Media Releases
As part of their ongoing investigation into the apparent drowning in Kailua-Kona on Sunday, January 5, 2025, Kona patrol officers have identified the deceased man as 35-year-old Garret Khralovch Stanislav of Mayfield, Ohio. Shortly after 5:30 p.m. on January 5,...
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Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 41-year-old Kawai James Pomroy, one of the three men who escaped from the Hale Nani Correctional Facility on Friday, December 13, 2024. On Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at approximately 2:45 p.m., Pomroy was...
Read More Police Arrest and Charge Second Hale Nani Escapee
As part of its continuing community outreach about the dangers of fentanyl, Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) provides monthly updates on the amount of fentanyl related arrests (possession/distribution) in Hawai‘i County and the quantity of fentanyl recovered for the preceding month....
Read More Fentanyl Arrests and Recovery Stats for Dec. 2024
Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 34-year-old Simon Varela of Ka‘ū who was recently reported as missing. Varela was last seen in the Hawaii Ocean View Estates subdivision at a residence in the 92-2100 block of Ocean View Parkway on...
Read More Police Seeking Missing Kaʻū Man Simon Varela