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Police arrest man for arson in the Saddle Road fire
MEDIA RELEASE Christopher M. Pratt Big Island police arrested a 31-year-old Papaikou man for first degree arson last night (August 23) stemming from an investigation into the cause of a large brush...
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Police suspect arson in Kona fire Wednesday (Aug 31)
MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have initiated an arson investigation in connection with a suspicious fire early Wednesday (August 31) in Kona. At 1:20 a.m. Wednesday, Police and firefighters...
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Police arrest Milolii man on suspicion of arson
MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have arrested a 62-year-old Miloliʻi man on suspicion of arson in connection with a house fire on Wednesday (October 12). Donald McKay of Miloliʻi Village is being held...
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Police ask for public’s help in Eden Rock burglary and attempted arson
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiʻi County police are asking for information about a burglary and attempted arson in Puna. The crimes occurred at a home on Ohia Street in the Eden Roc subdivision sometime between...
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Police looking for tips in arson case
MEDIA RELEASE This woman was seen at an ATM shortly before a fire started in the machine's trash receptacle. Big Island police are asking for the public’s help in identifying a woman wanted for...
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Police seek woman in ATM arson investigation
MEDIA RELEASE This woman was seen at an ATM shortly before a fire started in the machine's trash receptacle. Big Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in identifying a woman...
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Arsons burn and destroy three portable toilets at Puna beach park Monday...
MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police have initiated an arson investigation in connection with a fire at a Puna beach park early Monday morning. Sometime between 1:15 a.m. and 1:27 a.m. unknown persons set...
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Police open burglary and arson investigations in Shipman Industrial Park fire...
Photography by Baron Sekiya | Hawaii 24/7 By Hawaii 24/7 Staff Fire crews responded to a 5:18 a.m. alarm Wednesday (May 30) to Shipman Industrial Park for a fire at the Reliance Water Tanks warehouse...
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Police arrest Pahoa man for arson in Hawaiian Beaches structure fire
MEDIA RELEASE A 45-year-old Pāhoa man is in police custody following a domestic dispute in Pāhoa Sunday night (December 2). Around 4:15 a.m. Monday (December 3), police arrested Peter Lopes for...
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Police arrest Puna man on suspicion of arson
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiʻi Island police have arrested a Puna man in connection with a suspicious fire Friday (April 26). At 10:48 a.m. Friday, patrol officers and Fire Department personnel responded to a...
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Police initiate arson investigation for blaze which destroyed a Puna home
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated an arson investigation in connection with a fire in Puna last week. At 5:37 p.m. Thursday (May 30) a structure fire was reported on 38th Avenue in...
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Police seek info on series of suspicious fires
MEDIA RELEASE Police are asking for the public’s help in identifying anyone who may have information about the cause of half a dozen recent suspicious fires over the last two weeks. The fires were...
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Puna man charged with arson and other offenses
MEDIA RELEASE Anthony-James Murrray A Puna man was arrested this week and charged with arson and other offenses in connection with a domestic dispute. On Monday (November 24), police responded to a 3...
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Police seek man on video at the scene of a suspicious Kona fire
MEDIA RELEASE Surveillance image Hawaiʻi Island police want to question a man whose image was captured on a surveillance video at the scene of a suspicious fire. At 6:10 a.m. Thursday (February 26),...
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Captain Cook man charged with arson
MEDIA RELEASE Richard Paul Read Detectives have charged a 52-year-old Captain Cook man with arson stemming from a suspicious fire reported on Thursday morning (February 26) in Captain Cook. At 2:00...
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Ocean View man charged with arson for fire which destroyed home
MEDIA RELEASE Martin Mario Molina An Ocean View man has been charged with arson in connection with a fire Friday (March 20) in Hawaiian Ocean View Estates. Kaʻū police responded to a 6:11 p.m. call...
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Police are investigating a possible burglary and arson at Verna’s Too in...
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiʻi Island police are investigating a suspected burglary and arson at a Puna business that resulted in approximately $20,000 in property damage. Puna Patrol Officers responded to a...
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Police conduct arson investigation for Glenwood house fire in June
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s helping in providing information about a suspicious fire at an unoccupied house in the Puna District. In the early hours of June 12,...
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Arson investigation underway for Ocean View fire, woman arrested
MEDIA RELEASE Hawaiʻi Island police have initiated an arson investigation in connection with a fire Wednesday morning in Ocean View. In response to a 6:02 a.m. call, police arrived at a house fire on...
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Police charge woman with arson and assault after Ocean View fire
MEDIA RELEASE Emily Smith Hawaiʻi Island police have charged an Ocean View woman with arson in connection with a fire Wednesday (September 2) at the house she occupied. At 9:20 a.m. Thursday...
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