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MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have charged a 72-year-old Puna man in connection with a shooting Sunday evening (May 13) at a home in PanaÊ»ewa. Joseph Amormino of Hawaiian Beaches was charged at 3:23 p.m. Tuesday (May 15) with first-degree attempted murder, two counts of second-degree attempted murder, burglary, use of a firearm in the […]

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Big Island police have arrested a Puna man for attempted murder in connection with a shooting that occurred Sunday evening May 13). The suspect is identified as 72 year-old Joseph Amormino of Hawaiian Beaches.

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A South Kona man who set himself on fire and attempted to do the same to his ex-girlfriend has been charged with attempted murder and six other offenses. Robert York, 27, of Hōnaunau was charged at 7 p.m. Thursday with second-degree attempted murder, kidnapping, first-degree terroristic threatening, first-degree arson, criminal trespassing and two counts of […]

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Big Island police have located 34-year-old Maurice Hackett, who was wanted in connection with an attempted murder. Hackett turned himself in Friday and was arrested on suspicion of second-degree attempted murder. He was released Saturday pending further investigation.

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Detectives have charged a Puna man with attempted murder and other offenses in connection with an attack Monday (June 13) that sent a 65-year-old Hilo man to the hospital. At 5:15 p.m. Tuesday (June 14) detectives from Area I Criminal Investigations Section charged 68-year-old Robert R. Diego of Hawaiian Paradise Park with attempted second-degree murder, […]

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Big Island police are investigating an incident that left a 65-year-old Hilo man in the hospital with severe head injuries and a 68-year-old Puna man in police custody. On Monday (June 13) around 10:29 a.m., police received a report of someone yelling for help at an apartment complex in the lower block of Hualālai Street […]

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Big Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in locating 50-year-old Richard Broyles, who is wanted for attempted murder. On March 25 around 1:20 p.m., Puna patrol officers responded to a report of an assault at Glenwood Park off Route 11. Police and Fire Department Rescue personnel discovered that a 46-year-old Volcano […]

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A 72-year-old Kapa’au man has been charged with attempted murder and assault in connection with a stabbing in Kapa’au. At 10:02 a.m. Friday (December 24), North Kohala patrol officers responded to a report of a stabbing at an apartment complex on Ainakea Drive. Officers determined that the victim, a 90-year-old woman, was stabbed multiple times […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have charged a 30-year-old Kurtistown man with attempted murder and other offenses. At 4:30 p.m. Saturday (Nov. 27) detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section charged Kainoa Arakaki with attempted murder, second-degree assault, three counts of third-degree assault, three counts of unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle and two […]

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Big Island police have charged a 32-year-old Hilo man with six offenses stemming from events Sunday that ended with a serious traffic collision. Early Tuesday afternoon (August 17), detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section charged Alexander Borrero III with first-degree attempted murder, unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle, reckless driving, resisting an order […]

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Tyrone Vesperas received a life sentence Thursday in Hilo’s Third Circuit Court for a stabbing that left his son dead and seriously injured his estranged, pregnant wife.

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MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have charged a 47-year-old Hilo man with a variety of offenses in connection with a vehicle pursuit early Wednesday evening (April 8th ) that resulted in the man allegedly intentionally crashing into a police vehicle. Valentin R. Solis was taken into custody after his vehicle came to rest in the […]

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A 59-year-old Kailua-Kona man has been charged with attempted murder and other offenses in connection with a domestic dispute Wednesday, Dec. 17. Kona patrol officers responded to a report of a domestic argument Wednesday evening on Haoa Street in Kailua-Kona. Upon arrival, they determined John Reece had wrapped a belt around his wife’s neck and […]

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MEDIA RELEASE (Update No. 3)   A Big Island grand jury has indicted a 34-year-old Hawaiian Ocean View Estates man in connection with an attempted murder Oct. 26 in Ka’u. The grand jury Monday, Dec. 8 indicted Anthony Hartz on one count of attempted murder and one count of terroristic threatening. Police arrested Hartz on […]

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