Crime Statistics

As the busy graduation and summer break approaches, Maui police are reminding the public of the dangers of drinking while under the influence of drugs or alcohol, and distracted driving.

Former Maui police officer, Brandon Charles Saffeels, 37, pleaded guilty today in the US District Court to attempted child enticement.

A Hoʻolehua man suffered a single gunshot wound to his foot during a miscellaneous accident on Tuesday morning, according to Maui police.

Maui police arrested a 47-year-old Hoʻolehua man on Molokaʻi following a traffic stop on Saturday that resulted in the initiation of a narcotic investigation.

Police say this incident was the first instance this year in which Maui police officers have used Narcan. The Maui Police Department’s first documented use of the kit in the field was in June 2018.

After complaints of drum circle events at Po’olenalena Beach in South Maui, three Maui residents were arrested in connection with promoting dangerous drugs, and Maui Police recovered an array of such drugs Sunday, according to a news release published this afternoon. 

Maui police responded to six burglaries, 14 vehicle thefts and 14 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven-day period from March 20 to 26, 2022.

Maui police responded to four burglaries, 28 vehicle thefts and 14 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from March 13 to 19, 2022.

A California man was arrested on Maui after being named as a suspect in a 2019 murder investigation involving the death of a woman in Utah.

Maui police responded to six burglaries, 12 vehicle thefts and 11 vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from March 6 to 12, 2022.

With more than a quarter of authorized officer positions vacant in Maui County, the Maui Police Department is deploying the use of QR codes and pursuing mainland recruitment in an effort to help.

Maui police responded to 11 burglaries, 11 vehicle thefts and six vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from Feb. 27 to March 5, 2022.

Maui police responded to eight burglaries, nine vehicle thefts and seven vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from Feb. 20 to 26, 2022.

Maui police responded to five burglaries, nine vehicle thefts and nine vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from Feb. 13 to 19, 2022.

Maui police responded to eight burglaries, 17 vehicle thefts and eight vehicle break-ins in Maui County over a seven day period from Jan. 30 to Feb. 5, 2022.

In recent days, several people have called the Sheriff Division to report an individual claiming to be a Deputy Sheriff, an employee with the Hawaiʻi District Attorney’s Office and in some cases, a Governor’s Office employee.

An investigation into a possible vehicle theft in Lahaina, ended with two suspects involved in a rollover motor vehicle accident that forced the temporary closure of the Honoapiʻilani Highway for at least two hours, Wednesday.

Maui police arrested two individuals and recovered a wide range of drugs worth an estimated $122,000 in street value, Maui Police Chief John Pelletier announced today.

The National Park Service is requesting assistance in identifying anyone responsible for poaching trees at Lelekea Beach in the Kīpahulu District of Haleakalā National Park.

Special Agents with the FBI monitoring wiretaps authorized by the US District Court, determined that the fentanyl was being transported to Dayton, Ohio on Dec. 10, 2014 by a drug trafficking organization operating on Maui and in Northern California.