A 21-year-old man is in police custody after a concerned citizen reported a burglary at a neighbor’s house in Pepeekeo.
A 21-year-old man is in police custody after a concerned citizen reported a burglary at a neighbor’s house in Pepeekeo.
In response to a 10:30 a.m. call Thursday, 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, police said. 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 Pepeekeo at 11:51 a.m. Thursday.
Taira was charged Friday afternoon with first-degree burglary and first-degree theft. His bail was set at $10,000. He remains in the cellblock pending his initial court appearance Monday.