#first-degree theft
Kea‘au man caught on surveillance breaking into Puna business, taking Dodge Ram without permission
32-year-old Dylan Jessen Gapp of Kea‘au was arrested Saturday in Hawaiian Paradise Park after leading police on a short foot chase and stumbling into a small ditch day after he was seen driving reportedly stolen truck. He is charged with second-degree burglary, first-degree theft and several other offenses.
Big Isle man accused of stealing ATV from Kea‘au High School in August now charged with theft of trailer from Pāhoa school
28 year-old Ha‘aheo Chan of Mountain View faces thef, drug and firearm charges after Hawai‘i Island police recovered a trailer reported stolen from the campus of Hawaiʻi Academy of Arts and Science Public Charter School and executed a search warrant in a bedroom thought to be Chan’s at a Sandalwood Drive residence in Pāhoa.
Hilo man caught at scene of active burglary, rams police vehicle with stolen truck, leads officers on slow-speed chase
33-year-old Gilbert K. Mata III is charged with first-degree criminal property damage, first-degree theft and several other offenses in connection with the incident that happened Sunday and started at a residence in Hawaiian Paradise Park.
Part of Hilo street closed while police execute search warrant, arrest couple
31-year-old Dillon Royden Daimen Revila and 33-year-old Latoya-Lynn Pilialoha Spalding-Poepoe of Hilo face a slew of charges in connection with several separate vehicle thefts and an abuse incident spanning the past several months around the island. The also had outsanding warrants.
Puna hitchhiker charged in alleged armed carjacking
40-year-old Kevin Torres of Pāhoa made his initial court appearance May 16 in Hilo District Court.
Former employee accused of embezzling $44,000 in union members’ due payments
According to charging documents filed in First Circuit Court, the former employee stole approximately $44,367 — from October 2018 through July 2021 — in individual union members’ dues money and allegedly falsified union records to conceal the theft.
Kona man faces auto theft, drug charges after police see him driving stolen vehicle
29-year-old Adam Krilla was arrested just after 4:30 p.m. Sunday in Kona while he was driving a 2013 Hyundai sedan that was reported stolen the evening of Jan. 4 from the Kealakekua area.
Big Island woman accused of racking up $4,000 in charges on an elderly man’s credit cards
Kelli-Rae Souza is scheduled to make her initial appearance in Hamakua District Court on Jan. 23.
Hilo man charged with theft of Honda Civic
Spenser Jordon Feary of Hilo was charged with first-degree theft and first-degree unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle, according to the Hawai‘i County prosecutor’s office. First-degree theft is a Class B felony carrying a maximum penalty of 10 years is prison.
Attempted murder suspect faces litany of charges following five-day manhunt
The Hawai‘i Police Department says 44-year old Ronald Kahihikolo of Ocean View was arrested just before 11 a.m. Saturday near the 39.5-mile marker on Highway 19 in Hāmākua, north of Hilo, after a five-day manhunt.
Hilo woman charged in connection with convenience store robbery, theft of Toyota Tacoma
Jessica Lancaster, 33, faces several charges in connection with two separate incidents earlier this month at a Kurtistown convenience store and a Hilo business.
Hilo man charged with burglary, auto theft
Nathan Kalani Ni‘ihau was arrested Jan. 3 after he was found sleeping in a pickup truck owned by the state of Hawai‘i that was reported stolen in a burglary Dec. 27, 2022, in Hilo.
Puna man charged in connection with alleged burglary, car thefts
The alleged incidents were reported in November and December.
Ocean View man charged with theft of Hyundai Elantra
The Hyundai Elantra was originally reported stolen Nov. 4 from an Ocean View business.
Hilo man indicted on robbery, theft and assault against a law enforcement officer
The most serious offense, first-degree robbery, is a Class A felony, which carries a penalty of a 20-year prison term.
