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HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM OFFICER ROBERT E. ALMEIDA PHONE: 966-5835 APRIL 19, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Puna police are asking for the public’s help in finding out who is responsible for throwing stones at passing vehicles in Hawaiian Paradise Park on Wednesday and Thursday (April 17 and 18, 2002). Police said they […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN JAMES DAY PHONE: 961-2251 APRIL 19, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police Friday (April 19, 2002) arrested a 28-year-old suspect on a warrant for violating his parole. The suspect, identified as Wendell N. Tangaro, of no permanent address, was served with a warrant at the Hilo Medical […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM OFFICER ROBERT E. ALMEIDA PHONE: 966-5835 APRIL 19, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Puna police are seeking information about the identity of vandals who placed large rocks on the Keaau-Pahoa Highway (Route 130) early Friday, causing several accidents and one injury. Police said that the rocks, ranging in size […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER IRIS M. McGUIRE PHONE: 966-5835 APRIL 18, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Puna police are seeking the public’s help in solving numerous thefts from the Mauna Loa Macadamia Nut Corporation’s property. Police said that over the last two months, thieves have stolen tires and rims from tractors and other […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIVE OPERATIONS BUREAU ASSISTANT CHIEF WENDELL D. PAIVA PHONE: 961-2341 APRIL 17, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a suspect shot and wounded by a police officer early Wednesday (April 17, 2002) as a 28-year-old Hilo male of no permanent address. The wounded suspect was reported in serious but stable […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIVE OPERATIONS BUREAU ASSISTANT CHIEF WENDELL D. PAIVA PHONE: 961-2341 APRIL 17, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE A patrol officer responding to a theft-in-progress report shot and wounded a suspect early Wednesday (April 17, 2002). The shooting occurred when officers assigned to the South Hilo Patrol Division responded to a 3:12 a.m. call […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT INVESTIGATIVE OPERATIONS BUREAU ASSISTANT CHIEF WENDELL D. PAIVA PHONE: 961-2341 APRIL 17, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE 2 After undergoing surgery at the Hilo Medical Center, a suspect wounded by a police officer early Wednesday (April 17, 2001) was reported in serious but stable condition. The suspect, identified only as a 28-year-old […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT ROBERT HICKOX PHONE: 326-4205 APRIL 16, 2002 H-03668/KU MEDIA RELEASE A suspect arrested in a raid on a Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision residence was transferred to Honolulu Tuesday (April 16, 2002), where he was wanted on nine warrants. The suspect, identified as Kenneth Kaleikini, 40, along […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 APRIL 15, 2002 H-03797 MEDIA RELEASE Police have arrested a suspect wanted on an outstanding warrant for contempt of court. Puna police arrested the suspect, identified as Gary Paul Vasconcellos, 36, at 9:15 a.m. Saturday (April 13, 2002) after was located in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 APRIL 15, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Members of the Hawaii County Police Department and their families and friends are planning the 12th annual Hawaii Police Commemorative Fund Tournament, scheduled for May 17-19, 2002, at the Carvalho Park Sports Complex in Hilo. The three-day, multi-sport event is a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 15, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of April 8-14, 2002, Big Island police arrested nine motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 APRIL 10, 2002 H-03204/H-03216 MEDIA RELEASE Two persons died Tuesday (April 9, 2002) in separate traffic accidents in Kona and Puna. The victims were identified as Brian Underwood, 37, of a Kailua-Kona address, and Jay Okubo, 43, of a Hilo address. In […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 APRIL 10, 2002 H-03369 MEDIA RELEASE A 52-year-old Kona man died Wednesday (April 10, 2002) at Queen’s Medical Center in Honolulu from injuries he sustained in a traffic accident that occurred two days earlier in Kailua-Kona. The victim was identified as Raymond […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT CHADWICK K. FUKUI PHONE: 961-2311 APRIL 10, 2002 H-03376 SHAYNE KOBAYASHI …Kulani escapee MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are on the lookout for a 27-year-old inmate who escaped Wednesday (April 10, 2002) from the Kulani Correctional Facility. The escapee was identified as Shayne Kobayashi, who was serving […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE JOHN ANCHETA PHONE: 961-2276 APRIL 10, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE In a crackdown on underage drinking over the past seven weeks, Hilo police officers arrested 65 persons including 52 juveniles, for liquor violations. A special task force comprised of officers from the Juvenile Aid, Criminal Investigation, Vice […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT RODNEY AURELLO PHONE: 961-2254 AUGUST 8, 2002 H-01750 JAMES BALAI …missing since March 22 MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for a 