Two Papaikou men accused of stealing fruit from same farm
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/03/11/hawaii-news/two-papaikou-men-accused-of-stealing-fruit-from-same-farm/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Crime
A 28-year-old murder suspect who was shot and killed by police Tuesday night in Hawaii Volcanoes National Park was free on $7,000 bail in a felony domestic abuse case.
Mountain View man was free on bail when he allegedly slayed ex-girlfriend’s sister https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/03/06/hawaii-news/mountain-view-man-was-free-on-bail-when-he-allegedly-slayed-ex-girlfriends-sister/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Community: 3-05-25 (Update) on Puna Murder Investigation, Suspect Dies in Officer Involved Shooting
Community: 3-05-25 (Update) on Puna Murder Investigation, Suspect Dies in Officer Involved Shooting Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) launched a homicide investigation following...
Community: 3-05-25 (Update) on Puna Murder Investigation, Suspect Dies in Officer Involved Shooting
Community: 3-05-25 (Update) on Puna Murder Investigation, Suspect Dies in Officer Involved Shooting Hawai‘i Police Department (HPD) launched a homicide investigation following...
Honolulu Hasn’t Prosecuted A Single Ghost Gun Case Since 2020 Ban Police are seeing an uptick in ghost guns but Hawaiʻi counties differ in how they interpret and use a state law meant to deter people from buying or manufacturing untraceable weapons.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/03/honolulu-hasnt-prosecuted-a-single-ghost-gun-case-since-2020-ban/
Community: 3-04-25 Police Investigating Murder in Puna – Search Ongoing for Armed and Dangerous Suspect
Community: 3-04-25 Police Investigating Murder in Puna – Search Ongoing for Armed and Dangerous Suspect Hawai‘i Island police have initiated a homicide...
Double-homicide suspect to be extradited to Ohio
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/03/02/hawaii-news/double-homicide-suspect-to-be-extradited-to-ohio/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Hilo man used sword for robbery, prosecutor says
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/03/02/hawaii-news/hilo-man-used-sword-for-robbery-prosecutor-says/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
2-28-25 Police Arrest and Charge Couple Following Theft of Rental Vehicle
Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 32-year-old Spencer Ah Nee and 36-year-old Andrelin-Stacey Ramos, both of Hilo, in connection...
Honolulu Mother And Her Partner Arrested In Abuse Death Of 3-Year-Old Janae Perez and Ashleigh Utley were arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder and several other charges.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2025/02/honolulu-mother-and-her-partner-arrested-in-abuse-death-of-3-year-old/
2-27-25 Hilo Man Arrested for Outstanding Warrant
Hawai‘i Island police arrested 46-year-old Ivan Steve Kong, of Hilo, on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, for an outstanding warrant issued...
Plea deal in the works in fentanyl case
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/02/27/hawaii-news/plea-deal-in-the-works-in-fentanyl-case/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Trial set in housing credits scam
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/02/26/hawaii-news/trial-set-in-housing-credits-scam/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
U.S. Department of Agriculture Safety inspector charged in child pornography case
A 39-year-old consumer safety inspector for the U.S. Department of Agriculture on Kauai faces federal charges after he allegedly groomed...
Man accused of slaying family found fit for trial
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2025/02/25/hawaii-news/man-accused-of-slaying-family-found-fit-for-trial/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Community: 2-21-25 (Update) Police Identify Hilo Murder Victim
Community: 2-21-25 (Update) Police Identify Hilo Murder Victim Detectives with the Area I Criminal Investigation Section have identified the man shot to...
2-21-25 Police Seeking Male Suspect in Ocean View Arson Investigation
Hawai‘i Island police are seeking a male suspect as part of their investigation into a structure fire that occurred in...
Ohio murder suspect arrested
A suspect in a 2021 double homicide in southeast Ohio appeared Thursday in Hilo Circuit Court after having been arrested...
Community: 2-19-25 Police Investigating Murder in Hilo
Community: 2-19-25 Police Investigating Murder in Hilo Hawai‘i Island police initiated a homicide investigation following an early morning shooting in Hilo on...
2-14-25 Police Arrest & Charge Puna Man Following Violent Attack on his Brother
Hawai’i Island police detectives have arrested and charged 44-year-old Dante F. Modaffari, of Mountain View, following a violent assault on...
