A Hilo man is being charged with eight offenses in connection with break-ins at a Hilo restaurant.
A Hilo man is being charged with eight offenses in connection with break-ins at a Hilo restaurant.
Police initially responded to a report that the restaurant, located on the 300 block of Keawe Street, was broken into sometime between Wednesday and Thursday.
Investigation determined a man, identified as 49-year-old Kenneth Harris of Hilo, attempted to cash a check that was stolen in another burglary at the same restaurant. Harris was arrested and detained in the Hilo police cellblock while detectives investigated.
Investigation found Harris was a suspect in several other burglaries at the same location since May 4. During one break-in, a cash register was also removed. Police recovered the cash register from a storm drain canal near the bayfront soccer fields.
At 10:30 a.m. Friday, Harris was charged with two counts of second-degree burglary and one count each of second-degree theft, second-degree forgery, fourth-degree theft, fourth-degree criminal property damage, second-degree ID theft and unauthorized possession of confidential information.
His bail was set at $15,500. He remains detained. His initial court appearance is slated for Monday.