Media Releases

Hawai‘i Island police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating 56-year-old Gregory Glaser of Mt. View, who was reported missing. Glaser was last seen in the Hawaiian Acres subdivision on April 12, 2025. He is described as a Caucasian man,...

On Monday, June 2, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police responded to the area of Wailuku River and the “singing bridge” near the lighthouse on Highway 19 to investigate an assault complaint whereby the alleged suspect jumped into Hilo Bay and swam...

Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 26-year-old Kyle M. J. Benevides, of Pāhoa, in connection with a firearm incident that occurred early Friday morning, May 30, 2025, in the area of the 1500 block on Kamehameha Avenue in Hilo. The...

Hawai‘i Island police detectives have arrested and charged 44-year-old Joseph Donald Tibbs, of Puna, with an array of sexual-related offenses against minors. On Friday evening, May 30, 2025, upon conferral with the Hawai‘i County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Tibbs...

Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a reckless endangering investigation stemming from reports of a firearm being discharged during an affray early Sunday morning, June 1, 2025, on Puohulihuli Street near Kealakehe High School in Kailua-Kona. Upon responding to the 12:41...

Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested and charged 29-year-old Emmy Cedeno Perez of Kailua-Kona in their investigation of a parking violation scam involving a “barnacle” device placed on the windshield of a vehicle in west Hawai‘i. Police launched the investigation after...

Hawai’i Island police report that 50-year-old Sema Banu Sekendur, who was previously reported as missing, was located in Hilo o Thursday, May 29, 2025, in good health.

During the week of May 18, through May 25, 2025, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 24 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Eleven of the drivers were involved in a traffic crash. One of the drivers was under...

Shadden Nasario-Rodrigues 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 was last seen at his residence in the 100 block of Haili Street in Hilo on...