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Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244   Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department needs 47 New Police Officers “Committed to Preserving the Spirit of Aloha” The Hawai‘i Police Department will soon be filling vacancies and is looking for 47 qualified people interested in serving our Big Island community. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Detective/Sergeant  Gavin Kagimoto Phone: (808) 961-2276 Media Release Hawai’i Island Police are searching for a 17-year-old Hilo teen reported as missing. Ashley Panela was last seen in Kurtistown on (October 7).  He is described as being 5-feet-8-inches, approximately 140pounds, with short brown hair and brown eyes. Police […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Detective Bobbie-Jo Sagon Phone: (808) 961-2375 Report no. 19-033139 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are renewing their request for the public’s help in locating 30-year-old Tyler Gorloff, who was reported as missing. He was last seen at MacKenzie State Park on Thursday (April 25).  His vehicle was located […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are announcing fourteen (14) promotions, which go into effect Friday, November 1, 2019. They are: Darren Cho  – Detective, Area II VICE Current position Police Officer III, Office of Professional Standards/Criminal Intelligence Unit Brian Souki […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Section, Area I Detective Wendall Carter Phone: (808) 961-2383 Report No. 19-077810   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating a 34-year-old Hilo man who allegedly escaped from the Hale Nani correctional facility.  Bryce Dustin Feary was last seen at the correctional […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of October 21, 2019, through October 27, 2019, Hawai`i Island Police arrested thirteen (13) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of […]

Hawai’i Police Department Special Enforcement Unit, Area II Officer Marco K. Segobia Phone: (808) 936-6082 Report No. 19-084975   Media Release The Area II Special Enforcement Unit is requesting assistance in locating Kelvin “Monster” Udac, a 39- year-old male known to frequent the Ka’u area.  He is wanted on numerous outstanding bench warrants. Udac is described as […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244   Media Release On October 24, 2019, the 35th Annual Law Enforcement and Security Awards Banquet was held at the Ala Moana Hotel on Oahu. This banquet is held to recognize excellence in the field of law enforcement and security. Hawai‘i […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol, Area I Captain Kenneth Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No. 19-080001   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged a Hawaiian Paradise Park couple with firearms offenses that occurred on (October 9). Police were patrolling the Hawaiian Paradise Park area when they observed a sedan almost crash […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone (808) 961-2244   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is encouraging the public to participate in a nationwide prescription drug take-back initiative. On Saturday, October 26, members of the public may turn in unused, unneeded or expired prescription medications between 10 a.m. and 2 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244   Media Release With robust public participation throughout 17 prior events, the National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day Initiative continues to remove ever-higher amounts of opioids and other medicines from the nation’s homes, where they are vulnerable to misuse, theft or abuse […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area II Sergeant Thomas Koyanagi Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 229 Report No. 19-083961   Media Release A 50-year-old Waikoloa woman died following a single-vehicle collision on Thursday (October 24) in Waikoloa Village on Ka-Uhiwai Street. The woman has been positively identified as Christina Linn Lewis. Responding to a 2:46 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release   The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi honored three Big Island Police Officers today (October 24) for their efforts that helped save a woman’s life. On (August 28)  at approximately 3:10 p.m., Sergeant Shawn Tingle was patrolling along […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department  Field Operations, Area I                                                     Major Samuel Jelsma                  Samuel.jelsma@hawaiicounty.gov        Media Release Police assigned to be in place for the TMT protestor blockade and encampment on Mauna Kea access road continued the stepped-up traffic enforcement efforts on Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Route 200), which began on (August 15).  