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Hawaii Island’s Most Wanted by police

UPDATED MEDIA RELEASE (3/29/10)

John Patrick Rapozo

Big Island Police arrested 36-year-old John Patrick Rapozo on Wednesday (March 24) in the district of Puna. He was wanted for questioning in assault, burglary and unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle investigations.

Rapozo was also wanted on an outstanding bench warrant for violating terms of bail for prior burglary and weapons convictions.

On Thursday (March 25) detectives with the Criminal Investigations Section charged Rapozo with second-degree assault, unauthorized entry into a motor vehicle, three counts of unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle, attempted unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle, one count each of first-degree burglary, second-degree theft and numerous traffic offenses stemming from a vehicle pursuit with police.

Rapozo’s bail was set at $89,500. He was unable to post bail and is being housed at Hawai’i Community Correctional Center.

MEDIA RELEASE

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The most recent edition of the Crime Stoppers television program “Hawai’i Island’s Most Wanted” highlights a Kona man wanted for robbery, a Puna man wanted for assault, and a Kona woman wanted for questioning in burglary and drug cases.

The new episode begins airing Friday, March 19.

In it, police ask for the public’s help in locating 19-year-old Curtis Kalai Wilson-Silva, who is wanted for a midnight robbery on Ali’i Drive in Kona on February 2. He is described as part-Hawaiian, 6-foot-1, about 165 pounds, with brown hair and blue eyes.

The television program also asks for the public’s help in locating 36-year-old John Patrick Rapozo of Puna, who is wanted for assault, unauthorized control of a propelled vehicle and violating terms of bail for a burglary and weapons conviction. He is described as Caucasian, 5-foot-9, 180 pounds with brown eyes and black hair. He has numerous tattoos on his torso, arms, and neck.

In this edition of “Hawai’i Island’s Most Wanted,” the host, Lieutenant Mitch Kanehailua, also asks for help in locating a 20-year-old Kona woman wanted for questioning in a burglary and a promoting a dangerous drug case. Myra Kanoelani Kahele is also wanted on two bench warrants for failure to appear in court. She is described as Hawaiian, 5-foot-four, 165 pounds with long brown hair and brown eyes.

Police ask that anyone with information about any of these wanted persons call the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311 or Crime Stoppers at 961-8300 in Hilo and 329-8181 in Kona. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential. Crime Stoppers does not tape record phone calls or subscribe to caller ID.

“Hawai’i Island’s Most Wanted” is a project of Crime Stoppers Hilo, Inc., which is a partnership of the business community, the media and the police. It was inspired by the national TV show, “America’s Most Wanted.” The program airs on Na Leo O Hawai’i Community Television Channel 54 on Sundays at 5 p.m. and Fridays at 5:30 p.m. It also airs intermittently on Channel 53.

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