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An Oahu grand jury indicted 33-year-old Brandon Lindley on Wednesday of second-degree attempted murder and driving without a license in the May 14 hit-and-run at a Nanakuli convenience store parking lot. Read more
Illegal gambling arrests on Oahu increased last year as police continued to target game rooms and operators who promote illicit wagering and the collateral crime that comes with it. Read more
An Oahu grand jury indicted a 33-year-old man today with second-degree attempted murder and driving without a driver’s license. Read more
An attempted second-degree murder investigation is underway. Read more
The Boeing 777 passenger jet was carrying 339 passengers and 10 crew members at the time of the incident. Read more
A Navy petty officer faces federal charges after he allegedly sextorted children into making pornography and blackmailing one of them into cutting his pedophile moniker into her skin, according to federal court documents. Read more
A 33-year-old man, who pleaded not guilty Monday to attempted murder in a May 14 hit-and-run in NanaÂkuli, told a police officer he accidentally ran over a man and was fleeing, court documents reveal. Read more
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the incident that occurred as the flight was preparing for an 8:28 a.m. departure. Read more
Paramedics responded to a report of a stabbing fronting 301 Lewers St. at about 3:40 a.m., EMS said. Read more
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A 25-year-old man, who struck the head of a stranger on a urinal, and stabbed and stomped on him in the restÂroom of a popular Kapolei restaurant, was found guilty as charged Monday of second-degree attempted murder. Read more
Two Hawaii felons face federal charges in separate cases where they allegedly used firearms to protect their marketing of methamphetamine on Oahu and Hawaii island. Read more
Honolulu police are looking for three men who robbed a karaoke bar on Nimitz Highway at gunpoint at 12:30 p.m. today, according to a social media post by the Honolulu Police Department. Read more
Elizares faces a life term with the possibility of parole when he is sentenced Aug. 28 Read more
Police are investigating the death of a 3-month-old baby boy, who was found unresponsive at 7:08 a.m. today in Kalihi. Read more
Brandon R. Lindley allegedly struck the younger man at about 11:49 p.m. Wednesday with his vehicle, injuring his legs and lower abdomen. Read more
A Mexican citizen will be sentenced Monday for his role in a drug trafficking organization that marketed pounds of methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin and fentanyl in Pennsylvania, California and Hawaii. Read more
The 38-year-old man who received $12.5 million from the city following injuries he suffered in a 2021 police pursuit pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges that he used a ghost gun while selling methamphetamine in Waianae. Read more
A 38-year-old Tesla driver, charged with crimes related to an alleged road rage attack on a mother and daughter in Kakaako, failed to show up for his arraignment Thursday morning. Read more
When police raided the operation and how many devices and cash was confiscated during the operation was not immediately made public. Read more
The incident occurred around 11:49 p.m. Wednesday in the Nanakuli area, where the suspect struck a 22-year-old man with his vehicle, injuring the victim’s legs and lower abdomen, police said. Read more
A Guatemalan national illegally in the U.S. since 2016 likely will be deported after he was arrested for a second time in January for drunk driving in Kona without a license or insurance. Read more
