#puna crime

Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying three suspects involved in a burglary investigation that occurred on July 9 in the Kalapana-Kaimū area.  

Hawai‘i police in place for the TMT protestor blockade on Mauna Kea Access Road continued their stepped-up traffic enforcement.

Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested and charged multiple individuals in connection with several business burglaries that occurred in the South Kohala District.

Police have been focusing on suspects with warrants that have a propensity to be problems in the community.

Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged a 51-year-old Hilo man for property crime offenses stemming from a theft at a local candy shop in Hilo.

The HPD is asking for the public’s help in locating two individuals wanted on outstanding warrants and for questioning in a separate criminal investigation.

Hawai‘i Island police are looking for Cody Araw, who is wanted for questioning related to a firearms possession investigation that took place on Aug. 24, 2019.

A Hilo couple was arrested and charged in connection with a slew of crimes related to drugs, drug distribution, motor vehicle thefts and theft of property.

Kyle Lusardi, 26, of Kamuela, was arrested and transported to the South Kohala Police Station as officers continued the investigation.

The HPD’s Puna Community Police responded to 17 assaults, 28 burglaries, 62 thefts, 15 vehicle break-ins, 17 vehicle thefts and two robberies.

Hawai’i Island Police are seeking assistance from anyone with information about a burglary that occurred at a food establishment located in Kamuela.

Hawaiʻi Island police have identified the body recovered from the ocean on July 15, 2019, near South Point in Ka‘ū.

Police are asking for the public’s assistance with the identification of two burglary suspects caught on a surveillance camera.

A Puna man who was previously involved in a high-speed pursuit involving the damage to police vehicles has been arrested for additional offenses while out on bail.

Hawaiʻi Island detectives have charged a 22-year-old Pāhoa man in connection with two separate burglaries from a charter school in Puna.

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 54-year-old Ivan K. Okada of Kailua-Kona.

The Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies will visit Hawaiʻi Island as part of the process of reaccreditation for the HPD.

Hawaiʻi police are investigating a shooting incident involving a Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park ranger at Manuka State Park on Friday, July 5, 2019.

A 23-year-old Hilo man sought on multiple offenses stemming from a June 30, 2019 motor vehicle pursuit has been apprehended.

Hawai‘i Police Department detectives have charged a 63-year old Mountain View man for various drug and weapon offenses stemming from a traffic stop in Hilo.