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Mountain View man facing charges after found with meth in a stolen vehicle

Hawai‘i Island police first encountered the 43-year-old on Monday at around 9:06 a.m. while a Hilo patrol officer was conducting beat checks in the Wainaku area.

Puna man on felony probation charged with burglary, theft and attempted sex assault

A Puna man on felony probation is once again in custody and facing burglary, theft, criminal property damage charges as well as offenses of attempted sexual assault against a woman. The charges against Brandon Blye, 38, of Kea‘au, stem from several different incidents dating back to late August 2023, up until Sunday morning, when he […]

Hawaiʻi Island police looking for Hale Nani work furlough inmate who failed to return

Work furlough inmate Michael Saragosa-Galon failed to return from a furlough pass to the Hale Nani Reintegration Center in Panaʻewa by his deadline of 2 p.m. Friday.

30-year-old flees police into thick brush in Kona; later calls dispatch because he’s lost

After a 30-year-old man ditches a vehicle he was driving recklessly in Kailua-Kona on Tuesday afternoon, police saw him running in the distance in thick brush.

2 men charged with breaking into a vehicle in downtown Hilo

Two men from Hilo have been charge with breaking into an unlocked vehicle belonging to a woman who was carrying items into her business in downtown Hilo, according to Hawai’i Island police.  

Hawai’i Police made 22 fentanyl-related arrests in first four months of 2023

For the first four months of 2023, the Hawaiʻi Police Department made 22 fentanyl-related arrests, recovering 383 grams of fentanyl and 598 fentanyl pills.