Hawaiʻi Police Department
Criminal Investigations Section, Area I
Lieutenant Gregory Esteban
Phone: 961-2252
Report No. C14023454
Scott Taira
Media Release
A 21-year-old man is in police custody after a concerned citizen reported a burglary at a neighbor’s house in Pepeʻekeo.
In response to a 10:30 a.m. call Thursday (September 4), police learned that a man had walked onto a property on Maukaloa Street. When the neighbor went to the property to confront the suspect, the suspect was inside the house. He reportedly threw a case out a window and then climbed out the window and fled on foot, leaving the case behind.
Police recovered the case, which contained a rifle belonging to the victims. They also recovered a backpack inside the house packed with jewelry belonging to the victims.
Investigation led to the arrest of Scott Taira of Pepeʻekeo at 11:51 a.m. Thursday.
He was taken to the Hilo police cellblock while detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section continued the investigation.
At 1:30 p.m. Friday (September 5), detectives charged him with first-degree burglary and first-degree theft. His bail was set at $10,000. He remains at the cellblock pending his initial court appearance scheduled for Monday (September 8).