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HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION DETECTIVE RANDALL A. MEDEIROS PHONE: 961-2259 FEBRUARY 1, 2000 G-56343 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police arrested 11 persons Wednesday (January 31, 2001) during a raid on a cockfight in the Eden Roc subdivision of Mountain View, Puna. Police estimated that 150 to 200 persons were attending the cockfight, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION LIEUTENANT DEREK D. PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 JANUARY 31, 2001 G-56321/MURDER MEDIA RELEASE The body of a man believed to have been killed by a gunshot wound was found Thursday evening (January 31, 2001) in the Pepeekeo area South Hilo. South Hilo police responded to a 5:17 p.m. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL OFFICER PAUL BUGADO PHONE: 887-3080 JANUARY 30, 2001 G-56083 MEDIA RELEASE South Kohala police are investigating the theft of a hydraulic hammer from a backhoe in the area of Waikoloa. An investigation indicates that the NPK hydraulic hammer was stolen between 1 p.m. Monday (January 29, 2001) and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE OFFICER JOSEPH K. KEALOHA PHONE: 326-4276 JANUARY 29, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League is registering teams for its upcoming HI-PAL Mustang and Bronco Goodwill Baseball Tournaments. The Mustang Tournament will be held on February 17 and 18, 2001; the Bronco Tournament, on February […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 29, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE So far this year, there have been 84 DUI arrests, a 26 percent decrease from the 114 arrested during the same period last year. There have been 160 major accidents so far this year, compared to 180 during […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE WHITNEY D. JENKINS PHONE: 326-4235 JANUARY 26, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in a continuing investigation into recent criminal property damage caused by graffiti being written on both private and public property in West Hawaii. Kona Juvenile Aid Section detectives urged […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER S. LEIALOHA PHONE: 961-2213 JANUARY 25, 2001 G-55170 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A 16-year-old boy reported missing from his Hilo home has been located in Hilo. The youth, identified as Daniel Unrau, of a Maikalani Road, address was located in Hilo on Monday (January 24, 2001) and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE RICHARD MIYAMOTO PHONE: 961-2379 JANUARY 25, 2001 G-54671 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police are looking for a man who attempted to sexually assault a female Japanese tourist Wednesday (January 17, 2001). Investigating detectives learned that about 10 or 11 a.m., the woman caught a ride with a man […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE DANA CHONG TIM PHONE: 961-2380 JANUARY 24, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Police are warning Big Island residents against a probable telephone scam in which potential victims are told that they have won a $250,000 sweepstakes. The catch is, the potential victims must send $3,500 in order to […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 JANUARY 24, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Two men wanted on bench warrants for contempt of court have turned themselves in to the police and were released after posting bail. The first suspect, identified as Francisco I. San Jose, 21, also known as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 JANUARY 23, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE James S. Correa will be sworn in as Hawaii County police chief during official ceremonies to be held next week. Correa, 47, was named police chief by the Hawaii County Police Commission on Friday (January 19, 2001). He was […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER S. LEIALOHA PHONE: 961-2213 JANUARY 23, 2001 G-55170 DANIEL UNRAU …missing since January 20 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a 16-year-old boy who has been missing from his Hilo home since Saturday (January 20, 2001). The missing youth was identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KA’U PATROL DISTRICT OFFICER AUGUSTINE AKIU JR. PHONE: 939-2520 JANUARY 22, 2001 G-54988 MEDIA RELEASE A man who apparently drowned Saturday (January 20, 2001) while picking opihi in waters of Waiahukini Beach in Ka’u has been identified as Jerry Toshio Nakaya, 49, of Honolulu. According to witnesses, Nakaya was picking opihi […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 22, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of January 15-21, 2001, Big Island police arrested 19 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were arrested for DUI after being involved in traffic accidents, and three were under the age of 21. