CRIME & SAFETY

HILO, Hawaiʻi - The driver’s identity is being withheld pending positive identification and notification of next of kin, police say. (BIVN) – A 59-year-old Mountain View man was killed Friday evening in a single-vehicle traffic crash on Railroad Avenue. From the Hawaiʻi Police Department:. Around 7:15...

Hawai’i Island police detectives have arrested and charged 42-year-old Ann Marie Lung of Hilo, with unlawful imprisonment and terroristic threatening regarding an incident involving her 12-year-old son. On Monday Sept. 25, 2023, the victim reported to a School Resource Officer at a school in Hilo, that from the evening...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 36-year-old Hau‘oli Silva of Kurtistown, who was reported missing on Sept. 23. He was last seen on Sept. 9 in the Kurtistown area wearing a black colored shirt, and white shorts with an American flag design.

Hawaiʻi Island police arrested and charged 35-year-old Shereenmarie Dalao Godoy of Mountain View, who was wanted in a custodial interference investigation. On September 23, Dalao Godoy was arrested without incident and charged with two counts of second-degree custodial interference. The charges stem from a runaway investigation where two female...

The Hawai‘i Police Department’s Hilo Community Policing Section and the Hawai‘i Island Police Activity League are thanking all the participants and vendors who made the inaugural Trek the Trail event in Hilo on Sept. 16 a success. The police department co-sponsored the free community event in collaboration...

Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 26-year-old Tyron Keoki Willett of Hilo with a number of offenses including defacing serial numbers on motor vehicles, unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle and theft. On September 23, Puna patrol officers responded to a report of a suspicious vehicle parked in front...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating Mary Cooper, 43, of Mountain View, who was reported missing by friends. Cooper has a light complexion, 5 feet three inches tall, approximately 115-120 pounds, with shoulder-length brown hair and blue eyes. Cooper was last seen in...

The Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) has released the name of the suspect in the officer-involved shooting that occurred over the weekend in Kea‘au. Video of the capture of the suspect can be seen here via Time Wright: https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=988772219074090. On Friday evening, September 22, 2023, around 11:45 p.m., Puna...

Saturday, a 30-year-old man was fatally shot by a police officer in the Orchidland Estates neighbourhood of Keaau. Friday, police responded to a home on 26th Avenue in Hawaii Paradise Park in search of a suspect in a case involving terroristic threats between two brothers. The suspect was located in...

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 17-year-old Tristen Denis-Silva who was reported as a runaway. Denis-Silva was last seen in the Eden Roc Estates Subdivision in Mountain View on Saturday at approximately 11:00 p.m. He is described as having a medium complexion, approximately...

The Kona Crime Prevention Committee named Detective Anson Caceres its 2022 Police Officer of the Year. Detective Caceres, who was named Officer of the Month for December 2022, was recognized for his efforts reviewing video surveillance footage that helped crack two murder investigations. Between May 17, and June 7, 2022,...

Prosecuting Attorney Kelden Waltjen announced that a Hilo man, 41 year-old Kory Yoshio Maeda, was arrested and charged with offenses related to the attempted distribution of methamphetamine, fentanyl, and oxycodone and possession of cocaine and heroin. The police reports allege that on September 13, 2023 officers contacted Maeda on a traffic stop while he was operating a Toyota Tacoma on Kino‘ole Street in Hilo. Following the execution of several narcotics search warrants, VICE officers recovered over 10 gross grams of methamphetamine, 16 oxycodone hydrochloride pills, 14 fentanyl pills, cocaine, heroin, various drug paraphernalia, and $4,600 in U.S. currency.

Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 33-year-old Brenton K. Agsalda of Puna, who is wanted for an outstanding felony warrant and for questioning in a criminal investigation. Known to frequent the Puna and Hilo areas, Agsalda is described as 5-feet-8 inches tall, 175 pounds,...

KONA, Hawaiʻi - The Kona Crime Prevention Committee honored Caceres for his work in solving two murder investigations. (BIVN) – Hawaiʻi County Police Detective Anson Caceres is the 2023 Police Officer of the Year, and was recently honored by the Kona Crime Prevention Committee. From the Police...

26 year-old Bailee Powers of Volcano was arrested and charged for the theft of a Honda Civic that was originally reported stolen near the intersection of Komohana Street and Puainako extension in Hilo on September 7. As the Complaint alleges, Powers was charged with Theft in the First Degree (obtained...

36 year-old Aysa Kalei Delos Santos of Hilo was arrested and charged with offenses related to the attempted distribution of methamphetamine, driving under the influence, and possession of prohibited anabolic steroids. Delos Santos’ arrest stems from a September 17 routine traffic stop in Hilo. Following the execution of a narcotics...

Hawai‘i Police Department’s Hilo Community Policing Section and the Hawai‘i Isle Police Activities League, (HI-PAL), would like to congratulate all the winners and thank the keiki who participated in the recent HI-PAL Endless Summers Basketball Tournament in Hilo Friday, through Sunday, August 25-27, 2023. In all, 160...

1:24 p.m. update: Marissa Todd has been located in Hilo in good health. Original post: The Hawaii Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing “at risk” person: Marissa Todd. Todd is 29 years old, 5’2″ tall and 160 pounds with brown eyes and...

On September 18, 2023, Governor Josh Green issued a second Emergency Proclamation. This was to establish round-the-clock law enforcement at the former Uncle Billy's Hilo Bay Hotel. This action was due to a preliminary finding of possible asbestos in the deserted building. The proclamation extends the emergency relief period, which was set on July 18, 2023, until November 13, 2023. This is due to safety concerns after several breaches of the newly installed perimeter fence.