HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
SOUTH HILO PATROL DIVISION
CAPTAIN LARRY R. WEBER
PHONE: 961-2214
APRIL 30, 2004

MEDIA RELEASE

Police are looking for a 41-year-old inmate who escaped from the Hale Nani Correction Facility in Hilo.

The inmate, Blaine K. Faris, escaped from the minimum security facility sometime between 8 and 9 p.m. on Thursday (April 29, 2004). Guards discovered him missing at the 9 p.m. bed check.

Faris is described as a Caucasian, being 5-foot-11 in height, weighing about 250 pounds and having brown eyes and brown hair. Anyone with information on his whereabouts is asked to call the police non-emergency number at 935-3311.

Those who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona. The numbers are answered 24 hours a day. Callers will be given a coded number and their identity will remain anonymous. Callers may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 if their call leads to an arrest, indictment or the recovery of property. Crime Stoppers neither subscribes to “Caller ID,” nor does it record phone calls.

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