Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police have arrested a Mountain View man following a violent robbery at an auto parts store in Hilo on Tuesday morning, April 1, 2025. The suspect has been identified as 34-year-old Raul Jaramillo Laa. Shortly before 11:00 a.m.,...

As part of Hawai‘i Police Department’s ongoing efforts to educate citizens about the dangers of reckless driving, speeding, and impaired driving, the Kona Community Policing Section is teaming up with community members and groups to conduct a sign-waving event on...

(Update #1): Hawaiʻi Island police are renewing their request for information in locating 51-year-old Vesna Young, who was reported missing from the Miloli‘i area in South Kona. She was last seen in Milolii near the 88-100 block of Umi Avenue...

Hawai‘i Island police have identified the victim of the violent early morning stabbing in Hilo, on Saturday morning, March 29, 2025, as 81-year-old Lola Linda Loebl, of Hilo. On Sunday morning, March 30, the suspect in this case, 30-year-old Keoni...

Hawai‘i Island police are investigating a single-vehicle car crash that occurred Monday evening, March 31, 2025, in Kea‘au that left a Puna woman dead. Officers responding to a 9:34 p.m. call, learned that a 2018 Nissan Sentra four-door sedan was...

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance identifying a theft suspect who was photographed near stolen farm equipment. On January 23, 2025, at 8:48 a.m., Kona patrol officers responded to the 89-400 block of Hawai‘i Belt Road in Captain...

Area I Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) Detective Kimo Keliipaakaua talking to a group of UH-Hilo students about his duties as a CIS Detective. On Friday March 28, 2025, the Hawaii Police Department kicked off their Kalounui internship program with an...

Hawai‘i Island residents are invited to attend a Coffee with a Cop event with Hawaiʻi Police Department’s Puna Community Policing Officers on Saturday, April 5, 2025, from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at the Hawaiian Shores Community Center (Stables), 15-859...

Correction: This media release has been updated. The original release stated the arrestee's name as Keone Peter Tosie Brown, the correct spelling is Keoni Peter Tosie Brown. Hawai‘i Island police detectives have charged 30-year-old Keoni Peter Tosie Brown, of Hilo,...