Media Releases

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No. 24-061989 Media Release Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 58-year-old Randy Smith of Pahoa, who was reported as missing. Smith was...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentOffice of the ChiefChief Benjamin MoszkowiczPhone: (808) 961-2244 Media Release For his notable efforts in apprehending two mainland sex assault offenders hiding on Hawai‘i Island and his leadership in a separate violent kidnapping investigation, Hilo Patrol Acting Sergeant...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentHilo Community Policing SectionCommunity Policing Lieutenant William DerrPhone: (808) 961-2350 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department’s Hilo Community Policing Section and the Hawai‘i Police Activities League (HI-PAL) would like to congratulate the winners and participants of the annual Blue...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner, Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) will hold a free child safety seat clinic for families on Saturday, August 10, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., in Pāhala...

Hawai’i Police DepartmentCriminal Investigations SectionDetective Amy OmayaPhone: (808) 961-2381Report No.:  24-035446 Media Release Hawai’i Island police are renewing their request for the public’s assistance in locating 77-year-old Charles Poole. He was last seen on Pahoa Village Road on April 9,...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentPuna PatrolCaptain Todd PatarayPhone: (808) 965-2716Report No.: 24-071294 Media Release Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 38-year-old Christopher Hull of Pāhoa for operating a vehicle under the influence of an intoxicant after a traffic collision in Pāhoa on...

Hawai`i Police DepartmentTraffic Services SectionTorey D. Keltner Program ManagerPhone: (808) 961-2305 Media Release During the week of July 29, 2024, through August 4, 2024, Hawai`i Island police arrested fifteen (15) motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant.  Two...

Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing warnings to the public of a phone scam after receiving reports of unknown individuals calling Hilo residents posing as law enforcement officers and attempting to obtain money as payment for outstanding warrants of arrest. In...

Hawai‘i Police DepartmentArea I Criminal Investigations SectionLieutenant Zachary FernandoPhone: (808) 961-2252Report No.: 24-064046 Media Release The Hawai‘i Police Department reports that 25-year-old Destiny Escobar, who was previously reported as a missing person, was located in Kailua-Kona on Monday afternoon, August...