Month: July 2025

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 60-year-old Vernamae Stevens of Hilo, who was reported missing. Stevens was last contacted on Saturday morning, July 12, 2025 at 8:00 a.m., in Hilo, and is considered endangered as she…

During the week of July 21, to July 27, 2025 Hawai‘i Island police arrested 20 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Two of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. Two of the drivers were under…

The Hawai‘i Police Department is pleased to announce that Officer John Harvey was recognized by the Kona Crime Prevention Committee as Officer of the Month for July 2025 for his thorough investigative work and initiative in uncovering a fraudulent scheme…

On Wednesday, July 30, 2025, Hawai‘i Police Department launched Versaterm CommunityConnect, a new technology program designed to keep residents, businesses, and visitors informed about both emergency and non-emergency police responses. When a community member contacts police dispatch to request assistance…

𝑪𝑶𝑹𝑹𝑬𝑪𝑻𝑰𝑶𝑵: 𝑻𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒎𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒂 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒉𝒂𝒔 𝒃𝒆𝒆𝒏 𝒖𝒑𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒓𝒆𝒇𝒍𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒐𝒇 𝑹𝒂𝒚𝒏𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝑲𝒂𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒊 𝑪𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒈. 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒍 𝒓𝒆𝒍𝒆𝒂𝒔𝒆 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒅 𝒉𝒆 𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒏 27𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝒗𝒆., 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒄𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒔𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒆𝒕 𝒊𝒔 18𝒕𝒉 𝑨𝒗𝒆. 𝑾𝒆 𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒍𝒐𝒈𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝒂𝒏𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒏𝒇𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏. Hawai‘i Island police…

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying suspects involved in a weapons incident that occurred on Monday evening, July 28, 2025, at 11:15 p.m., in the area of the Kailua Pier on Ali‘i Drive in Kailua-Kona. Two…

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect involved in a reported road rage incident that occurred on Tuesday, December 3, 2024, in the area of the Onomea Scenic Route in Pāpa‘ikou. A 60-year-old male visitor…

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 28-year-old Valissa Dahl of Hilo with 20 offenses in connection with a vehicle break-in that occurred on the morning of Monday, July 21, 2025, in the Onomea Bay area of Hilo. On Friday,…

Clyde Loa Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 31-year-old Clyde Takeshi Talosaga Loa Jr., one of three men who escaped from the Hale Nani Correctional Facility in December 2024. Shortly after 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 27, 2025, police…