEASE A 46-year-old Puna man has been arrested and charged with several offenses resulting from a domestic dispute that led to a standoff with police Friday (July 18, 2003) at his residence in Hawaiian Paradise Park. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT NORMAN KEAMO PHONE: 961-2253 JULY 22, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police destroyed a total of 8,092 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to 12 feet during a five-day eradication effort that ended Saturday (July 19, 2003). No arrests were made in the eradication effort, which […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 JULY 21, 2003 SEANISSON MINNIALL …sought for questioning MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 34-year-old Puna man wanted for questioning in the burglary of a Pahoa business establishment in February 2002. The suspect was identified as Seanisson Minniall, whose last known […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RICHARD J. SHERLOCK PHONE: 961-2379 JULY 21, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A second suspect wanted in a robbery that occurred early Thursday (July 17, 2003) has turned himself into police. The suspect was identified as Brandon Jason Enos, 21, of no permanent address. Enos gave himself […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 21, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 14-20, 2003, Big Island police arrested 22 motorists for drunk driving. Seven of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions, and five were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RICHARD J. SHERLOCK PHONE: 961-2379 JULY 18, 2003 ONE SUSPECT SOUGHT, ONE CHARGED–Police are looking for Brandon Jason Enos, 21, left, in a robbery that occurred early Tuesday in Puna. Enos is considered armed and dangerous, and police caution residents not to approach him, but to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT NORTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN CHADWICK K. FUKUI PHONE: 889-6540 JULY 18, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE A couple visiting from Canada was robbed Friday (July 18, 2003) on the Kapa’a County Beach Park Road in North Kohala. North Kohala patrol officers determined that the husband and wife were driving down the road […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE UWAO CHARTRAND PHONE: 961-2382 JULY 18, 2003MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified the body of a man found on Tuesday (July 15, 2003) as that of Narding Vidad, 50, of Hilo. Vidad was identified through fingerprints during an autopsy conducted Friday (July 18) at the Hilo […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RICHARD J. SHERLOCK PHONE: 961-2379 JULY 17, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police have arrested a 19-year-old male suspect in a robbery that occurred early Thursday (July 17, 2003) in Puna. The suspect was identified as Waimoku Lum Ho, of a Hilo address. Responding to a 1:30 a.m. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 17, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE As part of a national crackdown on drunk driving over the July 4 weekend, Big Island police arrested 11 persons for drunk driving during the recent “You Drink & Drive You Lose” campaign. The campaign, aimed […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT GLENN Y. UEHANA PHONE: 961-8839 JULY 17, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have developed a new brochure and card to quickly refer domestic violence victims to emergency providers. Entitled “A Safe Place to get help — as close as the phone,” the brochure provides […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE UWAO CHARTRAND PHONE: 961-2382 JULY 17, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police have ordered an autopsy to determine the identity and cause of death of a body that was found Tuesday (July 15, 2003) inside an automobile parked in a macadamia nut orchard. Responding to a 3:30 p.m. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 JULY 15, 2003 GRADUATION CLASS–Members of the 62nd Police Recruit Class graduated Tuesday during ceremonies at Nani Mau Gardens Restaurant in Hilo. Members of the class are, front kneeling, Edwin Shishido of the Department of Land and Natural Resources who went through police training; […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2251 JULY 14, 2003 H-54810 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have arrested a 21-year-old suspect who allegedly injured a community policing officer on July 3, 2003, by dragging him behind his vehicle. Acting on a tip from residents, South Kohala Patrol officers arrested Timothy […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 14, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of July 7-13, 2003, Big Island police arrested 22 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions, and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT EAST HAWAII CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE: 961-2255 JULY 13, 2004 HANK ROBERTS SR. …last seen on March 19, 2004 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have renewed their request for the public’s help in locating a 71-year-old Puna man who was reportedly last seen on March 18, 2004. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION CAPTAIN SAMUEL THOMAS PHONE:961-2251 JULY 9, 2003 H-55090 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified the badly burned body found in the remains of a Hilo residence on Sunday (July 6, 2003) as Kim Wissing, 49, of 66 Makakai Place. Criminal Investigation Section detectives said Wissing was identified through […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT LEROY VICTORINO PHONE: 961-2332 JULY 9, 2003 H-50514 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE As the result of an investigation, Big Island police have reclassified as a public accident a fatal collision that occurred last May when two bicycles collided. The fatality occurred on May 26, 2003, when a 48-year-old […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT JAMES GUSMAN PHONE: 939-2520 JULY 7, 2003 H-59210 WANTED FOR QUESTIONING — Lionel B. Saragosa, left, and Douglas K. Louis are wanted by Ka’u police for questioning in the theft of a truck in Hilo. MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are seeking the public’s help in locating […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JULY 7, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 30-July 6, 2003, Big Island police arrested 28 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic collisions, and seven were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT BURTON H. YAMAGUCHI PHONE: 961-2311 JULY 6, 2003 H-55090 MEDIA RELEASE Police and fire