13-year-old boy who has been missing from his home in Keaau, Puna, since March 22, 2002. The missing boy was identified as James Balai Jr. Balai […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER REED MAHUNA PHONE: 961-2213 APRIL 8, 2002 H-03130 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A 16-year-old California girl who had been reported missing was located Monday (April 8, 2002) at Hilo International Airport after she had gone sightseeing without informing her mother. The missing girl, identified as Lanette Leilani […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DISTRIC OFFICER REED MAHUNA PHONE: 961-2213 APRIL 8, 2002 H-03130 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 16-year-old California girl who has been reported missing since Sunday (April 7, 2002). The missing girl was identified as Lanette Leilani Monroe, of a Torrance, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 25, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of April 1-8, 2002, Big Island police arrested 23 motorists for drunk driving. Seven of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and four were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 5, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE In an effort to curtail further traffic fatalities, Hawaii County police are urging motorists to exercise caution, follow the speed limit and refrain from drinking and driving. Sergeant Randy Apele, head of the department’s Traffic Services Section, noted […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN JOHN DAWRS PHONE: 326-4208 APRIL 5, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE A U.S. Army Explosive Ordinance Disposal unit recovered 1,832 blasting caps from property near Papa Bay Estates in South Kona during a two-day operation that ended Thursday (April 4, 2002). The blasting caps were discovered by a South […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT ROBERT K. KA’AUA PHONE: 887-3080 APRIL 4, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE South Kohala police are looking for the culprit or culprits who poisoned five 30-foot ficus trees in the Puako Beach Lots subdivision. The trees were located directly across from the Puako Condominiums. Responding to a report last […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER JODY ARRUDA PHONE: 961-2311 APRIL 4, 2002 H-02626 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have located a 14-year-old Hilo girl who had been reported missing by her mother. The missing girl, Kauimaeole Iopa, was located at 10:50 a.m. Thursday (April 4, 2002) at a residence in the Hawaiian […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER JODY ARRUDA PHONE: 961-2311 APRIL 3, 2002 H-02626 KAUIMAEOLE IOPA …missing since March 31 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are asking for the public’s help in locating a 14-year-old girl who has been missing from her home since Sunday (March 31, 2002). The missing girl, Kauimaeole Iopa, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 APRIL 2, 2002 Oswald Meyers Gary Vasconcellos MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in finding two men wanted on separate outstanding warrants. They were identified as Oswald Kealoha Meyers, 38, and Gary Paul Vasconcellos, 36. Meyers, also known […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 APRIL 2, 2O02 MEDIA RELEASE A one-way traffic pattern will be in effect on Kalanikoa Street in Hilo to accommodate the Merrie Monarch Festival’s Halau Hula competition at the Edith kanakaole Tennis Stadium. One-way traffic will flow south, or toward Puna, on Kalanikoa […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN ROBERT K. KA’AUA PHONE: 887-3080 APRIL 2, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE South Kohala police have arrested a 25-year-old man for burglary after an incident that occurred early Tuesday (April 2, 2002) at the Hilton Waikoloa Village in South Kohala. The suspect, identified as Glenn Patterson, of a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE:961-2305 MARCH 25, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 25-31, 2002, Big Island police arrested 10 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident. So far this year, there have been 201 DUI arrests, a 2 percent […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE GRACE CASTILLO PHONE: 961-2278 MARCH 28, 2002 H-02177 MEDIA RELEASE A 19-year-old female told police she was sexually assaulted Thursday (March 28, 2002) at a beach park in Hilo’s Keaukaha area. The victim said an unidentified male picked her up at Leleiwi Beach Park at about […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 25, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 18-24, 2002, Big Island police arrested 18 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT MARTIN ELLAZAR PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 22, 2002 H-01510 MEDIA RELEASE A 59-year-old Michigan man was fatally injured Thursday (March 21, 2002) when a motorcycle he was riding collided head on with a delivery vehicle in Opihihale, South Kona. The victim was identified as Michael Earl Danko, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-8875 MARCH 21, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE The Attorney General’s Office has released three persons its investigators arrested Wednesday (March 20, 2002) for second-degree theft. At 9 a.m. Thursday, the suspects — Robert Diego, Momi Diego and Bobbie Jean Diego — were released from the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM SERGEANT SAMUEL H. KAWAMOTO