Police seek sex assault suspect 02-14-03

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
HILO JUVENILE AID SECTION
DETECTIVE GLENN Y. UEHANA
PHONE: 961-8839
FEBRUARY 14, 2003
H-37737/HL

Sione Vaka

SIONE VAKA
…wanted in sex assault case

MEDIA RELEASE

Police are looking for a 61-year-old man wanted in connection with a sex assault case.

The suspect was identified as Sione Vaka of Hilo.

Vaka is described as being a Tongan, being 5-feet-6 in height, weighing about 210 pounds and having brown eyes and salt-and-pepper colored wavy hair. Police also said Vaka is a diabetic and requires medication.

The suspect may have fled to Oahu, police said.

Anyone with information about the whereabouts of the suspect is asked to call Detective Glenn Uehana of the Hilo Juvenile Aid Section’s Sex Crimes Unit at 961-8839 or 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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