The continuing […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No. 19-071625   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested and charged a 44-year-old Puna man with offenses stemming from a (September 9) incident in Hawaiian Paradise Park. Police charged Aaron L. Nobriga of Puna on (October 16) for several […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District, Area II Captain Sherry D. Bird Phone: (808) 887-3080 Report Number 19-082763     Media Release A 23-year-old Kamuela man was arrested today (October 22) after a report of Invasion of Privacy was made. On Sunday morning (October 20) South Kohala Patrol officers initiated an Invasion of Privacy investigation […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Captain Reed K. Mahuna Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 263 Report Number 19-080091 Media Release (Update) On (October 10) Kona Patrol Officers responded to a reported terroristic threatening via telephone at an Ahulani Street address in Kailua-Kona. Upon attempting to make contact with the suspect, he refused to […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of October 14, 2019, through October 20, 2019, Hawai`i Island Police arrested twenty-one (21) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eight of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Section, Area II Sergeant Joseph Stender Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 259     Media Release The “Kona Community Policing Coffee with a Cop” event takes place tomorrow (October 22) from 7:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. at the Kahalu’u beach park in Kona, located at 78-6702 Ali’i Dr. “Coffee with a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Community Policing Section, Area II Sergeant Joseph Stender Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 259     Media Release Police have scheduled “Coffee with a Cop” events in the upcoming months of November and December: On (November 6) “Coffee with a Cop” at the Kona library (75-138 Hualalai Rd.) 9:00 a.m.-11:00 a.m. On (November […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Program Manager, Torey Keltner Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release To accommodate parishioners attending the “Installation Mass” celebration and fellowship gathering at St. Joseph Catholic Church, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kapi’olani Street. Traffic will be allowed to flow in the Puna, or southeasterly, direction […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Program Manager, Torey Keltner Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release To accommodate parishioners attending the “Installation Mass” celebration and fellowship gathering at St. Joseph Catholic Church, there will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern on Kapi’olani Street. Traffic will be allowed to flow in the Puna, or southeasterly, direction […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-069023   Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Island Police are renewing their request for the public’s help in locating 27-year-old Kyle Brittain who was reported as missing. He was last seen near the Waipio Valley lookout area on Friday […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Officer Jenna Kosinski-Santos Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No. 19-080856   Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Island Police report that Brian Larimore, who was reported missing, has been located and is in good health.

Hawai’i Police Department Special Enforcement Unit, Area II Officer Marco K. Segobia Phone: (808) 936-6082 Report No. 19-081695   Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Island Police report that Jostin Santana, who was reported as wanted, has been arrested in Waikoloa without incident on (October 17). Police would like to thank members of the public for their continued […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kona Patrol, Area II Officer Aaron Yamanaka Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 259 Report No. 19-081610   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance with identifying the suspects responsible for a burglary that occurred at a residence on Papa Bay Drive in Captain Cook, South Kona. On (October […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Community Policing, Area II Officer Wyyattlane Nahale Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 259     Media Release Kona Community Policing invites you to join them for “Coffee with a Cop” at the Honokohau Starbucks, 74-5035 Queen Kaahumanu Highway, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. Stop by and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Field Operations, Area I                                                       Major Samuel Jelsma                  Samuel.jelsma@hawaiicounty.gov        Media Release (Update) Police assigned to be in place for the TMT protestor blockade and encampment on Mauna Kea access road continued the stepped up traffic enforcement efforts on Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Route 200) which began on August 15, […]

Hawai’i Police Department Special Enforcement Unit, Area II Officer Marco K. Segobia Phone: (808) 936-6082 Report No. 19-081695   Media Release The Area II Special Enforcement Unit is requesting assistance in locating Jostin Santana, a 31-year-old male known to frequent the Kona area. He is wanted on numerous outstanding bench warrants. Santana is described as being 5-feet-11-inches, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone (808) 961-2244   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is encouraging the public to participate in a nationwide prescription drug take-back initiative. On Saturday, October 26, members of the public may turn in unused, unneeded or expired prescription medications between 10 a.m. and 2 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-079676     Media Release A 69-year-old man died as a result of injuries he suffered in a home accident on Tuesday (October 8) at his residence in Kalopa Mauka. The victim was identified as Michael Shinsky, of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Officer Jenna Kosinski-Santos Phone: (808) 935-3311 Report No. 19-080856   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for a 52-year-old Kailua-Kona man who was reported missing and in need of his medication. Brian Larimore was last seen on (October 11) in Kailua-Kona. He is described as being 5-feet-11-inches, […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department  Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Lieutenant Scott Kurashige Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 230 Report No. 19-079164                                           Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for help in locating a 44-year-old Volcano woman who is reported missing. Lucy Castro was last seen leaving a Tiki Lane address in Ocean View at 1:00 a.m. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (8080 961-2214 Report No. 19-080164/19-079487 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police investigated several business and vehicle break-ins that occurred during (October 5-10) in the vicinity of Holomua and Makaala Streets in Hilo. Police investigating the incidents were able to identify a male and […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No.19-0811114   Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Island Police report that Sharah Day who was reported as missing yesterday (October 14) has bee located in good health.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of October 7, 2019, through October 13, 2019, Hawai`i Island Police arrested nineteen (19) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Ka‘ū Patrol Division, Area II Sergeant Casey Cabral Phone: (808) 939-2520 Report No. 19-078793 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance with locating a 15-year-old Ocean View juvenile male who was reported missing. Micah Reep is described as being 5-feet-10-inches, 130 pounds having blue eyes, short blond hair […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Sandor Finkey Phone: (808) 961-2254 Report Number 19-079207     Media Release (Update) Big Island detectives are investigating the circumstances that led to the hospitalization of a child from Puna. The child has been identified as a three-year-old male. On Monday morning (October 7) at about […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Sandor Finkey Phone: (808) 961-2254 Report Number 19-079207     Media Release Big Island detectives are investigating the circumstances that led to the hospitalization of a child from Puna. On Monday morning (October 7) at about 8:06 a.m., patrol officers were assigned to a call involving […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigations Division, Area II Captain Reed K. Mahuna Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 263 Report Number 19-080348     Media Release Kona patrol units responded this morning to a 9:03 a.m. report of a man entering multiple homes on Puia Street in Kailua Kona. Upon arrival, police discovered that a male party […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Sergeant David Araki Phone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 296 Report No. 19-078964   Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Island Police report that 45-year-old Alan Delatorre of Kailua-Kona, who was reported as missing after failing to return from a night dive on Friday evening (October 4) still has not been located. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Lieutenant Paul Bugado Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 296 Report No. 19-080091     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police report that a barricaded man has been peacefully taken into custody, ending a six-hour plus standoff. The man has been identified as 57-year-old Richard Gorloff. Officers went to an Ahulani […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-079361 Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Island Police have charged a 31-year-old Puna man with an array of offenses in connection with an early evening (October 7) shooting at a residence in Hawaiian Paradise Park. On Thursday morning (October […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Sergeant David Araki Phone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 296 Report No. 19-079532     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police report that William Palea, who was reported as missing, has been located. He was found on (October 8) in Kona.

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol, Area I Lieutenant Scott Amaral Phone: (808) 961-2213 Report No. 19-050346   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for a 17-year-old Hilo boy who was reported missing. Kauka Kaimana Kalei Hunekai Santiago was last seen in Hilo on (June 24) He is described as 5-feet-6-inches, 140 pounds with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department   Field Opoerations, Area I                                      Major Samuel Jelsma                   Samuel.jelsma@hawaiicounty.gov        Media Release Police assigned to be in place for the TMT protestor blockade and encampment on Mauna Kea access road continued the stepped-up traffic enforcement efforts on Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Route 200), which began on (August 15, 2019).  The […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Police Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244   Media Release Kona Patrol Officer Travis Wong was honored by the Kona Crime Prevention Committee as the “October Officer of the Month” at their monthly luncheon on Wednesday (October 5). On (April 22) at 2:16 a.m., Officer Wong, while […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-079361   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested a 31-year-old Puna man in connection with an early evening shooting on Monday (October 7) at a residence in Hawaiian Paradise Park. Kamanaokaaina “Mana” Nakooka, was arrested on Tuesday […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Officer Len Hamakado Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext.291 Report No. 19-075149   Media Release Police report that 36-year-old Sanoe Moniz who was reported missing on (September 22) has been located. She was found on (October 4) at noon in good health.