The Hawaii Police Department’s task force charged a 24-year-old woman in connection with a stolen Hyundai sedan that was taken from a Pahoa home June 17.
The Hawaii Police Department’s task force charged a 24-year-old woman in connection with a stolen Hyundai sedan that was taken from a Pahoa home June 17.
On July 7, officers responded to a report of an active vehicle theft with the suspect vehicle heading into Hilo at a high rate of speed, recklessly overtaking other motorists on Saddle Road. Police encountered the vehicle on the Puainako Street extension in Hilo and identified the driver of the Hyundai as Mele Gasologa.
Officers briefly pursued the vehicle, but discontinued for safety reasons as the suspect continued to speed and overtake vehicles over the double-solid yellow lines on Komohana Street.
The task force arrested Gasologa Wednesday at an Ocean View Drive home in Hilo. She was charged Thursday with resisting an order to stop and driving a stolen vehicle. Her bail has been set at $20,000 pending her initial appearance today in Hilo District Court.
Anyone with information about these incidents or any stolen vehicle is asked to call the police non-emergency line at 935-3111 or Crime Stoppers r at 961-8300.