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During the week of December 4, 2017, through December 10, 2017, Hawaiʻi Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. So far this year, there have been 1,091 DUI arrests compared with 1,039 during the same period last year, an increase of 5 percent.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have charged a 20-year-old Puna man in connection with a terroristic threatening incident involving a firearm. At 5:45 p.m. Saturday afternoon (December 9), officers were called to an address on 37th Avenue in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision. Police determined that following an argument, a male suspect pointed a handgun at an […]

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The Area II Special Enforcement Unit (SEU) concluded a month-long narcotics-related and community nuisance-type investigation which stemmed from numerous community complaints of suspected narcotic use and narcotics-related activities occurring at a Kalaoa residence.

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HawaiÊ»i island police have charged several people with drug offenses stemming from the service of separate narcotics search warrants in the Puna District. On Wednesday (December 6), at about 2:35 p.m., officers and detectives from the Vice Section executed a search warrant at a home on Opakapaka Street in Pahoa. A search of the home […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police arrested a male and female at a home in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision in Puna yesterday (December 7) morning. Just after 7:00 a.m., officers and detectives assigned to the Vice Section executed a search warrant at a 10th Avenue residence in Hawaiian Paradise Park. Police recovered 36 marijuana plants, 9.6 pounds […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police located Justin Alan De Silva after he turned himself in at the Kealakehe Police Station on Thursday (December 7) evening. De Silva was wanted for an outstanding warrant of arrest and in connection with several other crimes.

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The listed individuals are wanted by the Hawaii Police Department because of outstanding warrants. Persons who know a warrant is out for their arrest are advised to report to the nearest police station to avoid having an officer go to their home or workplace to arrest them.

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Early Wednesday morning (December 6), the Hawaiʻi Police Department received a report of a traffic accident involving a school bus and a state vehicle on Highway 11 in Mountain View. Responding to a 6:41 a.m. call, Pūna patrol officers responded to the area of Highway 11 and North Oshiro Road where they determined

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Hawaiʻi Island police have charged a Puna man in connection with a Puna burglary and a Hilo auto theft incident. On April 4 of this year, a 50-year-old woman reported a burglary at her Mt. View residence in Puna. Miscellaneous household items and electronics valued in excess of $900 were taken.

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An unidentified adult male died following a vehicle and bicycle crash on Wednesday morning (December 6) in Hilo. His name is being withheld pending positive identification and notification of his family.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have opened a Coroner’s Inquest investigation in connection with a body that was found in Puna. At 3:00 p.m. Tuesday afternoon (December 5), patrol officers responded to the Kalapana Gardens area after a hiker discovered a body clad in a gray colored t-shirt and green colored shorts in a remote location along […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the body discovered along the coastline of Hilo Bay, in the Wainaku area, as the 61 year-old California man who was swept down the Wailuku River in November. He has been identified by dental records as George Novinger of Spring Valley, California.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police are searching for a 16-year-old Captain Cook boy who was reported missing. Jonathan Ruiz-Valdovinos was last seen in Captain Cook on (November 29). He is described as Hispanic, 5-foot-10, 150 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. Police ask anyone with information on his whereabouts to call the Police Department’s non-emergency line […]

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The HawaiÊ»i Police Department is proud to announce the 2nd Annual Hilo ‘Shop with a Cop’ charity event which will be held at the Hilo Target Store on Saturday morning, December 9, 2017. This collaborative community event helps bring joy to at-risk teens and young children during the holidays in a unique way that bridges […]

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