JR. PHONE: 326-4222 MARCH 21, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii County police have teamed up with several other organizations to sponsor a bowling tournament for young people living in public housing in Kona. The goal of the bowling tournament, which will last six weeks, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT ELSTON SEO PHONE: 887-3080 MARCH 21, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE South Kohala police have arrested and charged a 24-year-old man with attempted robbery and terroristic threatening for an incident that occurred earlier this month. The suspect, identified as Lindsey King Rego, was arrested and charged Wednesday (March […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT RAYMOND RODRIGUES PHONE: 961-2311 MARCH 20, 2002 H-01392 MEDIA RELEASE Police arrested and charged a 31-year-old Hilo man with robbery after store employees chased and tackled him in the parking lot outside Macy’s on Wednesday (March 20, 2002). The suspect, Jesus S. Perez, was charged with […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT LEWIS WILSON PHONE: 961-2311 MARCH 21, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE South Hilo police are investigating a report of a robbery that occurred Wednesday (March 20, 2002) at Liliuokalani Park on Banyan Drive in Hilo. Responding to a 10 p.m. call, police determined that two visitors were confronted […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-8875 MARCH 20, 2002 Robert Diego Momi Diego Bobbie Jean Diego MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii County police officers assisted the State Attorney General’s Office in only processing and holding three persons arrested Wednesday (March 20, 2002) for second-degree theft. A man and two women affiliated with […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 19, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii County police are reminding drivers that it is against the law to operate a motor vehicle with a child younger than four years old unless the child is properly restrained in a child passenger restraint system. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 18, 2002 H-00897 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a 44-year-old Hamakua man who died Saturday (March 16, 2002) after a pickup truck in which he was a passenger drove off the side of Waipio Valley access road and plunged down […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 18, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police are advising Hilo motorists that there will be normal two-way traffic patterns on Waianuenue Avenue and Kapiolani Street from Monday through Friday (March 25-29, 2002). The usual weekday morning one-way traffic patterns will not be in effect […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 18, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 11-17, 2002, Big Island police arrested 13 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 16, 2002 H-00897 MEDIA RELEASE A 44-year-old Hamakua man died Saturday morning (March 16, 2002) after a pickup truck drove off the side of the Waipio Valley access road and plunged down a 300-to-400-foot cliff to the beach below. The name […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT SAMUEL H. KAWAMOTO JR. PHONE: 326-4208 MARCH 15, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE A community police officer investigating a number of burglaries in the South Kona area has arrested three juvenile suspects and recovered items stolen in the thefts. As a result of an investigation begun March 5, 2002, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA DISTRICT SERGEANT ELSTON SEO PHONE: 887-3080 MARCH 14, 2002 G-99236 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE South Kohala police officers have recovered additional items taken in burglaries recently occurring at homes in the Waikoloa area of South Kohala. The items were recovered as part of a continuing investigation conducted by Officer Thomas […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 MARCH 13, 2002 H-00496 MEDIA RELEASE Five armed men robbed a Puna couple Tuesday night (March 12, 2002) at their house in the Kapoho Farm Lots near Pahoa. The robbers, at least three of them armed with rifles, robbed the couple […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RICHARD A. MIYAMOTO PHONE: 961-2379 MARCH 13, 2002 G-98656/PN MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police report that a 31-year-old Puna man they were seeking has turned up safe and sound. The missing man, identified as Robert Dean Corsant Jr., of a Kapoho address, called police about 12:30 p.m. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER NELSON ACOB PHONE: 966-5835 MARCH 13, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Puna police have cancelled a search for a 22-year-old male reported missing earlier in March after he was located safe and in good health. The missing man was identified as Mica Newberry, of a Pahoa address, who […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 13, 2002 H-00593 MEDIA RELEASE A 29-year-old Hilo man died Wednesday (March 13, 2002) after his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck at the intersection of Waianuenue Avenue and Ululani Street in Hilo. The victim was identified as John Lapinid, of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SETION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 12, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of March 4-10, 2002, Big Island police arrested 16 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and