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The Hawaiʻi Island police task force has located a Hilo man who is wanted for outstanding warrants. Shortly before midnight, Tuesday (August 1), the department’s stolen vehicle task force tracked down 23-year-old Tyler Leopoldino on Kanoelehua Avenue in Hilo. He was arrested for the warrant, promoting a dangerous drug and resisting arrest.

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have charged 36-year-old Tyson K. Lewi in connection with the shooting incident in Puna (July 30). On (August 2), at 1:00 p.m., police charged Lewi with first degree attempted murder, two counts of second degree attempted murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a separate felony and two counts of […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have charged 49-year-old Rodney E. Wilbur Sr., in connection with the shooting incident in Puna on Sunday (July 30). On (August 1), at 2:45 p.m., police charged Wilbur with second degree attempted murder, use of a firearm in the commission of a separate felony, ownership (of a firearm) prohibited and permit to […]

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During the week of July 24- July 30, 2017, HawaiÊ»i Island police arrested 23 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. One of the drivers was involved in a traffic accident. One of the drivers was under the age of 21. So far this year, there have been 672 DUI arrests compared with […]

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HawaiÊ»i Island police have arrested a 36-year-old Puna man in connection with the ongoing investigation into a shooting incident in Puna Sunday (July 30). On (July 31), at 3 p.m., Tyson Keola Lewi was taken into custody without incident at the Pāhoa Police Station. He was arrested for first degree assault and taken to the […]

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On (July 29), officers were sent to 33 Hualālai St., in Hilo, on a report that escapee, Spencer Feary , 30-years-old, was located in the apartment. Upon arrival, officers made contact with Angie Montgomery who let officers in to her apartment where Feary was located in the shower with Azysalyn Lee-Wai, 23-years-old, who had a […]

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Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested a 49-year-old Puna man for attempted murder in connection with a shooting incident in Puna (July 30). At 6:21 p.m., police responded to a report of gunshots fired at Isaac Hale Beach Park in Pohoiki, located in lower Puna.

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Area II Vice Officers served a search warrant on a residence on Loloa Dr., Kailua-Kona, and recovered marijuana, marijuana concentrate, prescription pills, heroin, and ammunition. Three individuals at the residence were arrested and charged.

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On Wednesday (July 26), Area II vice officers arrested and charged Michael Anthony Ventrella with two counts of promoting a dangerous drug in the first degree, two counts of promoting dangerous drugs in the third degree, two counts of promoting a harmful drug in the fourth degree,

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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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HawaiÊ»i Island police are investigating a shooting incident that occurred (July 28), in Puna. At 12:24 a.m., police responded to reports of gunshots on Highway 11 in Kurtistown. Investigators determined that a 59- year-old Hilo woman was driving in the Volcano direction on Highway 11 when she passed a sedan stopped on the shoulder near […]

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The Hawaiʻi Police Department’s task force charged a woman in connection with a stolen Hyundai sedan that was taken from a Pāhoa residence on (June 17). On (July 7), officers were responding to report of an active vehicle theft with the suspect vehicle heading into Hilo at a high rate of speed, recklessly

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HawaiÊ»i Island police arrested an Ocean View man and woman following an investigation into a residential burglary. On (July 25), officers working in the Kaʻū District arrested 31-year-old Mario Espino and 26-year-old Jayleen Kahele, both of Hawaiian Ocean View Estates, following a reported burglary in the 92-1400 block of Aloha Boulevard in the Hawaiian Ocean […]

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Officer Jared Cabatu (a 9-year police veteran) has been named as the East HawaiÊ»i Aloha Exchange Club’s Officer of the Month for (July). On (May 23), a Hilo resident reported that a theft had occurred at their home. Neighborhood checks produced a witness who gave a description of the men involved as well as a […]

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