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-077332 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged a 35-year-old male and a 30-year-old female with an array of offenses stemming from an armed robbery that occurred at a business on Makaala Street in Hilo on […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-077332 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged a 35-year-old male and a 30-year-old female with an array of offenses stemming from an armed robbery that occurred at a business on Makaala Street in Hilo on […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Officer Len Hamakado Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext.291 Report No. 19-075149   Media Release Police report that 36-year-old Sanoe Moniz was reported missing on (September 22). She told a friend that she was heading toward Nāʻālehu around 5:00 p.m. No suspicious circumstances were reported surrounding this incident. She is […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of September 23, 2019, through September 29, 2019, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty (20) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District, Area II Captain Sherry Bird Phone: (808) 887-3080     Media Release Tomorrow (October 2) is “National Coffee with a Cop Day.” The “South Kohala Coffee with a Cop” event takes place tomorrow, (October 2,) from 8:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at the Waimea McDonald’s, in the Waimea Shopping […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-024082   Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Island Police report that 53-year-old Cecilia Hauoli who was reported as missing died at Hilo Medical Center on (May 7). She passed away from a medical condition. No foul play was involved. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-024082 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are looking for 53-year-old, Cecilia Hauoli. She is described as 5-feet-3-inches, 140 pounds, long brown hair, brown eyes, with a tan complexion. She has not been seen since (February). Hauoli has a […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Officer R. Nishioka Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 253 Report No. 19-076501 Media Release On (September 27) at approximately 1:30 a.m., an unidentified male party entered the construction site of a commercial storage facility located at 73-5631 Olowalu Street Kailua Kona. He damaged a portable office unit, storage unit […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305     Media Release (Correction) There will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern along a portion of Kapi’olani Street on Saturday, (October 5). Between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., traffic will be allowed to flow in the Puna […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Ka‘ū Patrol Division, Area II Captain Miles Chong Phone: (808) 939-2520 Report No. 19-075193     Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Island Police report that 37-year-old Kawehi Linkee, who has previously reported missing was located at 11:45 a.m. this morning (September 30) in good health in Ocean View.

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Lieutenant Sandor Finkey Phone: (808) 961- 2254 Report No. C 16-014294                                          Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have apprehended 54-year-old Samuel B. Sniffen Sr. of Hilo, on a Grand Jury indictment for Sexual Assault in the Second-Degree.  Bail was set at $10,000 and Sniffen has been […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305     Media Release There will be a temporary one-way traffic pattern along a portion of Kapi’olani Street on Saturday, (October 5). Between the hours of 7:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., traffic will be allowed to flow in the Puna or […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol, Area I Lt. Allan Watanabe Phone: (808) 965-2716 Report No. 19-075193   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for a 37-year-old Pāhoa man who has been reported missing. Kawehi Linkee was reportedly last seen in Hawaiian Paradise Park on (September 22). He is described as 5-feet-9-inches, 185 pounds with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol, Area II Lieutenant Akira Edmoundson Phone. (808) 326-4646 ext. 253 Report No. 19-076707     Media Release On (September 27) at approximately 4:00 p.m. the Hawaiʻi Police Department received information of a possible firearm threat at a Kealakehe High School dance event. School officials were contacted and it was decided […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol Division, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No. 19-030728 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged a 23-year-old female with an array of fraudulent financial crimes stemming from a burglary that occurred on (April 10). Police arrested and charged Courtney Joseph of Pāhoa […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul K. Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release Officer Andrew Springer, a five-year veteran of the Hawaiʻi Police Department, was recently honored as the “Officer of the Month for August” by the Aloha Exchange Club of Hilo. Officer Springer was recognized for his outstanding work in the […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Field Operations, Area I                                                           Major Samuel Jelsma Phone: (808) 961-2341                 Samuel.jelsma@hawaiicounty.gov        Media Release (Update 6) Police assigned to be in place for the TMT protestor blockade and encampment on Mauna Kea access road continued the stepped-up traffic enforcement efforts on Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Route 200) which […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of September 16, 2019, through September 22, 2019, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty-one (21) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Two of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Kona Patrol Division, Area II Officer A. Walters Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 253 Report No. 19-073888   Media Release (Surveillance Image) Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a man whose image was captured on a surveillance camera during shoplifting at a construction supply store on Luhia Street […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department           Office of the Chief Chief Paul Ferreira                                                         Phone: (808) 961-2244                                        Media Release Officer Kevin Brodie has been named as Hawaiʻi Police Department’s HSLEOA (Hawaii State Law Enforcement Officials Association) ‘2019 Officer of the Year’ Brodie is a 10-year veteran patrol officer in the South Hilo district who performs an […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-069023 Media Release (Update) Hawaiʻi Island Police are renewing their request for the public’s help in locating 27-year-old Kyle Brittain who was reported as missing. He was last seen near the Waipio Valley lookout area on Friday morning […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District, Area II Community Police Officer May Lee Phone: (808) 887-3080 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section invites you to join them for “Coffee with a Cop,” on Tuesday (September 24) at Starbucks in the Queens Marketplace located at 69-201 Waikoloa Beach Drive #1001, Waikoloa. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District, Area II Community Police Officer May Lee Phone: (808) 887-3080 Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section invites you to join them for “Coffee with a Cop,” on Tuesday (September 24) at Starbucks in the Queens Marketplace located at 69-201 Waikoloa Beach Drive #1001, Waikoloa. […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Kohala District Captain Sherry D. Bird Phone: (808) 887-3080 Report No. 19-068768   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged multiple individuals in connection with several business burglaries that occurred in the South Kohala District. Between July and August 2019, there was an increase of reported business burglaries that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol Division, Area I Acting Sergeant Jeremy Kubojiri Phone: 965-2715 Report No. 19-069957   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying parties involved in a theft case that occurred between late August and early September in the Fern Acres subdivision in Mountain View.  Surveillance footage […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Office of the Chief Chief Paul Ferreira Phone: (808) 961-2244   Media Release The Kona Crime Prevention Committee named its “2019 Police Officer Of The Year” on Wednesday (September 18). This year, the honor went to Officer Ansel Robinson, who was named Officer of the Month for November 2018 and again in […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No. 19-073871   Media Release A Hilo man on the run for 4-years was captured on (September 17). Hawaiʻi Island Police received a tip relative to the whereabouts of a Christopher Igawa-Silva who was wanted on serval warrants issued […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department  Field Operations, Area I                                     Major Samuel Jelsma                   Phone: (808) 961-2341     Media Release (Update 5) Police assigned to be in place for the TMT protestor blockade and encampment on Mauna Kea access road continued the stepped-up traffic enforcement efforts on Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Route 200) which began on (August […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have captured eleven people in Hilo and the Puna District with outstanding warrants. Police arrested and charged Richard Benevides, Ryan Oana, Kehaulani Pau, Isiah Campbell-Francisco, George Kahakua Jr., Joseph Deguair, Wesley Snyder, Sierra Grammar, Sheldon […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No. 19-073553 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged a 51-year-old Hilo man for property crime offenses stemming from a (September 16) theft at a local candy shop in Hilo. Police allege that Daniel Yadao Cayme reached […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report no. 19-050413 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged a 33-year-old Mountain View man with an array of offenses stemming from an incident that occurred in June. On Tuesday morning (September 17) after conferring with the Office […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report no. 19-050413     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged a 33-year-old Mountain View man with an array of offenses stemming from an incident that occurred in June. On Tuesday morning (September 17) after conferring with […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of September 9, 2019, through September 15, 2019, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty-eight (28) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident.  