personnel found a badly burned body in the charred remains of a Hilo residence Sunday (July 6, 2003) after extinguishing a structure fire. The body was so badly burned that the sex, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER ROBERT STEWART PHONE: 961-2311 JULY 4, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Two persons were injured Friday (July 4, 2003) when a car lurched forward, struck a pedestrian and crashed through the front door and window of a Hilo restaurant. Responding to a 9:35 a.m. call, South Hilo patrol […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM OFFICER JOHN “MASA” PAGAY PHONE: 961-8892 JULY 3, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are reminding Big Island residents to keep a close watch on their purses and wallets while shopping. Police issued the reminder after receiving several complaints of purses and wallets being stolen from unattended shopping […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE BENTON T. BOLOS PHONE: 961-2385 JULY 7, 2003 H-54810 TIMOTHY JACKSON …sought by police MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 21-year-old Puna male who allegedly injured a community policing officer by dragging him behind his vehicle. The suspect was identified as Timothy Jackson, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE UWAO C. CHARTRAND PHONE: 961-2382 JULY 3, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in solving a robbery that occurred the night of Monday, June 23, 2003. Two males reported that a masked gunman robbed them about 10:30 p.m. on Aheahe Street in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GARY SOUTHER PHONE: 326-4231 JULY 2, 2003 H-50516 LEWIS GLANN COOPER …wanted for questioning MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 40-year-old man wanted for questioning in the burglary of a business in the Kaloko Light Industrial Area. The man […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 JULY 1, 2003 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 all 11 & 12 and 13 & 14 Divisions. Players […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER LORENZO P. ARTIENDA PHONE: 961-2311 JUNE 30, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in locating the bronze sculpture of an octopus stolen from the Dreams of Paradise Gallery in downtown Hilo. On May 17, 2003, the bronze sculpture was discovered missing from […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER IAN B. LEE LOY PHONE: 961-2311 JUNE 20, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police are warning residents about another phone scam, this one notifying residents they have won a lottery in Jamaica. Before the “winner” can collect his winnings, he must send money via Western Union or Wells […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 961-2252 JULY 30, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE On receiving numerous public complaints about an electronics sale in Hilo, police have determined that the sponsors of the sale are legitimate. After receiving complaints about the quality of items bought at the sale, held at the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 30, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of June 16-29, 2003, Big Island police arrested 22 motorists for drunk driving. Eleven 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 LERY D. VICTORINO PHONE: 961-4208 JUNE 28, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE A 25-year-old man was killed and a 32-year-old woman critically injured in a head-on collision Saturday (June 28, 2003) on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 190) in North Kona. The victim was identified as Ogden Ingalls, of a Honokaa, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 27, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE A new study by the University of Hawaii’s Urban and Regional Planning Department shows that seat belt usage on the Big Island has increased for the second year in a row, according to Sergeant Randy K. Apele, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE JUERGEN L. CANDA PHONE: 326-3080 JUNE 26, 2003 GUY THOMAS RIVERA …sought in shooting incident MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have requested the public’s help in finding a 40-year-old Kona man wanted for allegedly firing a rifle at a vehicle in Holualoa, North Kona. The suspect […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DIVISION OFFICER THOMAS E. FRATINARDO PHONE: 887-3080 JUNE 26, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in finding the thief or thieves who stole a unique musical instrument from a car Monday (June 23, 2003) in Waimea, South Kohala. Responding to a 4 p.m. call, South […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA POLICE DISTRICT OFFICER CLARENCE YEE PHONE: 887-3080 JUNE 26, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in finding the thief or thieves who broke into several cars Wednesday (June 25, 2003) in South Kohala. Responding to a 5:01 p.m. call, South Kohala patrol officers determined that […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE WAYNE YOUNG PHONE: 326-4275 JUNE 25, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a traffic victim who was killed on April 29, 2003, in North Kohala as Alejandro Dorado Jimenez, 28. Jimenez was identified on June 5, 2003, after family members arrived from Mexico to identify […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT NORTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT JOHN RODRIGUES JR. PHONE: 889-6541 JUNE 24, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE A 66-year-old man died Tuesday (June 24, 2003) at Queen’s Medical Center on Oahu of injuries he suffered in a traffic accident that occurred on June 13, 2003, in North Kohala. The victim was identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JUNE 24, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department is taking part in a national crackdown on drunk driving over the holiday weekend. From June 27 to July 13, 2003, Big Island police will be out in full force conducting sobriety […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT STEVEN GUILLERMO PHONE: 961-2252 JUNE 24, 2003 MEDIA RELEASE Police are on the lookout for a male suspect who robbed the Waiakea branch of the Bank of Hawaii in Hilo on Tuesday afternoon (June 24, 2003). Responding to a 2:30 p.m. robbery call, police determined that […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT NORTH KOHALA PATROL SERGEANT JOHN RODRIGUES JR. PHONE: 889-6541 JUNE 23, 2003 H-53553 MEDIA RELEASE A 51-year-old California man was found floating face down in the ocean Sunday (June 22, 2003) about 50 yards offshore of Pololu Valley, North Kohala. The victim, identified as Kurt Edward Maki, of Buena Park, California, […]