HAWAII POLICE DEPARTMENT
EAST HAWAII JUVENILE AID SECTION
LIEUTENANT EARL HATADA
PHONE: 961-2254
FEBRUARY 7, 2006
C05017386

MEDIA RELEASE UPDATE

Big Island police are still looking for a 16-year-old girl reported missing from her home in Mt. View, Puna, since January 25, 2005.

She is Brandy Ann DeCosta. DeCosta is described as being 4-foot-10 in height, weighing about 129 pounds with a medium build and having black hair and brown eyes.

Anyone with information on her whereabouts is asked to call Detective John Ancheta of the East Hawaii Juvenile Aid Section, at 961-2276 or the police non-emergency telephone number at 935-3311.

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

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