Media Releases

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of July 8, 2024, through July 14, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested twenty (20) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Four...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolOfficer MacIntyre FeltonPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-065016 Media Release Hawai'i Island police report that 16-year old Carmella French, who was previously reported as an endangered runaway, was located in Hilo on Tuesday evening, July 16, 2024, at 11:03...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo PatrolOfficer MacIntyre FeltonPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-065016 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.  Due to being in need of medication, French is considered...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Community Policing SectionLieutenant William DerrPhone: (808) 961-2350 Media Release The Hawaii Police Department's Hilo Community Policing Section recently teamed up with Vibrant Hawai‘i and their Youth Academy program, interacting with teens around the island on topics ranging...

Hawai’i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-062698 Media Release The two victims of a downtown Hilo robbery that occurred on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, were employees of a private company contracted by the State...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo PatrolOfficer Debney JaramilloPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No. 24-064431 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 29-year-old Railee Santos of Hilo. He was last seen in the area of Pepe'ekeo on Sunday, July 14,...

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigations Section-Area ILieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No. 22-017743 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department report that 47-year-old Keith Everett, who was previously reported as a missing person in 2022, was located in Mountain View on Saturday...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona Community Policing SectionSergeant Brandon MansurPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 259 Media Release West Hawai‘i residents are invited to attend three Coffee With a Cop events this month in Kona for an opportunity to get to know their district...

Hawai'i Police DepartmentHilo Community Policing SectionCommunity Policing Lieutenant William DerrPhone: (808) 961-2350 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department's Police Athletic League (HI-PAL) and officers with the Hilo Community Policing Section held an outreach event on Friday, June 28, 2024, for the...