HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF
LAWRENCE K. MAHUNA
PHONE: 961-2244
MAY 11, 2007
MEDIA RELEASE
The latest episode of "Hawaii Island’s Most Wanted" starts airing Sunday, May 13.
It seeks information about an attempted sexual assault of a female juvenile, a missing man and the last two people who saw him, and a woman wanted for outstanding bench warrants.
The attempted sexual assault occurred in the Puna subdivision of Hawaiian Paradise Park on April 25th. One suspect is described as 5-foot-5 with short-cropped hair, brown skin and brown eyes. His right eye is discolored and may be injured or blinded. He spoke with a Spanish accent. The second suspect is described as 5-foot-5 with brown eyes, short dark combed-back hair and a small scar near his left eye. Police ask anyone with information about this case to call Detective Benton Bolos at 961-8883.
The missing man in the second case is identified as 69-year-old Stephen Lamaka Pua of Hilo. He is described as Hawaiian, 5-foot-9, about 145 pounds with brown eyes, long gray hair and a dark complexion. He was last seen with a man and woman at their Kaumana home during the early morning hours of April 13.
The woman, 28-year-old Sarah Faye Wilson, was later also reported missing. She is described as a Caucasian female, 5-foot-10, about 235 pounds, with brown eyes, shoulder-length brown hair and a fair complexion. She was last seen in the early morning hours of April 18, 2007, at a Kailua-Kona hotel with the 34-year-old man she was with when Pua was last seen.
The man has been identified as Cedrick Donell Darby, also known as "Walter." He is described as African American, 6-foot-5, about 180 pounds, with brown eyes, short black curly hair, and a dark complexion.
Police ask anyone with information on the whereabouts of any of these three individuals to call Detective Robert Hatton of the Criminal Investigation Section at 961-2380.
Finally, the woman wanted on bench warrants is 50-year-old Kathy Ann Coles of Ka’u. She is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-5, about 115 pounds with blond hair and blue eyes.
Anyone with information on any of these cases may call the Police Department’s non-emergency number at 935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona.
"Hawaii Island’s Most Wanted" is a project of Crime Stoppers Hilo, Inc., which is a partnership of the business community, the media and the police. It was inspired by the national TV show, "America’s Most Wanted." It airs on Oceanic Time Warner’s public access Channel 54 on Sundays at 5 p.m. and Fridays at 5:30 p.m. It also airs intermittently on Channel 53.
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