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🚨 MEDIA RELEASE – Big Island Police Arrest and Charge Ocean View Man with Custodial Interference and Drug Offenses 📍 Location: Hawaiʻi County 📅 Date: August 26, 2026 Hawai‘i Island police have arrested and charged 37-year-old Dean K. Padamada of Ocean View with multiple custodial interference and drug offenses following an investigation into an O‘ahu runaway believed to have been staying with Padamada. Earlier this month, detectives with the Area II Juvenile Aid Section (JAS) received information that a 17-year-old male, who was in the custody of Child Welfare Services on O‘ahu, was believed to be staying at an Ocean View residence with Padamada without authorization. The teen had originally been reported as a runaway on O‘ahu in April 2026. As part of the investigation, a search warrant was obtained for a residence in the 96-9000 block of King Kamehameha Boulevard in Ocean View. On Thursday, August 20, 2026, As personnel from Area II JAS and Vice West approached the residence to execute the search warrant, Padamada repeatedly yelled at the runaway and a 12-year-old male on the property to “run.” Both juveniles fled the area and officers located them a short time later. 📰 Full release: https://www.hawaiipolice.gov/police-arrest-and-charge-ocean-view-man-with-custodial-interference-and-drug-offenses/ 📞 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/police-arrest-and-charge-ocean-view-man-with-custodial-interference-and-drug-offenses/ 🔍 Search Reports: sshsearch.com 📧 Submit Reports: sshreport.com