Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKa‘ū Patrol DivisionOfficer Melissa D’AngeloPhone: (808) 939-2520Report No.: 24-067279           Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Carmella French, who was reported as a runaway. French is classified as an endangered runaway...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Krimsen AbillaPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-067773 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 26-year-old Kendra Lynn Masang of Hilo, who was reported missing on Thursday, July 25, 2024. Masang was...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Krimsen AbillaPhone: (808) 961-2213Report No.: 24-064046 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 25-year-old Destiny Escobar of Hilo who was recently reported missing. She was last seen on Monday, July...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No. 24-066603 Media Release A 54-year-old woman who died on Monday, July 22, 2024, after a possible drowning in Kailua-Kona has been positively identified as Jennifer Kathleen Purcell of Albuquerque,...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Patrol  Officer Shane HanleyPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-067432 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 32-year-old Marcello Silva Da Costa of Kailua-Kona. Silva Da Costa was last seen in September 2023...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No. 24-066706 Media Release (Update) Hawai‘i Island police have charged 34-year-old Garrett Aadom Duran of Kailua-Kona with negligent homicide and operating a vehicle under the influence of...

Hawai’i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of July 15, through July 21, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 19 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the Police Chief                  Chief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release For her compassion and professionalism, Hawai‘i Police Department’s South Kohala Patrol Officer Kristi Crivello was honored with the Haweo Award during a ceremony held at Hawai‘i...

Hawai’i Police DepartmentKona Patrol DivisionSergeant Marco K. SegobiaPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253Report No. 24-066603 Media Release On Sunday, July 21, 2024 at approximately 5:54 p.m., Kona Patrol Officers along with personnel from the Hawai'i Fire Department responded to the 75-5600...