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 19, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Six persons were arrested for 11 liquor law offenses Thursday night (January 18, 2001) in a crackdown on underage and public drinking in Hilo. A special crime reduction unit comprised of juvenile aid and community policing officers arrested […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES DIVISION MAJOR CHARLES M. CHAI JR. PHONE: 961-2247 JANUARY 19, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Commission voted 6-1 Friday (January 19, 2001) to name James S. Correa as the new police chief. Correa, 47, will be officially sworn in as the new chief at a later date […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 JANUARY 16, 2001 Francisco San Jose Aaron Gomes MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for two male suspects who are wanted on bench warrants for contempt of court. The first suspect was identified as Francisco I. San Jose, 21, also known […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GLENN Y. UEHANA PHONE: 961-8839 JANUARY 16, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Criminal Investigation Section detectives charged an 18-year-old male Friday (January 12, 2001) with a variety of offenses ranging from computer fraud to sex assault. The suspect, identified as Claude Krause, of a Kurtistown, Puna, address, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 12, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police lead the rest of the state in the number of vehicles stopped at DUI roadblocks, according to a report issued by the State Transportation Department. The annual report, which covers the federal fiscal year of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAM JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 JANUARY 12, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE A Hamakua man died Friday morning (January 12, 2001) following a one-vehicle traffic crash that occurred last month in Honokaa. The victim was identified Zamora Asuncion, 79, of a Paahau address. Responding to a 3:25 p.m. call on […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 JANUARY 12, 2001 Daniel Miller Thomas Wuscher MEDIA RELEASE Eleven suspects arrested in a police undercover operation last year have pleaded guilty in federal court to various drug offenses. Five of them have been sentenced to terms ranging from two to 10 years […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA COMMUNITY POLICING TEAM OFFICER MICHAEL LEITE PHONE: 966-5835 JANUARY 11, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Puna police have announced they are cracking down on speeding and excessive noise from boom boxes. In response to numerous public complaints, Puna’s community policing and patrol officers will be on the lookout for violators, especially in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE ALEXANDER GRAVES PHONE: 326-4268 JANUARY 11, 2001 G-54038 DINO HEALER …bail set at $431,000 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kona Criminal Investigation Section detectives charged a 36-year-old suspect with a variety of offenses Thursday (January 11, 2001) after an incident the day before in which he wounded a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION SERGEANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 10, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Researchers from the University of Hawaii at Manoa will be conducting the school’s annual seat belt use survey on the Big Island from January 25 through 28, 2001. The study, sponsored by the State Transportation Department, is being […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH KOHALA PATROL DISTRICT SERGEANT HYLAND H. CHAR JR. PHONE: 887-3080 JANUARY 10, 2001 G-54038 MEDIA RELEASE A South Kohala patrol officer was wounded Wednesday (January 10, 2001) by a male suspect wielding a large knife before officers could subdue the assailant and arrest him. Police are holding the suspect, identified […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE ANDREW BURIAN PHONE: 961-2397 JANUARY 10, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo police have charged two suspects with a number of offenses related to burglaries and thefts in Hilo. The suspects were identified as Stephen Mark Wessing, 46, of a Banyan Drive address, and Amos James “Butch” Smith, […]

HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE NO.: 961-2254 JANUARY 9, 2001 G-51020 TINA THILL …missing since November 9, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Police Department is searching for a 15-year-old girl who has been missing from her residence in Glenwood, Puna, since November 9, 2000. The missing girl, Tina Thill, is […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION LIEUTENANT DEREK PACHECO PHONE: 961-2252 JANUARY 5, 2001 G-52725/PN MEDIA RELEASE Preliminary results of an autopsy conducted Wednesday (January 3, 2001) indicate that a woman whose body was found at the base of a cliff near Kehena Beach, Puna, died of injuries as the result of an […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2249 JANUARY 4, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Nine persons have been arrested, mostly for promoting dangerous drugs, after a year-long undercover operation conducted by Hilo Vice Section officers. More than 100 investigations, conducted from January through December 2000, focused on various kinds of illegal vice […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 JANUARY 4, 2001 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Police are reminding Hilo motorists that traffic traveling in both the makai and mauka directions will be prohibited from making left turns from Ponahawai Street onto Kapiolani Street between 4 and 6 p.m. on weekdays. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION OFFICER MARJORIEANN SANTOS PHONE: 326-4208 JANUARY 3, 2001 G-50265/G-50266 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in solving two separate thefts that occurred in early December 2000 in Kailua-Kona. In the first incident, between 11 p.m. Saturday, December 2, and Monday, December 4, someone entered the Kealakehe […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION OFFICER AKIRA EDMOUNDSON PHONE: 326-4208 JANUARY 3, 2001 G-44907 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are seeking information about a burglary that occurred October 12, 2000, on Hualalai Road in the Holualoa area of North Kona. An investigation indicated that between 7:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. that Tuesday, a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER V. SIVANKEO PHONE: 961-2311 JANUARY 2, 2001 G-52661 MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in solving the theft of a lawn tractor last month from the Waiakea Agricultural Experimental Station on Stainback Highway about two miles above the Hawaii County Zoo. Police said […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION LIEUTENANT ROBERT KAAUA PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 28, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Police will be continuing their enforcement of drunk driving laws over the New Year’s Holiday. Increased DUI checkpoints and roving patrols will be in effect throughout the island. To keep our roadways safe drivers are being […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 27, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of December 18-25, 2000, Big Island police arrested 16 motorists for drunk driving. Two of the drivers were arrested after being involved in traffic accidents, and one driver was under the age of 21. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 DECEMBER 25, 2000 REPORT NO. G-52246 MEDIA RELEASE A man died Monday morning (December 25, 2000) in a one-vehicle traffic collision which occurred at the end of Kalanianaole Avenue and the gravel road leading into Kings Landing, in the Keaukaha area of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF THE POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 DECEMBER 26, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The Polcie and Fire Departments are reminding Big Island residents to follow the rules governing the use of fireworks so they may enjoy a safe New Year’s holiday. The use of fireworks is permitted from 9 p.m. Sunday, New […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 19, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Police are advising motorists of a change in the traffic pattern on Kapiolani Street, which will have one-way traffic during certain hours to accomodate religious services on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. One-way traffic will […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 DECEMBER 22, 2000 REPORT NO. G-51874 MEDIA RELEASE On Thursday (December 21, 2000) Vice officers ended a six-week long gambling investigation with a raid on a Hilo business. At 12:48 a.m., officers served a search warrant at Reyn’s Repair, at 831 Leilani Street […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 19, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island Police are advising motorists of a change in traffic regulations on Ponahawai Street. Effective December 26, 2000, motorists traveling in both the makai and mauka directions will be prohibited from making left turns from Ponahawai […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA POLICE STATION OFFICER D. VILORIA PHONE: 326-4646 DECEMBER 15, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department is asking the public’s help in the investigation of a theft which occurred on December 10, 2000, between 1 a.m. and 7 a.m., from a cargo container parked at the Liberty house Store […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 DECEMBER 14, 2000 REPORT NO. G-51297 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Vice Section officers arrested two persons Thursday (December 14, 2000) in a raid on a Hilo home. At 1:30 p.m., officers raided a residence at 389 Iloko Street and arrested a 33-year-old male from […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 DECEMBER 14, 2000 REPORT NO. G-51252 MEDIA RELEASE In a continued effort to rid the Downtown Hilo area of street level drug dealers, Vice Section officers arrested six people Thursday (December 14, 2000) in a raid on an apartment complex, following a two-month […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE WHITNEY D. JENKINS PHONE: 326-4235 DECEMBER 12, 2000 REPORT NO. G-50422; G-47979 MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in the investigation of two burglaries that have occurred in North Kohala. On November 28 (Tuesday), 2000, an unknown male party entered a Hawi home […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT NORTH KOHALA POLICE SERGEANT DELPHINE W. SOARES, JR. PHONE: 889-6540 DECEMBER 12, 2000 REPORT NO. G-51015 MEDIA RELEASE On December 12, 2000, at about 11:00 a.m. a 48-year-old male visitor from Acton, Massachusetts, appeared to have drowned while swimming at the Pololu Valley. Responding to a 1116 a.m. call, the Kohala […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 DECEMBER 11, 2000 REPORT NO. G-49877 MEDIA RELEASE Police have identified a Big Island man who was killed on Friday night (December 8, 2000) after his moped was struck by a motor vehicle on Route 11 near the Haawina street intersection in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION SERGEANT SID YANABU PHONE: 326-4208 DECEMBER 11, 2000 REPORT NO. G-50764/KN MEDIA RELEASE On December 10, 2000, at 9:02 p.m., Eleanor TRILLHAASE, a 69-year-old visitor from Idaho Falls, Idaho, who had been reported missing on December 9, 2000, by her husband was located on the property of the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL SECTION LIEUTENANT GLENN Y. NOJIRI PHONE: 326-4646 DECEMBER 10, 2000 REPORT NO. G-50764/KN MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating a missing person. On December 9, 2000, at about 12 p.m., Kona Patrol Officers responded to a report of a missing person […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA PATROL SERGEANT R. WAGNER PHONE: 966-5835 MEDIA RELEASE On 12-09-00 at 03:30 a.m. Puna Police responded to a reported robbery at a residence in the Keaau Farm lots subdivision. It was determined that an unknown male party brandishing a knife entered a residence and demanded money and vehicle keys from […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 DECEMBER 8, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE A 23-year-old Puna man sought by police turned himself in Friday (December 8, 2000). The man, Paul Hyram Vaivai, turned himself in at Keaau police station at 6:54 a.m. He is being held in police cellblock in lieu […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 DECEMBER 7, 2000 G-50489/KN MEDIA RELEASE A 57-year-old Kailua-Kona man was killed Wednesday night (December 6, 2000) when he was struck by a car on Alii Drive about 0.2 miles north of the 3-mile marker. Responding to a 9:45 p.m. call, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 7, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police will be stepping up their efforts over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays to enforce drunk driving and seatbelt laws. In addition, plainclothes officers will be out to enforce laws against underage drinking. Acting […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE GREG ESTEBAN PHONE: 961-2384 DECEMBER 6, 2000 PAUL HYRAM VAIVAI …wanted for robbery MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 23-year-old Puna man who was indicted by a grand jury for second-degree robbery. Paul Hyram Vaivai, also known as “Kawika,” is wanted for a July […]

KONA PATROL DIVISION OFFICER DANIEL JELSMA PHONE: 326-4257 DECEMBER 6, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police are seeking the public’s help in identifying the thief or thieves responsible for a burglary at Emma’s Kainaliu Flower Shop sometime between late Tuesday night (December 5, 2000) and early Wednesday morning. Thieves stole several bundles of long stem roses, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER JAMES GUSMAN PHONE: 961-2213 DECEMBER 4, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in solving the theft of nine pigs from the Kulani Correctional Facility. Police said that sometime between Friday evening (December 1, 2000) and Saturday morning, a thief or thieves broke into […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS M. ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 DECEMBER 4, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League will hold a mandatory baseball coaches meeting at 6 p.m. Wednesday (December 6, 2000) to discuss the coaching program for the 2000-2001 baseball season. The meeting, for all […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 DECEMBER 4, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of November 27-December 3, 2000, Big Island police arrested 19 motorists for drunk driving. Three of the drivers were arrested after being involved in traffic accidents, and three were under the age of 21. […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 DECEMBER 2, 2000 G-50049/PN MEDIA RELEASE An 81-year-old man was killed in a two-car collision that occurred Saturday (December 2, 2000) at the intersection of Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11) and the Glenwood, Puna, Transfer Station. The victim was identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT DONNA M. SPRINGER PHONE: 326-4203 DECEMBER 1, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE 2 Kona police captured an escapee Friday (December 1, 2000) in an abandoned residence in Kaohe, South Kona. Acting on an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip, detectives from the Kona Criminal Investigation and Vice Sections […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 DECEMBER 1, 2000 G-49877/PN MEDIA RELEASE A 48-year-old Big Island man was killed Thursday night (November 30, 2000) in a one-vehicle traffic accident on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11) in the Mountain View area of the Puna District. The name of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 DECEMBER 1, 2000 G-49877/PN MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a 48-year-old Big Island man who was killed Thursday night (November 30, 2000) in a one-vehicle traffic accident on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 11) in the Mountain View area of the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT DONNA M. SPRINGER PHONE: 326-4203 DECEMBER 1, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Kona police captured an escapee Friday (December 1, 2000) in an abandoned residence in Kaohe, South Kona. Acting on an anonymous Crime Stoppers tip, detectives from the Kona Criminal Investigation and Vice Sections and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT PUNA COMMUNITY POLICING OFFICER RANDALL M. AURELLO PHONE: 966-5835 NOVEMBER 30, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Puna community policing officers are offering free home security inspections to Puna residents. The purpose of a home security inspection is to identify features in a home or in the occupants’ daily routines that might make it […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 NOVEMBER 29, 2000 JOSHUA KAI SAIKI …sought on warrants MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 21-year-old man wanted on two outstanding warrants and in connection with a domestic violence incident in March this year. The suspect was identified as Joshua […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 NOVEMBER 29, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of November 20-26, 2000, Big Island police arrested nine motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 1,008 DUI arrests, a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 NOVEMBER 29, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE A 7-year-old boy missing from his Big Island home for two years was found in Miami on Thanksgiving Day and returned to Hilo over the past weekend. Tomas Celestino Traverso, also known as “Woogie” to his friends and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT ACTING SERGEANT CHRISTOPHER D. GALI PHONE: 961-2332 NOVEMBER 27, 2000 G-49396 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Police have identified a Big Island man who died Saturday night (November 25, 2000) in a motorcycle crash in the Kaohe area of South Kona. The victim has been identified as Anson Nazarro, 52, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 NOVEMBER 26, 2000 G-49396 MEDIA RELEASE A Big Island man died Saturday night (November 25, 2000) after his motorcycle ran off the road and struck an embankment on Mamalahoa Highway (Route 11) near the 98-mile marker in the Kaohe area of South […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 NOVEMBER 22, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Police are reminding Big Island motorists to drive safely to ensure a safe Thanksgiving holiday. Acting Lieutenant Randy Apele, head of the Traffic Services Section, said police will increase the number of checkpoints over Thanksgiving and the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE BENTON BOLOS PHONE: 961-2385 NOVEMBER 22, 2000 G-48983 MEDIA RELEASE Police arrested a 30-year-old woman Wednesday (November 22, 2000) for fraudulently soliciting food and donations for the American Red Cross. The suspect, Cheryl A. Ah Sing, of Hilo, was arrested and charged with one count of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA PATROL DIVISION LIEUTENANT BRADLEY H. BALLESTEROS PHONE: 326-4208 NOVEMBER 22, 2000 RALEIGH FREITAS …HCCC escapee sought MEDIA RELEASE Police are looking for an inmate who escaped while making an appearance Wednesday (November 22, 2000) in the Kealakekua, Kona, Circuit Court. At 12:22 p.m., Kona police received a report of an […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT ROBERT P. HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4205 NOVEMBER 22, 2000 G-49001 MEDIA RELEASE Acting on a search warrant, police arrested four adults for a variety of drug offenses Tuesday (November 22, 2000) after observing marijuana growing on property in the Lalamilo House Lots subdivision of South Kohala. With the […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HAWAII ISLE POLICE ACTIVITIES LEAGUE DENNIS ONISHI, RECREATION DIRECTOR PHONE: 961-2219 NOVEMBER 21. 