Police have arrested and charged a 32-year-old Hilo man with an array of firearms and drug offenses
Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged a 32-year-old Hilo man on (August 15) with an array of firearms and drug offense stemming from an investigation concerning stolen vehicles.
Police were canvassing an area in Pepeʻekeo known as a location for suspect’s to dump stolen vehicles. While making checks police came across a truck with a man sitting in the driver’s seat and noticed that the truck had no front license plate.
Police approached the man and found a rifle in the truck along with various amounts of ammunition. The man identified as Matthew Haraguchi of Hilo was arrested, and the truck recovered.
Police applied for a search warrant and recovered two rifles from the truck, numerous amounts of ammunition for the two rifles, drugs, drug paraphernalia, currency and items of evidence related to drug distribution.
After conferring with the Office of the Prosecuting Attorney, Haraguchi was charged with several firearms crimes and violations, possession of drugs and related drug paraphernalia, and police seized $281.00 in currency as proceeds from drug distribution. He is being held in lieu of $185,000.00 bail pending a court appearance later today (August 19) in Hilo District Court.
