2024

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Joshua WillingPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-028948        Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 87-year-old Michael Clark of Hilo who was reported missing. Clark was last heard from on Saturday, March...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-028452 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance with any information regarding a motor vehicle collision that occurred on Monday evening, March 25, 2024, on Māmalahoa Highway,...

Hawai'i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of March 18, through March 24, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eleven of the...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Juvenile Aid SectionOfficer / K9 Handler Corey M. KanekoPhone: (808) 961-8843Report No.: 24-012026 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old Kinser Rofes, who was previously reported as a runaway, was located in Hilo on Monday,...

Media Release As part of its continuing community outreach about the dangers of fentanyl, Hawaiʻi Police Department (HPD) provides monthly updates on the amount of fentanyl related arrests (possession/distribution) in Hawaiʻi County and the quantity of fentanyl recovered for the...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 23-098065 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police report that 44-year-old Dorson “Buddy” Behrendt of Ocean View was arrested in Ka‘ū on Saturday, March 23, 2024. The Hawai‘i Police Department...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Donovan KoharaPhone: (808) 960-3118Report No.: 24-022016 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 20-year-old Matthew Koi, of Nā‘ālehu, who is wanted for an outstanding bench warrant, as well...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Melani ClinePhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.:  24-026731 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that 33-year-old Kuuipo Thomas, who was previously reported missing, was located in Volcano on Sunday morning, March 24, 2024, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2254Report No.: 24-027577 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 31-year-old Clayton Ernest Saragosa, of Mountain View, with various offenses stemming from the heinous abuse and starvation of...