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Guns Found At Home Where Two Cops Were Killed Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Guns Found At Home Where Two Cops Were Killed

They were not registered to any of the residents of the home, police say.

Police Find Human Remains At Diamond Head Home Where Two Cops Were Killed Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Police Find Human Remains At Diamond Head Home Where Two Cops Were Killed

As smoke settled in the fire-ravaged neighborhood Monday, neighbors recalled the terror they’d felt a day earlier.

Man Suspected Of Fatally Shooting 2 HPD Officers Was Facing Eviction Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Man Suspected Of Fatally Shooting 2 HPD Officers Was Facing Eviction

Updated: The shooting suspect is believed to have also started a fire in the neighborhood that destroyed at least seven houses.

Sheehan Out As Honolulu Police Commission Chair Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Sheehan Out As Honolulu Police Commission Chair

Loretta Sheehan has led the commission through much of the federal corruption probe.

Honolulu Police Official Says Suspect Shot Because ‘He Was Not Compliant’ Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Honolulu Police Official Says Suspect Shot Because ‘He Was Not Compliant’

HPD explained why officers shot and killed a man in Kailua who had walked away from a work furlough facility.

Honolulu Police Shoot Man In Kailua Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Honolulu Police Shoot Man In Kailua

A woman who was in the car with the suspect has been arrested.

Former SHOPO President Sues Over Police Chief Comments In A Civil Beat Story Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Former SHOPO President Sues Over Police Chief Comments In A Civil Beat Story

Tenari Maafala left the Honolulu Police Department in 2018 after he was moved to another assignment by the new police chief.

HPD Swears In New Deputy Chief Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2016

HPD Swears In New Deputy Chief

Deputy Chief Jonathon Grems retired in December. Clyde Ho took over.

Honolulu Man Tried Repeatedly On Meth Charges Files Civil Rights Lawsuit Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Honolulu Man Tried Repeatedly On Meth Charges Files Civil Rights Lawsuit

Sefo Fatai, an auto mechanic, spent nearly three years in jail awaiting trial. He was never convicted.

Medical Examiner Identifies Two Men Shot And Killed By Honolulu Police Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Medical Examiner Identifies Two Men Shot And Killed By Honolulu Police

One man was fatally shot in Kalihi after a long crosstown pursuit. Police said the second man was wielding a knife when he was shot at Campbell Industrial Park.