#Unauthorized Control of a Propelled Vehicle

39-year-old Isaac Kamali‘i was arrested after holing up for several hours at an Aloha Drive residence the evening of Oct. 16 in connection with the case of a stolen ʻĀinaloa vehicle.

20-year-old Lasty Jessy is charged with first-degree robbery, first-degree theft, unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle and other offenses in connection with an alleged car theft the evening of 4th of July at Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport and a police chase and 2-vehicle car crash fewer than 2 days later in Hilo.

33-year-old Gilbert K. Mata III is charged with first-degree criminal property damage, first-degree theft and several other offenses in connection with the incident that happened Sunday and started at a residence in Hawaiian Paradise Park.

31-year-old Dillon Royden Daimen Revila and 33-year-old Latoya-Lynn Pilialoha Spalding-Poepoe of Hilo face a slew of charges in connection with several separate vehicle thefts and an abuse incident spanning the past several months around the island. The also had outsanding warrants.

The Mountain View man was in custody on $35,000 bail.

The suspect made his initial appearance in court Monday where the judge reduced his bail.

The 51-year-old pleaded guilty to second-degree attempted promotion of a dangerous drug, a class B felony, and first-degree unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle, a class C felony.

Hawai‘i Island police announced they had arrested 23-year-old Dylan Riley Balangatan of Hilo on March 12, charging him with auto theft and theft.

Police were initially called to the Ace Hardware parking lot in Captain Cook on a report of a possible drug overdose.

The suspect is described as a Caucasian male, approximately 5-feet-7 to 5-feet-8 inches tall, weighing approximately 175-180 pounds, with brown facial hair.

The Hawai‘i Police Department says 44-year old Ronald Kahihikolo of Ocean View was arrested just before 11 a.m. Saturday near the 39.5-mile marker on Highway 19 in Hāmākua, north of Hilo, after a five-day manhunt.

Jessica Lancaster, 33, faces several charges in connection with two separate incidents earlier this month at a Kurtistown convenience store and a Hilo business.

Nathan Kalani Ni‘ihau was arrested Jan. 3 after he was found sleeping in a pickup truck owned by the state of Hawai‘i that was reported stolen in a burglary Dec. 27, 2022, in Hilo.

Several Big Island residents were arrested on a total of 10 outstanding warrants as part of an interagency warrant sweep by officers from the Hawai‘i Police Department and state Department of Land and Natural Resources.

A Puna man faces multiple charges following an incident at the end of January.

The Hawai’i Police Department has arrested and charged a man involved in a series of crimes after a May 16 stolen Jeep incident in West Hawai’i.

The Hawai’i Police Department has arrested a sixth individual in a crime spree that spanned from Oct. 2014 to Jan. 2015.

The Hawai’i Police Department has arrested and charged a 19-year-old Captain Cook man with 21 offenses.

The arrest of Jerald Cline, 27, on Thursday led to the discovery of additional stolen vehicles found at a Mountain View residence.

Daesyn Pacheco-Muragin, 24, was arrested for a variety of offenses following a stolen vehicle incident.