One of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey Keltner Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release The week of (September 15-21) has been designated National Child Passenger Safety Week, and the Hawaiʻi Police Department will be participating in the enforcement efforts. While Hawaiʻi Police Department officers are conducting traffic stops, they will be checking that […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department South Hilo Patrol, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No. 19-072511   Media Release Yesterday (September 12) Hawaiʻi Island Police reported two separate incidents that prompted the closure of Rainbow Falls Park. In the first incident, a 35-year-old man was threatening to jump from the edge of […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: (808) 961-2391 Report No. 19-026691     Media Release (Update) The Hawai’i Police Department is renewing a request to members of the community that may have any information regarding the circumstances of a hit and run vehicle crash that occurred during the early […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department  Field Operations, Area I                                                 Major Samuel Jelsma Phone: (808) 961-2341     Media Release Police assigned to be in place for the TMT protestor blockade and encampment on Mauna Kea access road continued the stepped-up traffic enforcement efforts on Daniel K. Inouye Highway (Route 200) which began on (August 15).  […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Vice Section, Area I Detective Zachary Fernando Phone: (808) 961-2340 Report Number 19-071451   Media Release A 43-year-old Hilo man was charged for various drug offenses following the execution of a narcotics search warrant on a residence in Hilo.  On Monday (September 9) at approximately 6:07 a.m., officers of the department’s Area […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol, Area I Sergeant C. Wakita Phone: (808) 965-2716 Report No. 19-056375   Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are searching for a 15-year-old Mountain View girl who has been reported missing. Melelani Leaverton was last seen in Mountain View on (July 16). She is described as 5-feet-6-inches, 150 pounds with brown […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District – Area I Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone: (808) 775-7533 Report No. 19-071821     Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is warning island residents to be aware of a telephone ‘spoofing’ incident in which scammers used a police station number to make a call. On Tuesday, (September 10) a telephone […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hāmākua District – Area I Lieutenant Roylen Valera Phone: (808) 775-7533 Report No. 19-071821     Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is warning island residents to be aware of a telephone ‘spoofing’ incident in which scammers used a police station number to make a call. On Tuesday, (September 10) a telephone […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of September 2, 2019, through September 8, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested fifteen (15) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Six of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. None of […]

Hawai’i Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Detective Gavin Kagimoto Phone: (808) 961-2276 Report No. 19-048526   Media Release The Hawaiʻi Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a male suspect who is wanted for questioning relative to a Sexual Assault investigation involving an adult female that occurred on (June 15) […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area II Officer Oliver Agustin Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 302 Report No. 19-063547     Media Release Police are asking for the public’s help in locating 15-year-old Treeny Shiraki who is reported as missing. She was last seen on (August 11) in Captain Cook and is known to frequent […]

Hawai‘i Police Department Traffic Enforcement Unit, Area I Sergeant Chris Correia Phone: (808) 961-2391 Report No. 19-047670     Media Release (Update) An update is being provided on the cause of death of 66-year-old Jenny Diaz of Pāhoa who was found unresponsive following a (June 15) single-vehicle crash that occurred on Government Beach Road, 2.8 […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section, Area I Detective Gavin Kagimoto Phone: (808) 961-2276 Report No. 19-067282     Media Release The Hawai’i Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 37-year-old Irvin Tysen Agres of Hilo. He is known to frequent the Hilo and Wainaku areas. He is wanted for questioning in an […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Hilo Patrol Division, Area I Captain Kenneth A. K. Quiocho Phone: (808) 961-2214 Report No. 19-031904     Media Release A four-month investigation into a break-in and stolen truck leads to the arrest of a Honokaʻa couple. In (April) a local business establishment in Honokaʻa that assists with vocational rehabilitation to individuals […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Traffic Services Section Torey D. Keltner, Program Manager Phone: (808) 961-2305   Media Release During the week of August 26, 2019, through September 1, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested twenty (20) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Two of […]

Hawaiʻi Police Department Juvenile Aid Section Detective Calvin Delaries, Jr. Phone: (808) 326-4646 ext. 304 Report No. 19-045443     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police have located 16-year-old Roxanne Reeves of Kailua-Kona, who was reported missing. She was found unharmed in Kailua-Kona on Monday evening (August 26).

Hawaiʻi Police Department Criminal Investigation Section, Area I Lieutenant Rio S. Amon-Wilkins Phone: (808) 961-2252 Report No. 19-069023     Media Release Hawaiʻi Island Police are asking for the public’s help in locating 27-year-old Kyle Brittain who is reported as missing. He was last seen near the Waipio Valley lookout area on Friday morning (August […]