August 2024

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-069186 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 41-year-old Godfrey Paul Leopoldino, of Hilo, with various drug, firearms, and traffic related offenses stemming from a traffic...

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release As students across Hawai’i gear up for the start of the new school year, the Hawai’i Police Department is ready to do our part in keeping our...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Christian MaderaPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-070034 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking the public’s assistance in locating 39-year-old Kasey Bell, of Mountain View, who was reported missing. Bell and a friend, 48-year-old Halii Anderson, of...

Hawaiʻi Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictCaptain Roylen ValeraPhone: (808) 887-3080 Media Release Hawaiʻi Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section invites you to join them for Coffee with a Cop on Thursday, August 15, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.,...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release As part of a statewide effort to increase awareness about pedestrian safety during the month of August, the Hawai‘i Police Department is offering safety tips to Hawai‘i...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Community PolicingOfficer Chad SatoPhone: (808) 965-2716 Media Release The Hawai'i Police Department is reminding the public that your load must be covered while transporting cargo on any highway. Most of the litter on or near our roadways...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-068733 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 46-year-old Walter Gomes III, with terroristic threatening, and numerous traffic crimes stemming from an incident that occurred Sunday...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentSouth Kohala DistrictCommunity Policing Officer Justin CabantingPhone: (808) 887-3080 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s South Kohala Community Policing Section would like to congratulate the winners and thank the participants who partook in the HI-PAL South Kohala Keiki Fishing...