Smith takes the stand during his murder trial
KEALAKEKUA — Brian Lee Smith on Tuesday swore to jurors he did not mean to kill Thomas Ballesteros Jr. on...
Crime
Hawaii Island Police Officer arrested and charged in family abuse investigation
Hawaiʻi Police Department Detectives have charged a 29-year-old Puna Patrol Officer with two counts of Abuse of a Household member...
Keaau man arrested and charged with burglary and drug offenses: Scott Conel-Pavao
Hawaiʻi Island Police have charged 28-year-old Scott Conol-Pavao with an array of offenses stemming from a break-in which occurred on,...
Former Real Estate Commission vice chairman sentenced to jail, court supervision for theft
The former vice chairman of the state Real Estate Commission was sentenced Friday to 10 years of court supervision, including...
Bench Warrants 04-05-19
As of Friday April 5, 2019, the following individuals are wanted by the Hawaii Police Department because of outstanding warrants:...
Eyewitnesses recount Painted Church Road shooting
KEALAKEKUA — As she drove him to the hospital for a gunshot wound, a woman testified Friday, the defendant in...
National Park Service seeking leads on HVNP theft (photo)
The National Park Service is investigating a theft of government property that occurred within Hawaii Volcanoes National Park about a...
2 Police officers indicted
Two Honolulu Police Department officers were arrested today by federal authorities after being indicted with two counts of civil rights...
81-year-old Hawaii woman gets probation in stabbing case
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — An 81-year-old Hawaii woman was given a sentence of four years’ probation for wounding another woman...
Preliminary hearing continued in Walter Gomes case
KEALAKEKUA — A scheduled preliminary hearing for a Kailua-Kona man charged in connection to a shooting last month was continued...
DUI ARRESTS
During the week of March 25, 2019, through April 3, 2019, Hawaiʻi Island Police arrested twenty-one, (21), motorists for driving...
Suspicious vehicle leads to Hilo woman’s arrest, today, April 4
Hawaiʻi Island Police have arrested and charged a 42-year-old Hilo woman with an array of property crime offenses. Today, (April...
Police report that 56-year-old Randolph Lee Yates of Kurtistown has been arrested and charged with firearm offenses
A 56-year-old Kurtistown man is in police custody charged today, (April 4), with a variety of firearm offenses. Hawaiʻi Island...
Hawaii Crime Briefs
Witness describes fatal shooting on Painted Church Road KEALAKEKUA — Testimony in Kona Circuit Court points to an argument about...
Walter Gomes wants to defend himself
A preliminary hearing is set for today for the 41-year-old Kona man suspected of shooting a woman and leading police...
An unidentified body found in Hilo leads to a death investigation
An unidentified body found in Hilo leads to a death investigation Hawaiʻi Island Police are investigating the discovery of a...
Maui jail staff describe actions and fear during riot
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — Staff at a Maui jail say they were “scared for our lives” during a riot by...
Officer recounts assault of beat partner
KEALAKEKUA — A Hawaii Police officer on Tuesday took the stand to recount the injuries his partner suffered in an...
Police seek witnesses in a shooting incident in North Kohala
Big Island Police are seeking possible witnesses who may have been in the area of Wainaia Gulch in North Kohala...
Police have charged Walter Gomes III, in connection with a shooting incident on, (March 21)
Hawaiʻi Island Police have charged a Kailua-Kona man in connection with a shooting incident which occurred in the Kona district...
