A Kona man has been charged with three offenses after a truck was stolen earlier this month.
A Kona man has been charged with three offenses after a truck was stolen earlier this month.
At 11:10 a.m. on June 14, a 61-year-old Kailua-Kona man reported that his pickup truck with an attached utility trailer had been stolen from an area near Hawaii Belt Road and the Makalei Golf Course. Later that day the victim located the truck about two miles away. Some items from within were reported as missing.
investigation led to the identity of a suspect, 25-year-old Christiansan Ikaika Kaawa of Kailua-Kona.
Kaawa was arrested at 3 a.m. Monday during a traffic stop on Ane Keohokalole Highway. While investigating, detectives determined that Kaawa was also responsible for stealing an all-terrain vehicle that was reported stolen from Holualoa sometime between June 13 and June 15.
At 4:15 p.m. Tuesday Kaawa was charged with second-degree theft and two counts of driving a stolen vehicle.
His bail was set at $6,000, and his initial court appearance was set for today.