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Big Island police have located two of the three men being sought in connection with a Puna assault and burglary investigation.

Twenty-five-year-old Johnny Leialoha of Kea’au and 22-year-old Jobe Leialoha of Nanawale turned themselves in at the South Hilo police station and were arrested at 11:20 a.m. Wednesday. Both men were released at 4 p.m. pending further investigation.

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Big Island police are requesting the public’s help in identifying a suspected burglar caught on video surveillance during a burglary that occurred at a Hilo business.

On December 23, 2010 at about 6:49 a.m., South Hilo Patrol officers responded to a burglary at a business on the corner of Leilani Street and Kanoelehua Avenue in which merchandise was stolen.

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Big Island police are requesting the public’s help in identifying two suspects caught on video surveillance in a Hilo burglary reported on December 15, 2010.

Detectives are investigating the burglary that occurred at Lagoon Center in Hilo in which electronic equipment and an undisclosed amount of U.S. currency was reportedly taken.

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MEDIA RELEASE A Kona man and woman are in police custody after being arrested for selling a stolen camera. The camera was taken in a burglary on Alii Drive in Kailua-Kona sometime between Nov. 4 and Nov. 5. Police alerted retailers in the area that someone might attempt to sell the items stolen in the [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police are investigating a burglary in Ka’u. Sometime between Oct. 21 and Oct. 26, several items were taken from a home in the Hawaiian Ocean View Estates subdivision, including electronics, tools and handcrafted koa items. The stolen items were valued at $4,000. Police ask that anyone with information about the burglary [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE A 69-year-old woman reported she awoke early Monday morning (Oct. 18) to find a man in her Waiakea Uka home. She confronted the suspect, who was able to run from her and exit the house, leaving the area on foot. The victim was unharmed in the burglary. Detectives wish to speak with 27-year-old [...]

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ig Island Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a man wanted in connection with a burglary investigation.

A 69-year-old woman reported that she awoke early Monday morning (October 18) to find a man in her Waiākea Uka home. She confronted the suspect, who was able to run from her and exit the house, leaving the area on foot.

The victim was unharmed in the burglary.

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Big Island Police are requesting the public’s assistance in locating a man wanted for an outstanding bench warrant related to a burglary, stolen vehicles and drug offenses.

29 year-old Kaulike Rice is wanted in connection with a recent indictment handed down by a Grand Jury. The indictment charges Rice as being responsible for a burglary which occurred in Holualoa this past September 10th in which computer equipment, vehicle documentation, lawn care equipment, a large amount of savings bonds and a significant amount of jewelry was taken

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An 82-year-old Pepe’ekeo man reported that the items were taken from his apartment sometime between 10:30 a.m. and 9:30 p.m. Tuesday (September 28). A witness saw a suspicious male teenager or young adult in the area between 7 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. He was wearing a yellow T-shirt.

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On September 17, Detectives from Area II Criminal Investigation Section charged two Kailua-Kona men in connection with several felony investigations involving residential burglaries and unauthorized control of propelled vehicles.

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A burglary investigation in Kona has led to three arrests for burglary, drug offenses or both.

Responding to a condominium on Ali’i Drive in Kailua-Kona on Friday (September 3), police learned that three units had been burglarized. In one of the units, police found items from one of the other units, along with drug paraphernalia and identification belonging to 19-year-old Sarah Duarte of Kailua-Kona, who didn’t live in the condo.

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Big Island police have arrested a 21-year-old Hōnaunau man for a vehicle break in and an unrelated burglary on Tuesday (August 10).

Tuesday afternoon, Kona patrol officers in Captain Cook observed a vehicle matching the description of a car that had been driven by an unknown suspect in an unauthorized entry of a motor vehicle case earlier in the day in Captain Cook.

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