3-15-24 (Update) Police Charge Suspect in Waikoloa Village Burglaries
Hawaiʻi Police Department
Area II Criminal Investigation Section
Lieutenant Michael Hardie
Phone: (808) 326-4646, Ext. 266
Report No.: 24-021745 and 24-022292
Media Release (Update #3)
Hawai‘i Island police charged 23-year-old Tyson Stephens with an array of burglary, theft, and conditions of bail offenses following several burglaries in the Waikoloa area earlier this month.
Stephens was wanted for a burglary and an unauthorized entry to a dwelling investigation, as well as a person of interest in three additional burglaries, two trespassing investigations, and an additional unauthorized entry of dwelling incident.
South Kohala patrol officers located and arrested Stephens in Waikoloa on Wednesday evening, March 13. He was transported to the Kona Police cellblock for processing as Area II Criminal Investigation Section (CIS) detectives continued the investigation.
On Thursday, March 14, after conferring with the County Prosecutor’s Office, detectives with the Area II CIS charged Stephens with the following offenses:
- Two counts of first-degree burglary
- Two counts of fourth-degree theft
- One count of unauthorized entry into a dwelling
- Three counts of conditions of bail, supervised release
Stephens’ bail was originally set at $50,700 due to bail offenses. After he was charged for the above offenses, his total bail was set at $350,200.
Police would like to thank the community for all of the reported sightings of Stephens.
Police ask anyone with information about these burglary and trespassing cases to contact Detective Cacique Melendez of HPD’s Area II CIS at (808) 326-4646, ext. 281, or Cacique.Melendez@hawaiicounty.gov or to call the police department’s non-emergency line at (808) 935-3311.
Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at (808) 961-8300 and may be eligible for a reward of up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers is a volunteer program run by ordinary citizens who want to keep their community safe. Crime Stoppers doesn’t record calls or subscribe to caller ID. All Crime Stoppers information is kept confidential.
