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Four days after the HawaiÊ»i Police Department developed a task force to address the alarming number of auto thefts, two individuals were arrested. At 1:30 p.m., (July 11), 19-year-old Christian Olivera and 24-year-old Jasmine Saragosa-Taoy were arrested without incident at a Hawaiian Paradise Park residence in Puna. They were taken to the Hilo cellblock while […]

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MEDIA MEDIA RELEASE HawaiÊ»i Island police arrested a 24-year-old Pāhoa man Monday afternoon (May 22) in connection with motor vehicle theft investigation. On Sunday evening (May 21) at 10:32 pm, officers responded to a damaged gate at a business in the 15-1900 block on 33rd Avenue in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision. Employees reported that […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested a 24-year-old Hilo man for outstanding bench warrants and in connection with two incidents involving a vehicle that was stolen from Pepeʻekeo early Tuesday morning (May 2).

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Hawaiʻi Island police have charged 33-year-old Shannon K. Navor of Kurtistown with unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle in connection with the theft of a 2014 BMW sports-utility vehicle. The SUV was removed from a home in Waimea on January 19.

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A 22-year-old man has been charged with three felonies in connection with an ongoing investigation into the theft of four vehicles from an auto dealership in Kona last month. Austin Fernandez of Volcano was arrested and charged Thursday (February 2) on a no-bail warrant for violating terms of probation. On Friday (February 3) he was […]

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A second suspect has been arrested in connection with a stolen Nissan 370Z that was involved in a one-car crash last week in Ainaloa. Twenty-one-year-old Arnold B. J. Fernandez of Volcano was arrested at 6 p.m. Friday and charged with unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle. He was also charged with second-degree burglary for a […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have located 18-year-old Kahekili Krause of Mountain View, who was wanted for questioning in connection with auto thefts in East and West HawaiÊ»i. Krause was seen Wednesday (January 25) in Puna in a stolen Nissan 370Z that was involved in a one-car crash at 2:45 p.m. in Ainaloa. He then fled the […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are investigating a rash of auto thefts in East and West HawaiÊ»i and are cautioning the public to take precautions to deter would-be thieves. “One significant factor in preventing your vehicle from being stolen is simply to remove the keys from the ignition and not leave a spare anywhere in the vehicle,” […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police have identified two persons whose images were captured on a surveillance camera in connection with the removal of a wallet from a Hilo store on January 24. Police thank the public for their assistance.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have located a 26-year-old Hilo man who was wanted for questioning in an auto theft investigation. Thanks to tips from the public, Kahee Ioane Manuwai was arrested Saturday (January 21) in Volcano Village. On Monday (January 23), police recovered a 2017 Subaru that had been stolen on January 16 from a car […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are seeking witnesses to the theft of a car from a parking lot in Hilo. On Tuesday (August 2), a 40-year-old woman reported that her gray 2005 Toyota 4-door sedan had been removed for the parking lot at Sack ‘n’ Save on Kanoelehua Avenue. Investigation led to the identity of a suspect, […]

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A Waimea woman has been charged with five offenses related to a stolen rental car and a stolen personal van. On May 11, a Nissan Altima was stolen from a rental car company on Kupipi Street in Kailua-Kona. On Wednesday (May 18), Kona Patrol officers were making checks for the stolen car when they spotted […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have arrested and charged a man in connection with the theft of a Jeep Wrangler stolen during the summer. The Jeep was taken from the 92-1500 block of Keaka Parkway in Oceanview on August 24. The following day, a Kaʻū police officer observed the Jeep being driven by 37-year-old Lawrene K. Baldonado, […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island Police are investigating a reported attempt at a car theft in Hilo on Thursday night (October 8). Patrol officers responding to a 9:35 p.m. call met with a 20-year-old Volcano man in a parking lot at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. He reported that as he approached his parked sports-utility vehicle, he […]

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