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Two men missing since May 8 accident in Ka’u 05-15-02

HAWAII COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT
PUNA PATROL DISTRICT
OFFICER BRIAN K. MILLER
PHONE: 966-5835
MAY 15, 2002
H-07464/H-07267

Cassidy Toole

CASSIDY TOOLE
…one of two missing men

MEDIA RELEASE

Big Island police are looking for two men who have been missing since Wednesday (May 8, 2002) when they were seen hitchhiking near the scene of a single-car accident in Ka’u.

One of the missing men has been positively identified as Cassidy M. Toole, 20, of a Fern Acres address in Puna. The other has been tentatively identified as his roommate, Wesley Alan Matheson, also 20.

The two were believed to have been in a black 2001 Honda Civic LX two-door sedan at about 7 a.m. Wednesday (May 8, 2002) when the car ran off the road and into a ditch near the 70-mile marker of Mamalahoa Highway (Route 11) in the South Point area.

The two apparently left the car in the ditch and were last seen being picked up by a red sedan as they were hitchhiking along the highway.

Neither man has been seen or heard from since.

Their sedan was later found stripped of its tires and rims, gray bucket seats, stereo and battery.

Police are seeking information about the whereabouts of either of the missing men, the missing car parts or about the red sedan that reportedly picked them up.

Anyone with information is asked to call the Puna Patrol at 966-5835, the Ka’u Patrol at 939-2520 or the police non-emergency number at 935-3311.

Those who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo or 329-8181 in Kona. The numbers are answered 24 hours a day. Callers will be given a coded number and their identity will remain anonymous. Callers may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000 if their call leads to an arrest, indictment or the recovery of property. Crime Stoppers neither subscribes to “Caller ID,” nor does it record phone calls.

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