September 2024

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolOfficer Jeremiah GasparPhone: (808) 326-4646 Ext. 253Report No.: 24-071607 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police report that 16-year-old Taimane Muasau Wong, who was reported as a runaway, was located in Captain Cook on Thursday, September 19, 2024, in good health.

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation DivisionCaptain Rio Amon-WilkinsPhone: (808) 961-2251Report No.: 24-086641 Suspect Photo 4 Suspect Photo 3 Suspect Photo 1 Suspect Photo 2 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying the suspect in...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-085816 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 30-year-old James Lee Nathan III, of Hilo, with various property and drug offenses stemming from a burglary which...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section – Area IDetective Amy OmayaPhone: (808) 961-2381Report No. 24-079633 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance regarding a robbery that occurred on Friday, August 30, 2024, at approximately 2:30 p.m., at a...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigation SectionDetective Amy OmayaPhone: (808) 961-2381Report No.: 24-082159 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area I Criminal Investigation Section detectives are requesting the public’s assistance with identifying suspects of an assault which occurred on Friday, September...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionDetective Amy OmayaPhone: (808) 961-2381Report No. 24-083602 Media Release The Hawai’i Police Department reports that 60-year-old Jeffrey Clarkson, who was previously reported as a missing person, was located in good health in Kona on...

Hawaii Police DepartmentKa’u Patrol DivisionCaptain Edwin A. BuytenPhone: 808-939-2520Report No: 24-024004 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police is asking for the public’s assistance with locating a 28-year-old Ka‘u man who is wanted on an outstanding bench warrants, and for questioning in...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-085653 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police have recovered the body of a deceased male presumed to be that of a visitor who was last seen entering the waters...

Media Release For his excellent investigation and observation skills while conducting a narcotics arrest, Kona Crime Prevention Committee named Officer Collin Roberts as its 2024 Police Officer of the Year during a ceremony on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, in Kona....