Hawai‘i Police Department
Kona Patrol
Officer Kyung Yu
Phone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 253
Report No.: 23-082833
Media Release
Hawaiʻi Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in identifying and locating a suspect in a Unauthorized Control of a Propelled Vehicle (UCPV) investigation.
The theft occurred on Monday, August 29, 2023 at approximately 9:25 a.m. in Kailua-Kona. The suspect is described as a Caucasian male, approximately 5-feet-7 to 5-feet-8 inches tall, weighing approximately 175-180 pounds, with brown facial hair. The suspect was last observed wearing grey tennis shoes with white soles, dark-colored pants, and a black t-shirt with white and red lettering. He was also observed carrying and later wearing a yellow or green construction-style jacket or shirt and had a grey hat with a dark-colored background and white/red lettering on the front of the hat. The male was last observed fleeing from officers in the 74-5400 block of Mamalahoa Highway.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts or identity of this suspect is encouraged to contact Officer Kyung Yu at (808) 326-4646, Extension 253, or via email at Kyung.Yu@hawaiicounty.gov. They may also contact the police department’s non-emergency number at (808) 935-3311.
Police would like to remind the public that anyone who hinders the apprehension of a wanted person by providing money, transportation, weapons, disguise, or other means of avoiding discovery, apprehension, prosecution, or conviction may be subject to the offense of hindering prosecution. First-degree hindering prosecution is a class C felony, and second-degree Hindering prosecution is a misdemeanor.
