Media Releases

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigations Section-Area ILieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-062118 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have identified the victim in the kidnapping incident that was reported Sunday evening, July 7, 2024, in Hilo. He has been identified as...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Patrol  Captain Brian PrudencioPhone: (808) 935-3311Report No.: 24-062545 Media Release Early Tuesday morning, July 9, 2024, the Hilo International Airport experienced a brief halt in operations as Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) personnel responded to a report by...

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigation Section-Area ILieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252 Report No.: 24-061064 Media Release On Thursday, July 4, 2024, at approximately 3:35 p.m., Hilo patrol officers responded to the parking lot of a hotel on Banyan Drive, in Hilo,...

Hawai’i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of July 1, through July 7, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested 22 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Five of the...

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

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigations Section-Area ILieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-062118 victim entering suspect's truck victim's vehicle and suspects near victim suspect's truck and victim's vehicle suspect's truck and victim's vehicle suspect's truck and suspect suspects and victim near...

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 Friday, July 12, 2024, from 7:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.,...

Hawaii Police DepartmentKona PatrolSergeant Thomas Chun-MingPhone: (808)935-3311Report No. 24-050559 Media Release Hawai'i island Police are seeking the public’s assistance with any information regarding an assault that occurred in the early morning hours on Wednesday, June 2, 2024, at Magic Sands...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Branden WatanabePhone: (808) 965-2716Report No. 24-061989 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 58-year-old Randy Smith of Pahoa, who was reported as missing. Smith was last seen in the Kalapana area...