Hawaii Island police are continuing their search for a missing 44-year-old Keaau man.
Hawaii Island police are continuing their search for a missing 44-year-old Keaau man.
Detectives from the Area I Criminal Investigations Section, Vice Section and Juvenile Aid Section continued Thursday their search for Jeffrey Everett Meek, who was last seen in the Pepeekeo area Nov. 8. The efforts included ground and aerial searches, which were aided by use of a Hawaii Fire Department helicopter.
Search efforts continued along the shoreline Friday morning, again aided by the fire department’s chopper.
Detectives have recovered items thought to belong to Meek, but his whereabouts remain unknown.
News reports about “pinging” the location of his cellphone were based on the family’s use of a website that has a disclaimer stating the information might not be accurate. Police are using more reliable methods to track the location of the phone.
Meek is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-8, 185 pounds with blue eyes and balding brown hair. He usually wears a white cowboy hat and blue jeans. He was last seen operating a 1986 faded blue Ford pickup truck that police since have recovered.
Police ask anyone who might have seen Meek and his truck Nov. 8 or who might have information or know his whereabouts to call the department’s nonemergency line at 935-3311 or contact Detective Wendall Carter at 961-2378 or wcarter@co.hawaii.hi.us.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 and could be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000.