Murder in Hawaii County
🚨 MURDER – Big Island (Update #4) Police Arrest Jacob Baker 📍 Location: Hawaiʻi County 📅 Date: May 28, 2026 On Thursday afternoon, May 28, 2026, at 2:38 p.m., Hawaiʻi Island police apprehended and arrested 36-year-old Jacob Daniel Baker of Pāhoa, who was wanted in connection with three homicides in Puna this week. After an extensive, multi-agency manhunt in the lower Puna area, police apprehended Baker in Kalapana. It was reported that a male party resembling Baker was observed on video surveillance hiding within a vacant lot in the Kaimu area of Kalapana. Witnesses reported observing the male repeatedly ducking down as passing traffic approached. The surveillance footage also captured the suspect fleeing from the initial property onto an adjacent property. Officers and detectives responded to the area and conducted a search, ultimately locating Baker concealed within a small cave on the neighboring property. Baker was taken into police custody without further incident. Federal agencies, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the U.S. 📰 Full release: https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/update-4-police-arrest-jacob-baker/ 📞 Have info? Crime Stoppers: (808) 961-8300 🚔 HCPD Non-Emergency: (808) 935-3311 🆘 Emergency: 911 ℹ️ Source: Hawaiʻi Police Department press release https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/update-4-police-arrest-jacob-baker/ 🔍 Search Reports: searchssh.com 📧 Submit Reports: reportssh.com