2000 MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Isle Police Activities League will sponsor its 20th annual Winter Basketball Classic on December 26-29, 2000, in Hilo. Team registration for the HI-PAL tournament is open to the following divisions: 9 and 10 […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN JULIAN H. SHIROMA PHONE: 326-4213 NOVEMBER 17, 2000 G-48634 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a man who robbed the Kealakekua, Kona, branch of the American Savings Bank on Friday (November 17, 2000). Responding to an 11:03 a.m. call, Kona police determined that a […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT ROBERT P. HICKCOX PHONE: 326-4205 NOVEMBER 16, 2000 G-48553 MEDIA RELEASE Kona police recovered more than 175 marijuana plants during a raid Thursday (November 16, 2000) on a residence in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision of Ka’u. With assistance from the U.S. Department of Drug Enforcement […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE THOMAS C. WALTJEN PHONE: 961-2378 NOVEMBER 16, 2000 ESCAPEE CAUGHT — Police have captured 29-year-old Dale Daniel Arruda, who escaped from police custody on Sunday (November 12, 2000) and eluded police until Wednesday. Arruda was arrested after he fought with police officers in a struggle near […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE THOMAS C. WALTJEN PHONE: 961-2378 NOVEMBER 14, 2000 SUSPECT SOUGHT — Police are looking for 29-year-old Dale Daniel Arruda, who escaped from police custody on Sunday. Police say that Arruda has changed his appearance since this photo was taken. Specifically, he has shaved his head and […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 NOVEMBER 13, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are reminding residents that on January 1, 2001, the new state law regarding driver’s licenses for minors will go into effect. Act 175 passed during this year’s session of the Legislature increases the age […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY R. WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 NOVEMBER 13, 2000 G-41682 CANDYLYNN DOSS …missing from Leilani Estates home MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 16-year-old girl who has been missing from her residence in Leilani Estates, Puna, since Monday (September 13, 2000). The missing girl, Candylynn […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER DEREK MORIMOTO PHONE: 961-2213 NOVEMBER 13, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in solving the theft of fruit from a farm in Papaikou, South Hilo. Investigating officers determined that sometime between Wednesday (November 8, 2000) and Friday, a thief or thieves stole about […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 NOVEMBER 13, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of November 6-12, 2000, Big Island police arrested 17 motorists for drunk driving. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident, and two drivers were under the age of 21. So far […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE WHITNEY JENKINS PHONE: 326-4235 NOVEMBER 12, 2000 G-47980 MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in an investigation into a burglary that occurred early Saturday (November 11, 2000) in Kapaau, North Kohala. Responding to a 12:30 p.m. call Saturday, North Kohala patrol officers determined […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION OFFICER REED MAHUNA PHONE: 961-2311 NOVEMBER 11, 2000 G-47999 MEDIA RELEASE South Hilo police asking for the public’s help in investigating an accident that occurred about 6:45 p.m. Saturday (November 11, 2000). Police responded to a call of a traffic accident on Kinoole Street in the area […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION DETECTIVE RANDAL ISHII PHONE: 961-2385 NOVEMBER 11, 2000 G-47922 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in investigating a variety of offenses, including two robberies, a sexual assault, a burglary and impersonating a police officer, all apparently committed by the same man Saturday (November […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT HILO VICE SECTION LIEUTENANT HENRY TAVARES PHONE: 961-2253 NOVEMBER 6, 2000 G-47486 MEDIA RELEASE Hilo Vice Section officers arrested three persons Monday (November 6, 2000) for several drug offenses at a residence in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision of Puna. Acting on a search warrant, the officers arrested two men, ages […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN FRANCIS H. RODILLAS PHONE: 961-2214 NOVEMBER 6, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Hilo police are urging motorists living in the Kaumana area to avoid Komohana Street when traveling to the Hilo Industrial Area or Puna. Because Komohana Street is closed to traffic between Mohouli and Ponahawai Streets, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT COMMUNITY RELATIONS SECTION OFFICER DEXTER W. VERIATO PHONE: 961-2264 NOVEMBER 6, 2000 G-46562 MEDIA RELEASE Police are seeking the public’s help in solving the theft of an all-terrain vehicle and a chain saw from the University of Hawaii’s Hamakua Experimental Station at Paauilo. An investigation determined that the equipment was stolen […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 NOVEMBER 6, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of 0ctober 30-November 5, 2000, 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 976 DUI arrests, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY K. APELE PHONE: 961-2305 NOVEMBER 3, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Police are advising motorists to drive with extra caution as work crews are out repairing damages caused by the recent storm. Both public and private work crews are out in numbers repairing state and county roads […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION SECTION DETECTIVE DONNA SPRINGER PHONE: 326-4203 NOVEMBER 3, 2000 G-46643 NEXT OF KIN SOUGHT — Police are seeking the public’s help in finding the next of kin of Dennis Edward Loofbourrow, also known as Allen Gates Davidson, who died under suspicious circumstances. Loofbourrow, shown in this 10-year-old photograph, […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION CAPTAIN FRANCIS H. RODILLAS PHONE: 961-2214 NOVEMBER 3, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Police are cautioning motorists that Komohana Street, a major Hilo thoroughfare, will be closed to traffic between Mohouli and Ponawahai Streets for the foreseeable future. The stretch of heavily used mauka roadway, about 0.6 mile in […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 NOVEMBER 2, 2000 G-47139 MEDIA RELEASE A 57-year-old man died Thursday (November 2, 2000) after his pickup truck struck an embankment and flipped over on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) in the Ookala area of North Hilo. The victim was identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT OFFICE OF POLICE CHIEF PHONE: 961-2244 NOVEMBER 2, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are cautioning motorists to drive with caution when they approach traffic signals. Because of the storm and electrical shortages, traffic signal lights may not be working properly, police said. Motorists are advised to stop at every intersection […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 NOVEMBER 1, 2000 G-46988 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE A 48-year-old Hilo man died Tuesday night (October 31, 2000) after his motorcycle collided head-on with a vehicle while on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) in the Pueopaku area of Hilo. The victim was identified […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT UNIT SERGEANT SAMUEL V. JELSMA PHONE: 961-2332 NOVEMBER 1, 2000 G-46988 MEDIA RELEASE A 48-year-old Hilo man died Tuesday night (October 31, 2000) after his motorcycle collided head-on with a vehicle while on Hawaii Belt Road (Route 19) in the Pueopaku area of Hilo. The victim was identified as […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT KONA CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION CAPTAIN JULIAN H. SHIROMA PHONE: 326-4213 OCTOBER 31, 2000 G-46643 MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE Preliminary results of an autopsy conducted Tuesday (October 31, 2000) indicate that a man whose body was found floating in waters off Kaiwi Point, North Kona, died under suspicious circumstances. The exact cause of […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 OCTOBER 30, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Police are reminding Hilo motorists to exercise extra caution when traveling along Waianuenue Avenue during the morning and afternoon hours of school. Hilo High School authorities report that there seems to be an increase in violations during […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT JUVENILE AID SECTION LIEUTENANT LARRY WEBER PHONE: 961-2254 OCTOBER 30, 2000 G-45065 KRYSTAL HIGUCHI …missing since October 13, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are looking for a 16-year-old girl who has been missing from her Hilo residence since October 13, 2000. The girl, Krystal Higuchi, is described as part-Japanese, being […]

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT TRAFFIC SERVICES SECTION ACTING LIEUTENANT RANDY APELE PHONE: 961-2305 OCTOBER 30, 2000 MEDIA RELEASE During the week of October 23-29, 2000, Big Island police arrested 14 motorists for drunk driving. Four of the drivers were involved in traffic accidents, and one was under the age of 21. So far this year, […]