UPDATED MEDIA RELEASE (7/13/09)

Big Island police have located a backhoe reported stolen from a base yard in Kailua-Kona in June.

The Case Extendahoe backhoe was recovered at 2:48 p.m. on July 7, after a witness saw it in a empty lot off Hulikoa Drive in Kailua-Kona.

On June 15, a representative of Allied Machinery base yard on Hulikoa Drive reported that a yellow 2002 Case 590SM four-wheel drive Extendahoe backhoe and a 2006 Multiquip generator were stolen sometime between June 10 and June 15.

The generator was found parked outside the company’s gate the following day.

Police ask that anyone with information about this theft call Officer William Simpson IV at 326-4646, ext. 253, or the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 329-8181 in West Hawai’i or 961-8300 in East Hawai’i.

UPDATED MEDIA RELEASE (6/16/09)

Police have located a generator reported stolen from a base yard in Kailua-Kona but are still looking for a backhoe.

On June 15 a representative of Allied Machinery base yard on Hulikoa Drive reported that a yellow 2002 Case 590SM four-wheel drive Extendahoe backhoe and a 2006 Multiquip generator were stolen sometime between June 10 and June 15.

Both the backhoe and the generator are marked with Allied Machinery’s inventory numbers in stenciled paint. The generator was found parked outside the company’s gate Tuesday morning. The backhoe is still missing.

Police ask that anyone with information about this theft and/or the location of the stolen backhoe call Officer William Simpson IV at 326-4646, ext. 253, or the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 329-8181 in West Hawai’i or 961-8300 in East Hawai’i.

MEDIA RELEASE (6/16/09)

Police are investigating the theft of a backhoe and generator from the Allied Machinery base yard on Hulikoa Drive in Kailua-Kona.

On June 15 a representative of Allied Machinery reported that a yellow 2002 Case 590SM four-wheel drive Extendahoe backhoe and a 2006 Multiquip generator were stolen sometime between June 10 and June 15.

Both the backhoe and the generator are marked with Allied Machinery’s inventory numbers in stenciled paint.

Police ask that anyone with information about this theft and/or the location of the stolen equipment call Officer William Simpson IV at 326-4646, ext. 253, or the Police Department’s non-emergency line at 935-3311. Tipsters who wish to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 329-8181 in West Hawai’i or 961-8300 in East Hawai’i.