MEDIA RELEASE
Big Island police arrested a 41-year-old Puna man Tuesday (March 22) on suspicion of burglaries and thefts.
Jesse Akina
On Wednesday (March 24), detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section charged Jesse Iolani Auhana Akina of Kea’au with one count of first-degree theft, two counts of second-degree theft, two counts of first-degree burglary, and ownership/possession of firearms prohibited. His bail was set at $105,000.
The charges stemmed from a residential burglary in which Akina was caught on video surveillance while he broke into a home in the Hawaiian Paradise Park subdivision and stole several items, including a firearm, with a combined value exceeding $3,000.
Akina was scheduled to make his initial court appearance in South Hilo District Court on Thursday.
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“…caught on video surveillance” !!!!
I’m interested in the configuration of the video surveillance system used especially since I live in HPP as well !!!
Any follow-up data on this guy and this case? How was his initial court appearance in South Hilo District Court? How did it go and what was the outcome? Mahalo for any further info. 8)