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Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Criminal Investigation SectionLieutenant Michael HardiePhone: (808) 326-4646, ext. 266Report No.: 24-043703 Media Release A 32-year-old Kaʻū man was taken into police custody without incident on Sunday afternoon, May 12, 2024, following a lengthy standoff in Ocean...
Read More 5-13-24 Ocean View Man Arrested Following Barricaded Standoff in KaʻūHawai'i Police DepartmentSouth Hilo Patrol DivisionOfficer Iryna IzotovaPhone: (808) 961-2213Report No. 24-042776 Media Release Hawai'i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 39-year-old Nicholas Williams of Pepe'ekeo who is reported missing. He was reported as missing on Thursday,...
Read More 5-09-24 Police Ask Public’s Assistance in Locating Missing Person Nicholas WilliamsHawaiʻi Police DepartmentVice Section, Area IILieutenant Edwin A. BuytenPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 226 Media Release A multi-agency warrant sweep conducted in West Hawai'i, April 27 through May 2, 2024, resulted in the arrests of 32 wanted individuals for a total...
Read More 5-09-24 Police Organize Multi-Agency Warrant Sweep in West Hawai’i Resulting in Multiple Arrests, Weapon and Drug RecoveryHawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolSergeant Michael Matsumura Phone: (808) 965-2716Report No. 24-039368 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 48-year-old David Taylor who was reported missing. Taylor was last seen in April 2024 and is...
Read More 5-08-24 Police Ask Public’s Assistance in Locating Missing Person David TaylorHawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Craig DerasinPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-042579 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s help in locating 14-year-old Arieana Balbin, who was reported as a runaway. The teen was last seen leaving a residence...
Read More 5-08-24 Police Seeking Puna Runaway Arieana BalbinHawaiʻi Police DepartmentHamakua Patrol, Area ISchool Resource Officer Blake RagocosPhone: (808) 775-7533 Media Release The Honoka'a Intermediate School HI-PAL 5 on 5 Basketball Intramurals Tournament concluded May 6, 2024 with the home team taking first place with a 21-19 win...
Read More 5-08-24 Police Congratulate Participants in HI-PAL Basketball Tournament in Honoka’aHawai’i Police DepartmentArea II/Kona PatrolLieutenant Erich JacksonPhone: (808) 326-4646Report No.: 24-012483 Media Release An 18-year old male student was arrested at a local high school following a report of an unknown-type disturbance on campus. On May 7, 2024 at approximately...
Read More 5-07-24 Police Arrest Male Student Following School Lockdown in South KonaHawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No. 24-042127 Media Release A 78-year-old Papaikou man died in a single vehicle collision that occurred on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The incident took place on Mamalahoa Highway (Highway 190)...
Read More 5-07-24 Police Investigate Traffic Fatality in North KonaHawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. KeltnerProgram ManagerPhone: 961-2305 Media Release During the week of April 22, 2024, through April 28, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested seventeen (17) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the...
Read More 5-07-24 DUI StatsHawaiʻi Police Department believes every victim deserves justice, and that the deceased victim’s family, friends, and community deserve closure.
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