Crime
Review finds 22 people previously reported missing have since been located
Hawaiʻi Police Department says many of the people were found in other areas of Hawaiʻi Island, elsewhere in the state or even farther away, which contributed to delays in updating the status of these cases.
Hawai‘i Island police warn public about phone scammers impersonating the Federal Communications Commission
The caller falsely claimed the victim’s telephone number had been linked to a criminal investigation and transferred the victim to another individual posing as an officer with the Washington, D.C. Police Department.
January’s Waimea murder investigation forwarded to Hawai‘i County’s prosecuting attorney for review
Three adult suspects and two juvenile suspects have been identified in the course of the murder investigation.
3 Big Island men arrested for failing to comply with sex-offender registry
Along with the arrests, the operation in Kona during the week of June 29 also brought several individuals back into compliance with the registry.
