Police ID body found in Captain Cook

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Police have identified the body of a man found in Captain Cook as 69-year-old Dolores Borja Valle of Holualoa.

Police have identified the body of a man found in Captain Cook as 69-year-old Dolores Borja Valle of Holualoa.

Valle, who died from sharp and blunt force trauma to the head, was identified through finger prints.

His body was found Aug. 9 in a coffee field off Keopuka Mauka Road.

Police are investigating the death as a homicide.

Anyone with information about this case can call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311.

Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers number at 961-8300.