Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Shadden Nasario-Rodrigues of Hilo, who was reported as a runaway. Nasario-Rodrigues, along with his 13-year-old brother, Chazin Nasario-Rodrigues, was initially reported as a runaway in late May (Report No....

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying a person of interest in an ongoing assault investigation stemming from an incident that took place on April 27, 2025, in Hilo. The image shown was captured from surveillance...

Gordon McCormick Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a shooting incident that occurred during a reported home burglary in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision on Monday, June 30, 2025, which left a 42-year-old woman in critical condition. At approximately 4:00...

On this Independence Day, make the honorable choice to drive sober or get a sober ride home. The Hawai‘i Police Department is partnering with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to remind motorists to Drive...

During the week of June 23 to 27, 2025, the Hawai‘i Police Department, in conjunction with the United States Marshals Service Hawai‘i Task Force, the Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement (DOCARE), and...

During the week of June 23, 2025, through June 29, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 11 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Three of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. One of the drivers was...

Three Hawai‘i Police Department officers were honored for their exceptional professionalism, dedication, and service to the community by the Kona Crime Prevention Committee (KCPC) in the past three months. Officer Kyle Murray was honored as Officer of the Month for...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a possible drowning involving a 51-year-old male visitor that occurred Monday afternoon, June 30, 2025, in Hilo. The man has been identified as Greg Durocher of Castle Rock, Colorado. South Hilo patrol officers and Hawai‘i...

Hawai‘i Island police detectives are renewing their request for information about an unsolved July 2021 murder in Puna. On July 31, 2021, the body of 76-year-old Michael Rosenbaum was discovered at MacKenzie State Recreation Area in Puna. Rosenbaum was reported...