Court documents identify Puna patrol officers whose vehicles were allegedly damaged by a fleeing suspect.
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Documents detail Orchidland conftontation, arrest
Court documents identify Puna patrol officers whose taxpayer-subsidized Toyota 4Runners were allegedly damaged Friday by a suspect attempting to flee from arrest as Terence Scanlan and Bryson Miyose.
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Two men charged with Puna property crimes
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Police arrest two after violent confrontation in Orchidland
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City can also represent Honolulu officers in teen’s shooting
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American Red Cross assisting seven impacted by Alii Kai fire
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‘Saved by the rubber on our tires’: Two escape injury after utility poles, wires fall on Alii Drive
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Maunakea plan approved
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Online University of Hawaii classes continue during surge
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