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Police Search For Suspect Considered Armed and Dangerous
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by Big Island Video News
on May 2, 2026 at 1:58 pm

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STORY SUMMARY

PUNA, Hawaiʻi - Police closed an area in the Fern Acres subdivision in Mountain View on Friday, as they executed a search warrant.

(BIVN) – Police are searching for a man who is considered armed and dangerous, after shutting down an area in the Fern Acres subdivision in Mountain View on Friday. 

41-year-old Jason Anthony Magdaleno is wanted on two outstanding arrest warrants for summons or arrest on probation with bail totaling $10,000. 

From the Hawaiʻi Police Department:

On Friday morning, May 1, 2026, members of the department’s Area I Criminal Investigation Division and Vice Division, assisted by the Special Response Team (SRT), executed a search warrant at a property on Plumeria Street in the Fern Acres subdivision in Mountain View where Magdaleno was believed to be present.

As a precaution, police restricted access to Plumeria Street between the intersections of Orchid Street and Gardenia Street during the operation. Officers conducted extensive searches of the residence and surrounding property; however, Magdaleno was not located.

Plumeria Street was reopened at 7:00 p.m.



Police remind the public that anyone who knowingly hinders the apprehension, prosecution, conviction, or punishment of a suspect may be charged with first-degree hindering prosecution, a Class C felony. 

Police ask anyone with information on Magdaleno’s whereabouts to call the police department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311, or contact Detective Bryson Pilor of the Area I Crime Reduction Unit at (808) 961-8222 or via email at Bryson.Pilor@hawaiipolice.gov.

Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300. Crime Stoppers does not record calls or subscribe to caller ID. Tipsters may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.


Filed Under: Puna Tagged With: Mountain View

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