three were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT MANUEL BEGA PHONE: 961-2311 MARCH 12, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in solving a burglary in which a thief or thieves broke into a Hilo restaurant and stole money from an automated teller machine. Police determined that about 1:15 a.m. Sunday (March […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA DISTRICT SERGEANT ELSTON SEO PHONE: 887-3080 MARCH 11, 2002 G-99236 MEDIA RELEASE South Kohala patrol officers have recovered an assortment of merchandise taken in burglaries at numerous homes in the Waikoloa area of South Kohala. During the weekend (March 9-10, 2002), police recovered men’s and women’s jewelry, a Sony […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 MARCH 9, 2002 G-99986 MEDIA RELEASE A 50-year-old Hilo man died Saturday afternoon (March 9, 2002) after he lost control of his motorcycle and collided with a guardrail in the Laupahoehoe Gulch in North Hilo. The victim was identified as Randolph David […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO COMMUNITY POLICING PROGRAM SERGEANT JAMES N. SANBORN PHONE: 961-2350 MARCH 8, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Acting on complaints from the community, Hawaii County police officers arrested five persons Friday (March 8, 2002) at a Hilo address for a variety of drug offenses. Aided by officers from the Hilo Vice Section, Hilo […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICERS REYNOLD KAHALEWAI & JOEL L. FIELD PHONE: 961-2311 MARCH 7, 2002 G-99074 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are warning the public about yet another apparent telephone scam, this one originating from Montreal in Quebec, Canada. A Hilo resident reported that his father had received a phone […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE JOHN LEITH JR. PHONE: 326-4230 MARCH 5, 2002 G-64169 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in the investigation of a residential fire last year in South Kona. The fire was reported at 11:05 p.m. on April 21, 2001, to a single-story residence located at […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT RANDALL A. MEDEIROS PHONE: 326-4208 MARCH 5, 2002 G-99463 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police are advising motorists that a portion of Nape Road in Honalo, South Kona, has been shut down because of a fire. A portion of the road was closed at about 8:30 a.m. Tuesday (March […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RICHARD A. MIYAMOTO PHONE: 961-2379 MARCH 4, 2002 G-98656/PN MEDIA RELEASE Police are investigating the disappearance of a 31-year-old Puna man reported missing for more than a week. The missing man, identified as Robert Dean Corsant Jr., of a Kapoho address, has been missing since Sunday, […]

HAWAIICOUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN ROBERT K. KA’AUA PHONE: 887-3080 MARCH 4, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE South Kohala police officers have recovered more merchandise taken in burglaries over the past two months or so in Waimea. Over the weekend, police recovered three paintball guns and two pairs of expensive sunglasses taken from […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 4, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 25-March 3, 2002, Big Island police arrested 12 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES DIVISION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 MARCH 1, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are reminding motorists to come to a complete stop at a flashing red light signal. Sergeant Randy Apele of the Traffic Services Section said that according to Section 291C-34 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, whenever […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 25, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 18-25, 2002, Big Island police arrested 17 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, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 FEBRUARY 24, 2002 G-98351 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have charged a 39-year-old Kona man with a variety of offenses in a fatal accident that occurred Saturday (February 23, 2002) on Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona. On Sunday, police charged Stephen St. Clair, 39, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 FEBRUARY 24, 2002 G-98351 MEDIA RELEASE A 58-year-old visitor from California died after she was struck while standing on the shoulder of Alii Drive in front of the Hale Halewai O Holualoa Church in Kailua-Kona. The victim was identified as Jane O’Brien, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 FEBRUARY 23, 2002 G-98214 MEDIA RELEASE A 20-year-old Puna man died and two other persons were injured in a three-vehicle collision Friday evening (February 22, 2002) on the Keaau-Pahoa Highway (Route 130) in Puna. The fatality victim was identified as Logan Aolaolagi […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT OFFICER SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 FEBRUARY 22, 2002 G-98079 MEDIA RELEASE A 50-year-old man died Wednesday (February 20, 2002) of injuries he suffered in a motorcycle accident in December last year. The victim, identified as Malcom Hulsey, of a Kailua-Kona address, was pronounced dead at 6:55 a.m. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 FEBRUARY 21, 2001 JOMAL AND RODLEY FORD …brothers wanted for contempt MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for two brothers being sought on warrants for contempt of court. They are Jomal G. Ford, 23, and Rodley Jordan Ford, 22. Jomal Ford is […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 19, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 11-18, 2002, Big Island police arrested 18 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, there have been 115 DUI arrests, a 13 percent […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMULE V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 FEBRUARY 17, 2002 G-97634 MEDIA RELEASE A 20-year-old North Hilo man died and his two male passengers were injured in a single-car accident that occurred late Saturday (February 16, 2002) on the Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) in Papaikou, South Hilo. The […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION DETECTIVE MARSHALL K. KANEHAILUA PHONE: 961-2340 FEBRUARY 15, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island vice officers confiscated 13,725 marijuana plants ranging in height from seedlings to six feet during a five-day operation that ended Friday (February 15, 2001). Big Island vice officers were joined in the operation by personnel […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT RODNEY AURELLO PHONE: 961-2254 FEBRUARY 14, 2002 G-84552 MANUEL SUBICA …missing since October 2001 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department is looking for a 16-year-old boy reported missing from his Hilo residence since October 19, 2001. The youth was identified as Manuel Subica. He is […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION CAPTAIN JAMES DAY PHONE: 961-2251 FEBRUARY 12, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have requested the public’s assistance in solving an assault case in which a Hilo woman was attacked last December in her Wainaku Avenue home. Responding to a call on December 12, 2001, South Hilo patrol […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2243 FEBRUARY 12, 2002 G-50546 MEDIA RELEASE In December 2000, police received a tip that illegal aliens could obtain a state driver’s license for $500, which is a violation of federal law under the U.S. Code Title 18, Section 1028. On learning of the allegation, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 FEBRUARY 11, 2002 G-96758/ G-96813 MEDIA RELEASE Two persons died over the weekend of injuries they received in separate traffic accidents in the South Kohala District. In the first accident, a 13-year-old girl was killed and two others were seriously injured in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT CAPTAIN ROBERT K. KA’AUA PHONE: 887-3080 FEBRUARY 11, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE South Kohala police officers have recovered $10,000 worth of items taken in a burglary that occurred last month at a business in Waimea. More than $15,000 in merchandise had been taken in the burglary, which occurred […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 11, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police are advising Hilo motorists that because Big Island schools will be closed, there will be normal two-way traffic patterns on Waianuenue Avenue and Kapiolani Street on Monday (February 18, 2002). The usual weekday morning one-way traffic patterns […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 11, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of February 5-11, 2002, Big Island police arrested 29 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and eight were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT MANUEL BEGA PHONE: 961-2311 FEBRUARY 8, 2002 Hilo patrol officers apprehended a 17-year-old male Friday (February 8, 2002) after he allegedly grabbed a cash box from a pizza parlor at the Prince Kuhio Plaza and fled. Responding to a 9:22 a.m. call, police determined that an […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT ROBERT HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4205 FEBRUARY 8, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police and the State Attorney General’s Office will co-sponsor a community meeting to address the problem of clandestine drug laboratories within Hawaii communities. The program will focus on community awareness of persons involved in the manufacture of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 FEBRUARY 5, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking witnesses to an assault and robbery that occurred Saturday (February 2, 2002) in the vicinity of the Puainako Center in Hilo. The robbery occurred about 6:50 p.m. when a 24-year-old male near the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 FEBRUARY 5, 2002 ROBBERY SUSPECTS — Police have released these composite sketches of two suspects being sought in the robbery Saturday of the Domino’s Pizza restaurant in Hilo. MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Big Island police have released composite sketches of two suspects […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN JOHN E. DAWRS PHONE: 326-4211 FEBRUARY 5, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police are reminding residents to help prevent burglaries by locking their homes and vehicles when they leave home or park their cars. An investigation into a rash of thefts from parked cars and homes in Keopoku, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 FEBRUARY 4, 2002 G-95980 MEDIA RELEASE A 33-year-old male pedestrian died early Monday (February 4, 2002) after he was struck in the Hilo-bound lane of Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11) by a vehicle driven by a police officer. The victim was identified […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 FEBRUARY 4, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of January 28-February 4, 2002, Big Island police arrested 13 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, there have been 68 DUI arrests, a 32 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 FEBRUARY 4, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a 55-year-old man whose body was found Thursday (January 31, 2002) in downtown Hilo as Carl Otis Johnston, of no permanent address. The results of an autopsy conducted Friday indicate that the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA COMMUNITY POLICING OFFICER ROBERT E. ALMEIDA PHONE: 966-5835 FEBRUARY 1, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking information about illegal dumping of used cooking oil in Puna. Puna officers said that several hundred gallons of cooking oil, plus oil filters, have been dumped on a papaya farm next to Mauna Loa […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 FEBRUARY 1, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The results of an autopsy on the body of a 55-year-old man found Thursday (January 31, 2002) in downtown Hilo indicate that the victim died of a brain injury and fractured skull. Responding to a 4:46 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY W. HICKMAN PHONE: 326-4203 JANUARY 30, 2002 G-95425/SK MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in solving a burglary that occurred sometime between Tuesday evening (January 29, 2002) and Wednesday morning at a shop in Waimea, South Kohala. Between 7 p.m. Tuesday and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT ROBERT HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4205 JANUARY 30, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department and the State Attorney General’s Office will co-sponsor a community meeting in Kona to address the problem of clandestine drug laboratories within Hawaii communities. The program will focus on community awareness of persons […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 JANUARY 28, 2002 G-94962 MEDIA RELEASE The annual traffic fatality count for the year 2001 has been revised to 30. This was due to the addition of a crash victim who died on October 2001 being added to the list. The victim, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 JANUARY 28, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are looking for two males who allegedly robbed a pizza restaurant at gunpoint on Saturday (January 26, 2002). Responding to an armed robbery call at 11:17 p.m. Saturday, South Hilo patrol officers determined that […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM RECREATION DIRECTOR DENNIS ONISHI PHONE: 961-2219 JANUARY 28, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is taking registration for the upcoming HI-PAL Student Volleyball League. The league is open to boys and girls 14 to 18 years old who are registered with a high school. Anyone who […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HI-PAL PROGRAM RECREATION DIRECTOR DENNIS ONISHI PHONE: 961-2219 JANUARY 28, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is sponsoring two basketball officiating clinics — one in East Hawaii and the other in West Hawaii. The East Hawaii clinic will be held April 22-June 12, 2002. The dates for the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 28, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of January 21-27, 2002, Big Island police arrested 17 motorists for drunk driving. Five of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and two were under the age of 21. So far this year, there […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER GREGG J. SILVA PHONE: 961-2311 JANUARY 23, 2002 RACQUEL LISA DELATORRE …wanted on five outstanding bench warrants MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 42-year-old suspect wanted on five outstanding bench warrants. The suspect is wanted under the name of Racquel Lisa Delatorre, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DISTRICT LIEUTENANT LOUIE S. ONDO PHONE: 961-2287 JANUARY 22, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in solving a burglary in which a safe was stolen from Harrington’s restaurant in Hilo sometime between Sunday evening and Monday morning (January 1, 2002). Between 11 p.m. and 6 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 22, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of January 14-21, 2002, Big Island police arrested 10 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents. So far this year, there have been 38 DUI arrests, a 38 percent […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 JANUARY 16, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police arrested and charged an 18-year-old Hilo male Wednesday (January 16, 2002) with attempted murder for the assault on a 29-year-old man that occurred on December 23 last year. Police arrested Dion J. Alvarez at […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 JANUARY 16, 2002 MEDIA RELEASE Police Chief James S. Correa today (January 16, 2002) commended the two local Crime Stoppers organizations for their invaluable help in combating crime on the Big Island. “Because of Crime Stoppers, we have been able to solve many cases […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 971-2332 JANUARY 16, 2001 G-93985 MEDIA RELEASE A 68-year-old man was killed and his wife injured Wednesday afternoon (January 16, 2002) after the car he was driving was struck by a tractor-trailer truck on Queen Kaahumanu Highway (Route 19) at the intersection with […]