Media Releases

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is reminding drivers about the deadly consequences of drug-impaired driving....

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictSergeant Bradden KimuraPhone: (808) 887-3080Police Report No. 24-099722 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police responded to the Waimea Nature Trail off of Opelo Road around 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 30, 2024, for a report of an unexploded...

Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 60-year-old Jeffrey Clarkson of Hilo, who was reported as missing. He was last seen on Monday, October 28, 2024, at around 4:00 p.m., on Rainbow Drive in Hilo. He...

Hawaiʻi Police Department is pleased to announce that Police Communications Officer Leeann Tehero was named Dispatcher of the Quarter for the third quarter of 2024, (July, August, and September) on Friday, October 25, 2024.  Tehero was honored for her impactful...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol Officer Christopher BartoPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.:  24-099520 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 65-year-old Anthony Yates of Hilo. Yates was reported as missing to police on October 29,...

Hawai'i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of October 14, through October 20, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 17 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the...

The Hawaiʻi Police Department (HPD) is pleased to announce the addition of 10 new officers to its Crisis Intervention Team (CIT). This marks a significant milestone, as this training was expanded to include not only Hawai‘i Police Department officers but...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Alipate MoleniPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.:  24-09845 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Serenity Cordero who was reported as a runaway. She was last seen Friday, October 25, 2024,...

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Detective Chandler Nacino received the 2024 Top Cop Hawai‘i award from the Law Enforcement and Security Coalition of Hawai‘i during a ceremony in Honolulu on Friday, October 18, 2024. Detective Nacino was honored for his proactive efforts...