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Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department announces that effective Tuesday, January 16, 2024, Major Reed K. Mahuna is permanently appointed as Deputy Police Chief. A 25-year veteran of the department,…
Read MoreHawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Jeremy RiddlePhone: (808) 961-2339Report No.: 24-003709 Media Release A 66-year-old Puna man passed away following a motor vehicle/pedestrian collision in Hilo on Thursday afternoon, January 11, 2024. Officers responding to the 4:26 p.m.…
Read MoreHawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin T. MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2344 Media Release 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)…
Read MoreHawai‘i Police DepartmentKona PatrolLieutenant Jerome A. ManuelPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext.253Report No.: 24-003502 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a Kona brush fire that occurred in the early morning hours of Thursday, January 11, 2024. At 5:23 a.m., Kona patrol…
Read MoreHawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No. 23-107035 Media Release (Update) A 33-year-old Nā‘ālehu woman who died in a single-vehicle collision on Māmalahoa Highway near Manuka State Park on Sunday, November 12, 2023,…
Read MoreHawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of January 1, through January 7, 2024, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 16 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Four of the…
Read MoreHawaiʻi Police DepartmentPuna PatrolOfficer Craig DerasinPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-001253 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are searching for 46-year-old Tyree Maurice Shaw. He was last seen at a residence on North Oshiro Road on the morning of Monday, December 11,…
Read MoreHawai‘i Police DepartmentArea II Traffic Enforcement UnitSergeant Thomas KoyanagiPhone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 229Report No.: 23-012313 Media Release After extensive research and validation using DNA and dental records, two men who died in a February 2023 South Kohala traffic collision have…
Read MoreHawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna Patrol Officer Johnathan RapozaPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-001591 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Saysha Kaholo-Hiapo who was reported as a runaway on Friday, January 5, 2024. She was…
Read MoreHawaiʻi Police Department believes every victim deserves justice, and that the deceased victim’s family, friends, and community deserve closure.
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