Madeleine Valera

2 months ago | apnews.com | Caitlin Thompson |Madeleine Valera

In the four years since Hawaiʻi made it a felony to manufacture or possess unserialized parts used to create firearms, the number of ghost guns that police are recovering has increased dramatically. Honolulu police reported 68 cases involving a ghost gun in the first 10 months of 2024 alone — a nearly 120% increase from that same period the year before, according to data presented to lawmakers in February.

2 months ago | civilbeat.org | Caitlin Thompson |Madeleine Valera

Police are seeing an uptick in ghost guns but Hawaiʻi counties differ in how they interpret and use a state law meant to deter people from buying or manufacturing untraceable weapons. In the four years since Hawaiʻi made it a felony to manufacture or possess unserialized parts used to create firearms, the number of ghost guns that police are recovering has increased dramatically.

2 months ago | plaindealerin.com | Caitlin Thompson |Madeleine Valera

In the four years since Hawaiʻi made it a felony to manufacture or possess unserialized parts used to create firearms, the number of ghost guns that police are recovering has increased dramatically. Honolulu police reported 68 cases involving a ghost gun in the first 10 months of 2024 alone — a nearly 120% increase from that same period the year before, according to data presented to lawmakers in February. kAm*6E ?@E 2 D:?8=6 A6CD@? :? w@?@=F=F 92D 366?

2 months ago | standard-journal.com | Caitlin Thompson |Madeleine Valera

In the four years since Hawaiʻi made it a felony to manufacture or possess unserialized parts used to create firearms, the number of ghost guns that police are recovering has increased dramatically. Honolulu police reported 68 cases involving a ghost gun in the first 10 months of 2024 alone — a nearly 120% increase from that same period the year before, according to data presented to lawmakers in February. kAm*6E ?@E 2 D:?8=6 A6CD@? :? w@?@=F=F 92D 366?

Feb 12, 2025 | civilbeat.org | Madeleine Valera

John Stancil pleaded guilty last year to one count of racketeering conspiracy, leaving Miske to stand trial alone. Michael Miske’s half-brother and longtime member of the organized crime boss’s criminal enterprise was sentenced to 20 years in prison on Tuesday.