18-year-old Kona man charged with possessing child pornography
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/08/14/hawaii-news/18-year-old-kona-man-charged-with-possessing-child-pornography/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Crime
Kirstin Downey: 30 Years Ago, The Cry For Justice For Dana Ireland Was Unstoppable Her parents, activists, the public and the media kept the pressure on authorities to solve the Big Island’s high-profile murder case.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/08/kirstin-downey-30-years-ago-the-cry-for-justice-for-dana-ireland-was-unstoppable/
Judge frees 3 of 4 suspects in burglary
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/08/09/hawaii-news/judge-frees-3-of-4-suspects-in-burglary/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Community: 8-08-24 Police Seek Identity of Suspects in Downtown Hilo Assault on a Juvenile
Community: 8-08-24 Police Seek Identity of Suspects in Downtown Hilo Assault on a Juvenile Hawai’i Island police are requesting the...
Hawaii County Seeks To Delay Release Of Records in Dana Ireland Case Hilo Judge Peter Kubota questioned why police need to protect records pertaining to a suspect who is now dead.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/08/hawaii-county-seeks-to-delay-release-of-records-in-dana-ireland-case/
Retired HPD assistant chief allowed deferred plea
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/08/08/hawaii-news/retired-hpd-assistant-chief-allowed-deferred-plea/
8-06-24 Pāhoa Man Arrested and Charged for DUI After Colliding With Parked Police Vehicle
Hawai‘i Island police arrested and charged 38-year-old Christopher Hull of Pāhoa for operating a vehicle under the influence of an...
8-05-24 Kona Man Wanted on Outstanding Warrants and Questioning
Hawai’i Island police is requesting the public’s assistance in locating 52-year-old David Scheper of South Kona. Scheper is wanted for...
Randy Roth: Police And Prosecutors Were Irresponsible And Inept In Dana Ireland Case There was no credible evidence that the Schweitzers had anything to do with the 1991 rape and murder.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/08/police-and-prosecutors-were-irresponsible-and-inept-in-dana-ireland-case/
8-02-24 Hilo Man Arrested And Charged With Drug, Firearms, And Traffic Offenses
Hawai’i Island police have arrested and charged 41-year-old Godfrey Paul Leopoldino, of Hilo, with various drug, firearms, and traffic related...
Puna man convicted for electronic enticement of a minor
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/08/02/hawaii-news/puna-man-convicted-for-electronic-enticement-of-a-minor/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=daily_news
Community: 8-01-24 Police Arrest And Charge Kona Man With Terroristic Threatening And Traffic Crimes
Community: 8-01-24 Police Arrest And Charge Kona Man With Terroristic Threatening And Traffic Crimes Correction: The correct first name of the man...
Sides spar in case to decide whether Schweitzers deserve compensation
https://www.hawaiitribune-herald.com/2024/07/31/hawaii-news/sides-spar-in-case-to-decide-whether-schweitzers-deserve-compensation/
Community: 7-30-24 Police Seeking Man with Two Outstanding Warrants
Community: 7-30-24 Police Seeking Man with Two Outstanding Warrants Hawai‘i Island police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 32-year-old Keanu...
Community: 7-29-24 Police Identify Suspect in Dana Ireland Murder Investigation
Community: 7-29-24 Police Identify Suspect in Dana Ireland Murder Investigation The Hawai‘i Police Department announces the identification of a suspect via...
Authorities Believe They Finally Figured Out Who Murdered Dana Ireland 30 Years Ago. Then He Killed Himself Attorneys for two brothers wrongly convicted in the case say Big Island police mishandled the recent investigation into the new suspect.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/07/authorities-believe-they-finally-figured-out-who-murdered-dana-ireland-30-years-ago-then-he-killed-himself/
The Miske Criminal Enterprise May Be Gone But Other Powerful Crime Networks Remain Federal prosecutors say the community is safer because of Michael Miske’s racketeering conviction, but other groups are still at work in Hawaii’s criminal underworld.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/07/the-miske-criminal-enterprise-may-be-gone-but-other-powerful-crime-networks-remain/
Miske To Forfeit More Than $20 Million In Assets To Government, Jury Rules The forfeiture trial was the last phase in the nearly seven-month federal trial of Michael Miske, who was convicted last week of 13 counts related to the operation of a racketeering organization.
https://www.civilbeat.org/2024/07/miske-to-forfeit-more-than-20-million-in-assets-to-government-jury-rules/
7-24-24 (Update) Driver in Kona Fatal Pedestrian Collision Charged
(Update) Hawai‘i Island police have charged 34-year-old Garrett Aadom Duran of Kailua-Kona with negligent homicide and operating a vehicle under...
Shaelynn Lehano-Stone: a timeline of tragedy
https://www.westhawaiitoday.com/2024/07/24/hawaii-news/shaelynn-lehano-stone-a-timeline-of-tragedy/
