An arrest has been made in tconnection to wo incidents last June involving the theft of copper.
The Hawai’i Police Department reports that 24-year-old Hilo man Greg Makaala Hiroshi Branco has been arrested and charged in the incident.
A 52-year-old victim reported to authorities last year that 128 pounds of copper pipe had been removed from his warehouse in Pana’ewa on June 23 and June 25.
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An investigation led to Branco, who reportedly recycled the copper, valued at $194, without permission. He was arrested on Saturday and taken to the Hilo police cellblock as Area I Criminal Investigation Section detectives continued to investigate the incident.
On Monday at 9:50 a.m., Branco was charged with theft of copper and his bail was set at $2,000.
Branco was also charged on Saturday on an unrelated bench warrant for failure to appear. His bail for that charge was set at $150.
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Authorities say Branco remains at the cellblock awaiting his initial court appearance on Monday afternoon.
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