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HawaiÊ»i Island police have arrested three men for an assault that occurred Thursday evening (August 24), in Hilo. At 7:18 p.m., police responded to a report of a 26-year-old Hilo man being punched and kicked by several men as the victim sat in his truck in front of a PÅ«nāwai Street residence in Hilo. The […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have arrested a PepeÊ»ekeo man in connection with a residential burglary in NÄ«nole. On (August 8), police responded to a break-in at a residence along the Old Māmalahoa Highway after the caretaker arrived to find the front door open. A paddle and countertop, both made from KoÊ»a wood, along with Hawaiian quilts, […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police responded to a man yelling and waving his arms on Kamehameha Avenue in Hilo shortly after midnight on (August 25). Officers stopped to assist the man, identified as 28-year-old Stacen Deponte of Hilo, to see if he needed assistance. He was arrested and charged with liquor violations and promoting dangerous drugs and […]

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Officer Wyatt Kaili-Leong, a (6-year police veteran), has been named as the East HawaiÊ»i Aloha Exchange Club’s August Officer of the Month. On (July 14), at approximately 6:00 p.m., Officer Kaili-Leong was flagged down by a female in KeaÊ»au who reported the theft of a purse from her parked and unlocked vehicle. She reported that […]

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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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A 39-year-old Pāhoa man died following a 2-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon (August 24), in Pāhoa. He was identified as Ernest Jackson. Responding to a 2:52 p.m., call, police determined that a 1991 Nissan pickup that was traveling south on Highway 130, failed to yield the right-of-way, making a left hand turn onto Highway 132 and […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island Police report that Dylan Naope turned himself in at the Hilo station on Thursday evening (August 24). He had been reported missing but was also wanted at that time on a warrant. He has now been arrested and charged with Terroristic Threatening and Criminal Property Damage. Bail was set at $13,500. He was […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have arrested a 24-year-old Mountain View man in connection with an auto-theft from a Pāpa‘ikou business. On August 3, employees reported that a green Toyota pickup truck belonging to their business was stolen along the Old Māmalahoa Highway. Officers encountered the stolen truck on the side of Highway 11 in the Mt. […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested an 18-year-old Keaʻau man for several offenses stemming from two burglaries reported within 7-minutes of each other in the Hawaiian Paradise Park Subdivision.

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On Tuesday (Aug 22), from 8-10 a.m., South Hilo Community Police Officers partnered with Zippy’s Restaurant in Hilo for Coffee with a Cop. The event allows members of the public to speak to officers in a relaxed setting, building partnerships between law enforcement and the community. Throughout the morning officers spoke to over 20 citizens […]

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During the week of August 14- August 20, 2017, HawaiÊ»i Island police arrested 21 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 727 DUI arrests compared with […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police have charged a 35-year-old Honoka’a man with a variety of felony and misdemeanor offenses in connection with a domestic violence incident that occurred in Hilo Thursday evening (August 17).

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A 71-year-old Kailua-Kona woman was involved in a two-vehicle traffic casualty on (August 17), on Highway 190 at the 33-mile marker in Kailua-Kona. She has been positively identified as Bernadette Chock. Responding to a 2:40 p.m. call, police determined that a 2009 Nissan Frontier operated by a 48-year-old Kailua-Kona man had been traveling north on […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police have located 16-year-old Haven Herzig of Puna who was reported missing on (July 20). She was found unharmed on Saturday, (August 19), at 7 p.m.

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