HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT
KONA PATROL DIVISION
OFFICER EDWIN A. BUYTEN
PHONE: 326-4646
JULY 28, 2005

MEDIA RELEASE

A thief or thieves broke into the office of the Kona Crime Stoppers located in Kahaluu, Kona.

Police investigators said the burglars got inside by cutting a large hole into the wall of the office. The break-in occurred sometime between July 14 and July 27, 2005, while the group’s president was on vacation. Apparently nothing was taken in the break-in.

Anyone with information about the break-in or the identity of the burglars is asked to call Officer Ed Buyten of the Kona Patrol at 326-4646 or the police non-emergency number at 935-3311.

Those who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 329-8181 in Kona or 961-8300 in Hilo. All Crime Stoppers information is kept strictly confidential.

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