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A Kailua-Kona man was arrested and charged with numerous offenses stemming from alleged actions against his estranged wife on two consecutive days.

Curtis L. Warner is being held at the Kona police cellblock in lieu of $129,250 bail pending his initial court appearance scheduled for Tuesday (June 21).

On Friday, Police received a report that Warner illegally entered his estranged wife’s sports-utility vehicle in Kailua-Kona around 3:30 p.m. and removed a backpack belonging to a 25-year-old Kailua-Kona man.

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MEDIA RELEASE A 36-year-old Kona man who was wanted by police has been arrested for the original offenses and new drug charges. Theodore Kahuilani Casuga of Kailua-Kona was wanted on a bench warrant for contempt of court. Police had also issued an all-points bulletin for his arrest in connection with several identity theft, theft and [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Big Island police report a 27-year-old Kailua-Kona man was charged with several drug charges following a drug raid Thursday. Casey Matheson was charged with one count of promoting a detrimental drug, nine counts of promoting a dangerous drug and seven counts of possessing drug paraphernalia. He is being held at the Kona police [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Two women were arrested Tuesday (Oct. 19) after Big Island police served a search warrant at a Puna home. Vice officers recovered 6.3 grams of “ice,” drug paraphernalia and $1,460 in cash for forfeiture from the home in the Nanawale Estates subdivision. Louise Torres, a 45-year-old resident of the house, was charged with [...]

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Officers from the Area II Vice Section were seeking 24-year-old Jovina Lagaret of Kawaihae in connection with a drug investigation, when she was seen driving an SUV on Kohala Mountain Road. Lagaret and her passenger, 30-year-old Patrick Medeiros Jr. of Kapa’au, were taken into custody after a narcotic detection canine alerted to the odor of drugs coming from the SUV

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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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Prosecuting Attorney Jay T. Kimura announced today that on August 31, 2010, Jacob Kaneshiro, a 38 year-old resident of Mountain View, Hawaii, was sentenced to ten years in prison for the offense of Promoting a Dangerous Drug in the Second Degree.

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Big Island police are reminding the public about the Police Department’s 24-hour hotlines that citizens can call to provide anonymous information about “ice” and other illegal drugs.

The hotline phone numbers are 329-0-”ICE”(329-0423) in Kona and 934-”VICE” (934-8423) in Hilo.

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MEDIA RELEASE As the Lingle-Aiona Administration has moved aggressively to protect residents, employers and businesses from the harmful effects of drug abuse, there is evidence meth is becoming less of a menace across the state, Lt. Gov. James Aiona said. “The number of meth labs fell from 17 in 2005 to zero last year, due [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE A Kailua-Kona couple was charged Friday (August 7), with drug, firearms and other offenses following their arrest Wednesday evening (August 5). After a month-long investigation, officers from the Area II Vice Section served a search warrant at an Ahulani Street home in Kailua-Kona on Wednesday. Within the home, officers recovered more than seven [...]

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