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🚨 COMMUNITY – Big Island Officer Flores Honored asKa‘ū Officer of the Quarter 📍 Location: Hawaiʻi County 📅 Date: August 7, 2026 For his quick thinking and tactical preparedness that led to the apprehension of a wanted man, Officer Joshua Flores was honored as the Kaʻū Officer of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2026 during a ceremony on Wednesday, August 5, 2026, in Nā‘ālehu. Officer Flores has served in the Kaʻū District his entire six-year tenure with the department. In addition to his duties as the district’s only Community Policing Officer, Officer Flores is a member of the department’s Special Response Team (SRT). On May 29, 2026, Officer Flores reported to work early to assist with a short-staffed shift. Several hours into his shift, Flores and other officers received information regarding the whereabouts of a man who was wanted on several outstanding warrants and had been featured on the May episode of Na Leo TV’s “Hawaii’s Most Wanted” segment of the Safe Hawaii show. The wanted man was known to have previously been in possession of a hunting rifle and had a history of fleeing from police on foot. 📰 Full release: https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/officer-flores-honored-askau-officer-of-the-quarter/ 📞 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/officer-flores-honored-askau-officer-of-the-quarter/ 🔍 Search Reports: searchssh.com 📧 Submit Reports: reportssh.com