New episode of ‘Most Wanted’ starts today

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The most recent edition of the Crime Stoppers television program “Hawaii Island’s Most Wanted” highlights a couple wanted for questioning in a theft investigation and two men wanted on bench warrants.

The most recent edition of the Crime Stoppers television program “Hawaii Island’s Most Wanted” highlights a couple wanted for questioning in a theft investigation and two men wanted on bench warrants.

The new episode begins airing today.

In it, police ask for help locating a couple whose images were captured on surveillance video during a theft reported July 16 at a department store on Puainako Street in Hilo. The woman was wearing a distinctive scorpion-design bracelet. The pair left in a light-colored pickup truck.

The television program also asks for help locating 46-year-old Pio Kapeli Jr., who is wanted on six warrants for contempt of court. He also is wanted for questioning in a theft investigation.

Kapeli is described as 5-foot-10, 215 pounds with brown eyes, brown hair and numerous tattoos. He has no permanent address but frequents the Puna area.

In this latest edition of “Hawaii Island’s Most Wanted,” Officer Patrick Menino also asks for help locating 29-year-old Bryce Dustin Feary of Hilo, who is wanted on two $50,000 bench warrants.

Feary is described as 5-foot-11, 170 pounds with brown eyes and brown hair. His warrants are for violating probation in drug and burglary cases.

Police ask anyone with information about any of these persons to call the Police Department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential. Crime Stoppers does not tape record phone calls or subscribe to caller ID.

“Hawaii Island’s Most Wanted” is a project of Crime Stoppers Hilo, Inc., which is a partnership of the business community, the media and the police. It was inspired by the national TV show, “America’s Most Wanted.”

The program airs on Na Leo O Hawaii Community Television Channel 54 at 5 p.m. Sundays and 5:30 p.m. Fridays. It also airs intermittently on Channel 53.