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Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 46-year-old Jay Dee “BJ” Penn on Thursday, June 12, 2025, for violating a temporary restraining order. Upon responding to the area of Pu‘u‘eo Street in Hilo at 11:15 a.m. Thursday morning to investigate a...

During the week of June 2, through June 8, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 16 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. One of the drivers was under...

Media Release (Update #3) Hawai‘i Island police are again renewing their request for any information relative to the disappearance of 34-year-old Justin Kawika Ferreira, of Puna. Ferreira was reportedly last seen on October 21, 2023, in Kea‘au, wearing camouflage pants...

As part of their ongoing community outreach to listen to community members, Hawai‘i Police Department is holding six Coffee With a Cop events in west Hawai‘i from Hāwī to Kona during June in order for the public can get to...

As part of its continuing community outreach about the dangers of fentanyl, Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) provides monthly updates on the amount of fentanyl related arrests (possession/distribution) in Hawai‘i County and the quantity of fentanyl recovered for the preceding month....

Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance identifying a male person of interest in a burglary that occurred in the 76-0000 block of Leilani Street, off of Lako Street, in Keauhou sometime during the evening/early morning hours of...

Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 23-year-old Alohi Kaupu-Grace of Hilo with various offenses stemming from an unauthorized transaction made with a victim’s credit card on Tuesday, April 15, 2025.  On May 2, 2025, the victim contacted police reporting that...

Hawai‘i Island residents are invited to attend a Coffee with a Cop event with Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Puna Community Policing Officers on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at the Seaview Park Pavilion, 12-7023 Nahokulele Street,...

Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged a wanted fugitive with more than a dozen offenses after a crime spree resulted in an officer involved shooting in the Captain Cook area on Wednesday, June 4, 2025. Police arrested and charged 28-year-old...