Media Releases
Hawai‘i Island residents are invited to attend a Coffee with a Cop event with Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Puna Community Policing Officers on Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at the Hawaiian Shores Community Center (Stables), 15-859...
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Correction: This media release has been updated. The original release stated the arrestee's name as Keone Peter Tosie Brown, the correct spelling is Keoni Peter Tosie Brown. Hawai‘i Island police detectives have charged 30-year-old Keoni Peter Tosie Brown, of Hilo,...
Read More (Update) Police Charge Hilo Murder Suspect
Hawai‘i Island police report that 67-year-old Michael Kenneth Durham of Kea’au, who was previously reported missing, was located in Kurtistown on Saturday, March 29, in good health. The Hawai’i Police Department thanks the public for their assistance.
Read More (Update) Missing Kea‘au Man Michael Durham Located
Correction: This media release has been updated. The original release stated the arrestee's name as Keone Peter Tosie Brown, the correct spelling is Keoni Peter Tosie Brown. Hawai'i Island police are investigating a murder following a violent stabbing of an...
Read More Police Investigating Early Morning Murder in Hilo
Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 67-year-old Michael Durham, who was reported missing. Due to his age and a medical condition he is considered an endangered person. Durham was last seen at his residence on...
Read More Police Seeking Missing Kea‘au Man Michael Durham
During the week of March 17, through March 23, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 14 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic crash. Three of the drivers were under...
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