#Big Island Police
Hawaiʻi Island police searching for three escapees from Hawai‘i Community Correctional Center
A search is underway for three inmates who allegedly escaped from the Hawaiʻi Community Correctional Center Hale Nani Facility, 3200 Kanoelehua Ave. in Hilo at approximately 4:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13, 2024.
Big Island police warn of counterfeit $100 bills circulating in East Hawaiʻi
The Hawai’i Police Department is warning the public about the recent usage of counterfeit US $100 bills in East Hawai’i within the past week. The counterfeit bills were presented to retail employees in exchange for monetary goods.
Big Island police investigating fatal house fire in Ocean View
Detectives from Hawai‘i Police Department’s Area II Criminal Investigation Section are investigating a structure fire that killed an elderly man early Sunday morning, Jan. 7, 2024, in Ocean View.
Big Island Police Investigation: Child Critically Injured
Big Island detectives are investigating circumstances that led to the hospitalization of a child from Puna.
Police Renew Interest In 1997 Unsolved Murder
Detectives are following up on new leads in the murder of 27-year-old Sean Burgado, whose body was found in his home in upper Waiākea Uka on May 21, 1997.
Suspect Sought for Sexual Assault at UH Hilo
Big Island Police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying an unknown male in connection with a sexual assault reported to have occurred at the University of Hawai‘i at Hilo campus last night, October 4, 2018.
Big Island Police: Social Media Comments ‘Spiraled Out of Control’
Social media comments inferring the threat of gun violence at Big Island schools at the end of January “spiraled out of control, causing concern for parents,” Hawaiʻi Police Department Puna Patrol Area I Capt. Samuel Jelsma told Maui Now’s sister site, Big Island Now this morning.
Hawai‘i Island Crisis Negotiators Respond to Barricade Standoff
Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating an ongoing barricaded subject incident in the Hawaiian Beaches subdivision in lower Puna.
Big Island Man Charged With Second-Degree Murder
Hawaiʻi Island police have charged Valentine Kapiolani Gonsalves Jr., a 42-year-old Kona man, with murder and other offenses in connection with a shooting earlier this week in Hilo.
Big Island: Domestic Leads to Assault, Puna Girl Missing
Big Island police charged Brannon Ramirez with first-degree assault; and search officially begins for a 16-year-old girl reported as missing from Puna.
UPDATE: Missing Puna Boy Found Unharmed in Hilo
Nine-year-old Disen Hue-Aragaki, who was missing, has been located. He was found unharmed in Hilo.
